Registered Nurse (RN) Medical/Surgical Stroke Unit - New Grads Welcome!
Sentara Health
Summary
Sentara CarePlex Hospital is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Medical/Surgical Cardiac Unit. Shift: Days, 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM, 36 hours weekly scheduled.
Job description
Overview
Sentara CarePlex Hospital is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Medical/Surgical Cardiac Unit. Shift: Days, 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM, 36 hours weekly scheduled.
Responsibilities
As a Registered Nurse with Sentara, you can excel in your career with many specialties and promotional opportunities into leadership or advanced care settings.
- Assessing and admitting patients
- Performing rounding checks
- Administering medications
- Talking with family members
- Responsible for overall care of patients
- Collaborating with the healthcare team
Unit Description
This is a 24-bed Medical/Surgical Stroke unit where we care for patients on telemetry monitoring. Patients are here to determine the next step needed in their care, which may be a cardiac cath, transfer to the heart hospital for surgery, or having a diagnostic test such as a stress test or echocardiogram.
Requirements
- Virginia or Compact Multi-State License in good standing
- Basic Life Support (BLS) within 90 days of hire
- RN-Associate's Degree, or RN-Bachelor's Degree, or RN-Diploma, or RN-Master's Degree
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus up to $15,000
- Relocation assistance
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Adoption, Fertility & Surrogacy Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off & Sick Leave
- Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
- Emergency Backup Care
- Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
- Critical Illness Plans
- Life Insurance
- 401(k)/403(b) Matching
- Tuition Assistance
- Student Debt Pay Down
- Pet Insurance
- Legal Resources Plan
- Annual Discretionary Bonus
Company overview
Sentara Health is a leading not-for-profit integrated healthcare delivery system serving Virginia, northeastern North Carolina, and Florida. Founded in 1888 and headquartered in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Sentara operates 12 acute care hospitals across its service area, with 10 hospitals holding prestigious Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence. The organization employs approximately 34,000 healthcare professionals and serves over 1 million health plan members through its Sentara Health Plans division. As one of the top 20 largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the United States, Sentara is nationally recognized for clinical quality, safety, and innovation. The system has received numerous accolades including Health Quality Innovator of the Year (2024), Forbes' "America's Best-In-State Employer" (2024), and inclusion in IBM Watson Health's "Top 15 Health Systems." Sentara's comprehensive services span hospital care, outpatient facilities, home health, hospice services, and specialized programs like the Nightingale air ambulance service, which has completed over 20,000 missions since 1982.