Emergency Room Registered Nurse

City/State
Suffolk, VA
Work Shift
Second (Evenings)
Overview:
Join our dedicated nursing team at Sentara Obici Hospital , where compassionate care and clinical excellence come together. We're seeking motivated Registered Nurses to provide high-quality, patient-centered care in our Emergency Department (ED) .
Hours: Full Time 11a-11p
As part of our team, you'll work in a supportive environment where your voice matters, teamwork is valued, and professional growth is encouraged. Whether your passion lies in critical care or the fast-paced world of emergency nursing, Sentara Obici offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact every day.
About the Hospital
Sentara Obici Hospital , located in Suffolk, Virginia , is a 175-bed, full-service community hospital known for its compassionate, high-quality care and strong sense of teamwork. The hospital serves as a vital part of the community, offering advanced medical services with a personal touch.
Nurses here enjoy the perfect blend of professional growth and small-town warmth. You'll serve a diverse and welcoming community while enjoying the charm of a historic city surrounded by beautiful parks, local shops, and easy access to the coast-making it a wonderful place to live, work, and grow your nursing career.
About the Unit:
Emergency Department (ED)
The Emergency Department at Sentara Obici Hospital provides an exciting, fast-paced environment where no two days are the same. Our department is 37 beds to include a dedicated 5-bed Behavioral Health Safe Suite located within the department. We treat more than 53,000 visits annually (approximately 150 per day). skilled team of emergency nurses, physicians, and techs, the ED cares for patients across the spectrum, from minor injuries to life-threatening emergencies. The department is well-equipped with advanced technology and rapid response protocols to ensure timely, effective care. Nurses in the ED are highly collaborative, quick-thinking, and supported by leadership that values innovation, safety, and professional growth. It's an excellent place to build and refine critical assessment and triage skills while delivering lifesaving care to the Suffolk community.
What We Offer

• Sign-on bonus up to $15,000 for qualified candidates
• Competitive compensation and shift differentials
• Comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, 401k)
• Onsite childcare for team members providing a safe, nurturing environment just steps away from work
• Paid time off and tuition assistance
• Opportunities for advancement within Sentara Health
• Recognition programs for nursing excellence

A message from our Chief Nursing Officer :
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.
Education

• RN-Associate's Degree
• RN-Bachelor's Degree
• RN-Diploma
• RN-Master's Degree

License / Certification

• Virginia or Compact Multi-State License in good standing
• Basic Life Support (BLS) within 90 days of hire
• ACLS and PALS or ENPC within one (1) year of hire

Experience

• We are unable to consider new grad RNs currently.
• Prefer a minimum of 6 months of Registered Nurse (RN) experience in an acute care setting such as Emergency Room, Intensive Care Unit, Intermediate Care Unit, Recovery Room. May consider acute care experience in other type units.

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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
Sentara Obici Hospital , a 175-bed state-of-the-art facility, is located on Godwin Boulevard in Suffolk, VA. Our full-service hospital continues a legacy of providing residents of Western Tidewater with high-quality, patient-centered care. As a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, the hospital specializes in orthopedic and spine, heart and vascular, advanced imaging, gynecological and comprehensive breast services, behavioral health, maternity, weight loss surgery, and a heartburn treatment center.
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.