Registered Nurse Vascular IMC
Sentara Health
About the Role
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is hiring full-time Registered Nurses for their Vascular Stepdown Intermediate Care Unit (9K). This unit specializes in vascular surgery, telemetry, and renal/pancreas transplant care. The unit has a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:4.
New graduate RNs are welcome to apply.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform a competent level of nursing care using the nursing process.
- Practice encompasses assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching, health promotion, and evaluation.
- Uphold standards of professional performance including ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice/nursing research, quality, evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health.
- Possess clinical knowledge and skills to meet standards required by specific clinical areas.
- Care for a diverse patient population and gain experience with complex vascular procedures such as aortic aneurysm repair, carotid endarterectomy, femoral bypass surgeries, and amputations.
- Support patients through critical stages of care as part of the renal/pancreas transplant program.
- Strengthen telemetry skills and expand expertise in surgical specialty and transplant nursing.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Registered Nurse license required.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 90 days of hire.
- Students in the process of obtaining a Registered Nurse license may be considered.
- Students completing an accredited nursing program may be considered.
Qualifications
- Degree or diploma in Registered Nursing required.
- BSN or MSN preferred.
- Prior RN experience preferred.
- Intermediate Care/Stepdown experience preferred.
- Strong candidates with related acute care, intermediate care, cardiac, stroke, or med/surg experience are encouraged to apply.
- New graduate RNs or experienced RNs with no acute care experience are encouraged to apply.
- Eligible for PCCN certification.
Additional Information
- Position Status: Full-time, 36 hours per week
- Shift: Day or Night shift available (7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.)
- Weekends: Every other weekend
- Holiday Rotation: Required
- New Graduates: Transition to Practice program (11-week orientation) and a comprehensive 6-month residency program. Starting pay rate for new graduate registered nurses with less than 1 year of experience is $36.00/hour.
- Incentives: Qualified candidates may be eligible for up to a $15,000 sign-on bonus and relocation assistance.
- Compensation: Base pay range for full-time employment is $41.93 - $61.01 hourly. Additional compensation may be available (shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities).
- Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision plans; Paid Time Off and Sick Leave; Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave; 401k/403B with Employer Match; Tuition Assistance ($5,250/year) and discounted educational opportunities; Student Debt Pay Down ($10,000); and more.