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Registered Nurse; RN - PACU Same Day Surgery

Job in Norfolk, Virginia, 23500, USA
Listing for: Sentara Health
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-15
Job specializations:
  • Nursing
    RN Nurse, Healthcare Nursing, Surgical Assistant, ICU Nurse
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Registered Nurse (RN) - PACU Same Day Surgery at Sentara Health summary:

Full-time Registered Nurse (RN) for the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) in Same Day Surgery at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, VA, providing postoperative recovery care for general, GYN, ortho, urology, vascular, and joint surgery patients. Requires minimum one year RN experience, BLS within 90 days, specialty certifications (ACLS, PALS, NRP, oncology chemo/biotherapy) as applicable, and offers a $15,000 sign-on bonus plus comprehensive benefits and professional development support.

Shifts are 8-hour days with rotation; BSN/MSN preferred and the role emphasizes clinical nursing practice, patient assessment, coordination, education, and quality-focused care.

City/State
Norfolk, VA

Work Shift
Rotating

Overview:

Sentara Leigh Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is hiring a full time(Registered Nurse) PACU in our Same Day Surgery Unit.

WITH A MINIMUM OF ONE (1) YEAR OF EXPERIENCE, WE ARE OFFERING A $15,000 SIGN ON BONUS TO THE CANDIDATE SUCCESSFULLY HIRED.

Position Overview

• Seeking experienced Surgical Services Registered Nurse

• Days with rotation; 8 hour shifts

• Our Same Day Surgery Unit sees the following type of patients per day
- General
- GYN
- Ortho
- Total joints
- Urology
- Vascular

• We invest in our employees!

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.

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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 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,…
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