City/State
Norfolk, VA
Work Shift
Third (Nights)
Overview:
Sentara Heart Hospital located on the campus of Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Cardiac Procedural Recovery and Short Stay Unit. This dept is located on the 2nd floor sharing space alongside Cardiac Cath holding.
This position is for a Temporary Full time Night Shift Traveler.
$70 hourly rate
Education
Associates, Bachelors, Masters, or diploma in the Nursing Field required
Certification/Licensure
Virginia or Compact Multi-State License in good standing
Basic Life Support (BLS)
ACLS
Experience
Must have two or more years of current acute care hospital RN experience.
The ideal candidate will have >2 years cardiac experience. The candidate must be ACLS and BLS certified and able to confidently read telemetry. Our patients are on tele, but not monitored by central telemetry. We monitor our own patients.
Department/Position Overview:
Our Short Stay Unit runs between 6-8 beds starting on Monday at 11am through Saturday ending at 11am. Every other week the RN will work Three 12 hour shifts Tuesday - Friday and the other week will be Monday 11am to 7pm along with that Saturday of 7am to 11am and 2 other 12 hour shifts Tuesday through Friday.
We admit and prepare patients for their Cardiac Catheterization (interventional and diagnostic), Electrophysiology procedures such as cardiac ablations, Cardioversions, surgery, and ICDs/Pacemakers etc. We also admit patients post procedure who are being watched overnight and discharged the next day.
The cardiac short stay unit will provide patient care until the patient is discharged or admitted for further observation.
The ideal candidate will have cardiac experience and be comfortable reading telemetry independently.
Nurse to patient ratio is 3 or 4 to 1
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Keywords: RN, Registered Nurse, Cath Holding, Cardiac, Traveler, Contract, Monster, Talroo-Nursing
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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
Here at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day!
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.
In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and womens health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission to improve health every day, this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.