Registered Nurse (RN) Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit

About the role

The Registered Nursing (RN) is responsible to perform a competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by the critical thinking model known as the nursing process. The standards of practice (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care-teaching and health promotion and evaluation) along with the standards of professional performance (ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice/nursing research, quality, evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health) encompass the actions and foundation of professional nursing.

Department Overview

16 bed unit
Norfolk General Hospital is the only Sentara Facility that performs Kidney/Pancreas Transplants and complex vascular surgeries.
Immediate surgical recovery of Kidney and Pancreas Transplant.
General Surgical Patients requiring ICU.
Management of patients requiring mechanical ventilation.
Management of patients requiring CRRT and hemodialysis.
Vascular: lower extremity revascularization, Abdominal Aortic Aneurism, Mesenteric Artery Repair, EVAR, TEVAR, Lower extremity bypass, revascularization, Carotid Endarectomy and Carotid Stent, EKOS-treatment for DVTs, Medical management of AAA’s and dissections.
General Patient Population Served: Adult medical and surgical patients requiring intensive nursing care.
Average length of stay 2-3 days, complex patients may be there >30 days.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year emergency, intermediate care, intensive care or med/surg nursing
• Registered nursing License (Required)
• BLS required within 90 days of hire

Benefits

• Caring For Your Family and Your Career
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000 Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met

Schedule

Third (Nights)

Pay

Up to $20,000 Sign-On Bonus for Qualified Applicants!

Please ask the recruiter for details.