About this Registered Nurse Intermediate Care Stepdown. role at Sentara Health
City/State
Williamsburg, VAWork Shift
First (Days)Overview:
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center
Williamsburg, Virginia
Registered Nurse
Acute Cardiac/Stroke Unit.
Full Time
Day Shift
Hours: 645A to 715P with rotating weekend schedule.
Sign on Bonus up to $15,000 for qualified candidates!
The Acute Cardiac/Stroke Unit (3 South) at Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center provides specialized care for patients with a wide range of cardiac conditions, including heart failure, cardiac rhythm disturbances, newly implanted permanent pacemakers and defibrillators, post‑coronary interventions, post‑ablation care, and myocardial infarctions. The unit also manages pre‑ and post‑catheterization patients, as well as those experiencing acute stroke.
Registered Nurse Transition to Practice Programs at Sentara:
Unique 6-Month Program Includes:
No separate application required, automatic enrollment for any RN with less than 12 months experience or transitioning to a new practice area.
General Nursing Orientation
Specialty Clinical Track Residency
Professional Development Sessions
Mentoring and Unit-based Preceptor
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.
Education
Degree or Diploma from an accredited Registered Nursing Program
BSN or MSN preferred.
Certification/Licensure
BLS within 90 days of hire.
Critical Care/IMCU ACLS within 1 year of hire
NIH within 1 year of hire
Experience
Acute care nursing experience preferred
Background in Stroke or Telemetry preferred
New Grad RNs welcome
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Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center, a Certified Primary Stroke Center, has 145 licensed beds and features the latest healthcare technologies, serving the region with the life-saving capabilities of an ultra-modern medical center.
The hospital offers a full range of medical care from emergency heart catheterization to all-inclusive obstetrics care where patients can stay in one room. The hospital also provides advanced imaging and “smart” operating rooms. Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center has also achieved Magnet® recognition, the nation's highest honor for excellence in nursing. We improve health every day, come be a part of the community.
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.
