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Registered Nurse (RN) Observation Unit

Sentara Hospitals


Job Location:

Virginia Beach, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 30 August 2026 (12 days ago)
Application Deadline: 27 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

City/State

Virginia Beach VA

Work Shift

Third (Nights)

Overview:

Calling all Experienced Registered Nurses for the Observation Unit/2N at Sentara Virginia Beach GH. Come join the team!

$10000 Sign on Bonus for experience nurses

Shift: PT (24hrs) - Nights

Unit Description:

The Observation unit is a fast paced 6-8 bed unit with potential to expand caring for patients under 2448-hour observation. The patient population typically includes short stay treatments including TIA workups stress tests and radiology procedures. The goal is to prepare the patients for discharge within 24 hours or less or work with the physician team to upgrade the patients status. Sentara Virginia Beach General is recognized as a stroke center and holds magnet designation for excellence in patient care. We are seeking experienced candidates to join this team-oriented unit!

Job Description:

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.

Education:

  • ADN required BSN or higher preferred.

Certification:

  • Virginia or compact multistate RN (Registered Nurse) license in good standing

  • BLS within 90 days of hire.

Experience:

  • RN experience in a hospital setting.

  • Experience in a Med/Surg Stepdown IMCU

Keywords: RN Registered Nurse Observation unit short stay transition Talroo-Nursing Virginia Beach VB ADN BSN

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Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

Medical Dental Vision plans

Adoption Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10000

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 $5250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education

Student Debt Pay Down $10000

Pet Insurance
Legal Resources Plan
Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus ifestablished system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital located in Virginia Beach VA is home to the regions only Level III Trauma Center. Our 273-bed facility has a long history of commitment to our communities of Virginia Beach Eastern Shore and Northeastern North Carolina offering specialized tertiary services as well as many advanced clinical services. We are located just 15 minutes from VA Beach Town Center and just a few minutes to the Oceanfront.

As a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence our hospital specializes in heart vascular neuroscience neurosurgery orthopedics and spine care cancer care advanced imaging and behavioral health.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30000-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.


Required Experience:

IC


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Sentara Health, is an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system in Virginia and North Carolina. Sentara improves health everyday.

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