RN (Registered Nurse) - Labor & Delivery

Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor & Delivery Unit

Sentara is hiring an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) for the Labor & Delivery Unit at Sentara Leigh Hospital, in Norfolk, VA.

Sign on Bonus up to $10,000 offered for qualified candidates.

Shift: Part Time, Night Shift

Our Family Maternity Center is a busy, well-established unit with 16 labor rooms, 5 dedicated triage rooms, and 2 obstetric ORs. We average approximately 3,300 deliveries each year and cared for around 4,000 triage patients in 2025, making us the second-highest delivering hospital in the system, just behind SNGH.

We partner with four private OB practices, and we also have our own Sentara midwifery team that supports triage patients and is available 24/7. We follow AWHONN staffing guidelines as closely as possible, and when needed, leadership readily steps in to support the team and maintain safe, patient-centered care.

Culturally, we are very mom- and baby-friendly and pride ourselves on supporting each family's desired birth experience while balancing safety, evidence-based practice, and teamwork.

From a scheduling standpoint:

• Staff self-schedule on a 6-week schedule
• Work every 3rd weekend within their assigned package
• Two call shifts per schedule (one chosen during self-scheduling and the second selected after the schedule is balanced based on unit needs)
• Two holiday packages that alternate every other year
• Switches are allowed for weekdays, weekends, or holidays with advance planning
• Additional call opportunities are often available for those interested

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. The RN possesses clinical knowledge and skills to meet standards as required by specific clinical areas. BSN or MSN preferred. Meets and maintains any requirements defined by specific specialty; Critical Care/IMCU ACLS within 1 year of hire; Emergency Care - ACLS & PALS or ENPC within 1 year of hire; Oncology Care ONS/ONCC or Sentara approved course Chemotherapy & Biotherapy Provider Card within 6 months of hire. Women's Care - Perinatal departments; NRP within 6 months of hire. Inpatient Pediatrics. PALS within 6 months of hire. All Direct Care RN's required to have BLS within 90 days of hire.

Education:

• RN Degree REQUIRED

License / Certification:

• Virginia RN or Compact Multi-State License REQUIRED
• Basic Life Support (BLS) within 90 days of hire
• NRP within 6 months of hire.
• PALS within 6 months of hire.

Experience:

• Previous Labor & Delivery experience STRONGLY PREFERRED

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

Sentara Leigh Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 274-bed acute care facility that opened in 1903 and relocated to its present site in 1977. Our hospital completed a renovation in 2016, including two new patient towers, a beautiful atrium, and a multi-story parking garage. Sentara Leigh Hospital includes a dedicated Orthopedic Hospital providing patients access to a full continuum of orthopedic care, from the preoperative phase and surgery to rehabilitation and home care services. Along with being a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, we also specialize in orthopedic and spine care, heart, vascular, maternity care, and general surgery. We are also home to the region's only 24-hour hyperbaric oxygen program that helps speed up the healing of carbon monoxide poisoning, wounds that won't heal, infections in which tissues are starved for oxygen, airborne chemical exposures, and scuba diving accidents.

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.

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.