Award-winning: Sentara is a Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina based not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider that has been in business for over 131 years. Offering more than 500 sites of care including 12 hospitals, PACE (Elder Care), home health, hospice, medical groups, imaging services, therapy, outpatient surgery centers, and an 858,000 member health plan. The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara “Employer of Choice” for over ten years. U.S. News and World Report has recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years. Sentara offers professional development and a continued employment philosophy!
When you join Sentara as a nurse, you’ll have the tools, technologies and training to advance your career. You’ll be welcomed as part of an interdisciplinary care team that offers some of the most highly respected healthcare service in the region. Moreover, we’ll value what you bring to our expanding system of opportunity.
Sentara RMH Medical Center is currently seeking a part-time, evening shift Registered Nurse for our 20 bed inpatient Behavioral Health Unit. We care for patients with a variety of diagnoses including depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, as well as drug and alcohol detox. Our unit accepts both voluntary and TDO patients from throughout the state of Virginia.
We have a strong team of dedicated staff that are passionate about providing great care to those in crisis. We believe in an interdisciplinary approach to care and every team member's opinion is valued and respected. Our unit is state of the art with many safety upgrades and includes 3 hallways that can be separated for acuity when necessary. We promote a safety working environment for staff and have a low rate of aggression and violence with active utilization of the DASA aggression predictor tool.
Unit Description:
20 Bed inpatient Behavioral Health Unit
Nurses have a patient load of 5-7 patients
Nurses provide care for patients who are experiencing a mental health crisis and/or withdrawal from substances
Average patient length of stay is 3-5 days
Requirements
Nursing diploma (ADN, BSN, or MSN)
RN Licensure to work in Virginia
Duties/Responsibilities
The Registered Nursing (RN) is responsible for performing 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.
Click https://youtu.be/ImqEzvkewIU to hear Felicia tell us about a day in the life of a Registered Nurse (RN) with Sentara Healthcare.
Sentara’s Nurse Residency Program
Sentara values our new graduate RNs and we want you to have a strong foundation and a successful first year in your new profession. We know that your first year of nursing practice can be challenging and that is why Sentara provides every new grad the support of our Nursing Residency Program. All Sentara new grads are automatically enrolled into the program upon hire; no additional application or work commitment is required for this training; all Sentara hospitals participate.
This 12-month, immersive program provides guidance from trained preceptors and offers nursing development support, practice-based learning, and networking with peers. Learn from our trained preceptors and experience a supportive, protected environment for questions and concerns.
Hear about our NRP program from our new grads that have been through the program: https://bit.ly/3deDUqu.
Benefits
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Sentara 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.
