Generous sign- on bonus $15K and Relocation Assistance for qualified candidates and positions!

Sentara CarePlex Hospital located in Hampton, VA is hiring a Registered Nurse for Same Day Surgery.

Shift: Days:

Scheduled Hours: 36

License and Certification

  • Virginia or Compact Multi-State License in good standing

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) within 90 days of hire

Education

  • RN-Associate’s Degree, or

  • RN-Bachelor’s Degree, or

  • RN-Diploma, or

  • RN-Master’s Degree

We are seeking a skilled and versatile Registered Nurse to join Same Day Surgery Team. This is a unique opportunity for an RN who enjoys a diverse workflow, ranging from diagnostic screenings to advanced interventional procedures. In this role, you will rotate through all aspects of the endoscopy environment, acting as the Circulator, Sedation Nurse, and Procedure Assistant (RN Technician). You will work side-by-side with proceduralists during complex GI and Pulmonary cases, ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care.

Clinical Scope & Procedures

Our unit performs a mix of routine diagnostic and advanced interventional procedures, including:

  • Gastrointestinal: Diagnostic EGDs and Colonoscopies, Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS), ERCP, Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD), and Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR).

  • Pulmonary: Diagnostic Bronchoscopies, Navigational Bronchoscopy, and Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS).

Key Responsibilities

  • Circulating & Patient Care: Manage the nursing process during the intra-procedure process. Document patient care accurately and maintain safety standards in the procedure room.

  • Moderate Sedation: Administer and monitor moderate sedation under the direction of the physician, maintaining strict airway management and hemodynamic monitoring standards.

  • Procedural Assistance (Scrub/Tech Duties): Function as the primary assistant to the physician at the bedside. This includes handling accessories (snares, forceps, clips), specimen collection, and assisting with advanced therapeutic interventions.

  • Endoscope Reprocessing: Perform high-level disinfection and reprocessing of flexible endoscopes and accessories in accordance with infection control standards and manufacturer guidelines.

  • Collaboration: Work closely with the anesthesia team (when applicable), physicians, and support staff to ensure efficient room turnover and workflow.

Why Join Us?

  • Predictable Hours: Enjoy a steady 0700 – 1530

  • Skill Development: Gain hands-on experience with advanced modalities like EUS, EBUS, and ESD in a tight-knit, collaborative environment.

  • Team Environment: Work in a supportive, dual-lab setting where every team member plays a vital role in patient outcomes.

Keywords: Talroo-Nursing, Gastrointestinal, Moderate Sedation, Circulating, Endoscopy, GI, RN, Registered Nurse, Sentara, Pulmonary. Outpatient, Careplex, Same Day Surgery

    Sentara Health, an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system, celebrates more than 135 years in pursuit of its mission – “we improve health every day.” Sentara is one of the largest health systems in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, and among the top 20 largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the country, with 34,000 employees, 12 hospitals in Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina including 10 hospitals with the prestigious Magnet® recognition, and the Sentara Health Plans division which serves more than 1 million members in Virginia and Florida. Sentara is recognized nationally for clinical quality and safety, and is strategically focused on innovation and creating an extraordinary health care experience for our patients and members. Sentara was named a Health Quality Innovator of the Year (2024), was recognized by Forbes as “America’s Best-In-State Employer” (2024), “Best Employer for Veterans” (2022, 2023), and “Best Employer for Women” (2020), and named to IBM Watson Health’s “Top 15 Health Systems” (2021, 2018).

    Learn more

    A woman smiling as a healthcare worker helps her with arm exercises in a bright, sunlit room.
    A woman smiling as a healthcare worker helps her with arm exercises in a bright, sunlit room.
    A woman smiling as a healthcare worker helps her with arm exercises in a bright, sunlit room.

    Our Culture

    At Sentara, our differences are our strengths. The unique backgrounds, skills, and experiences that each Sentara colleague brings to work make Sentara special and allow us to deliver excellent service and care to our patients, members, and communities.

    Our Benefits

    We are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day!

    Two female doctors in lab coats smiling and chatting in a hospital hallway.
    Two female doctors in lab coats smiling and chatting in a hospital hallway.
    Two female doctors in lab coats smiling and chatting in a hospital hallway.
    Two nurses in scrubs smiling and chatting during a break, one holding a coffee cup in a bright hospital setting.
    Two nurses in scrubs smiling and chatting during a break, one holding a coffee cup in a bright hospital setting.

    The Sentara Nursing Experience

    Making a meaningful impact on health requires compassion, dedication, continuous learning, teamwork and collaboration. At Sentara, we also recognize that in valuing the professional and personal well-being of our nurses, we build a stronger, more supportive workplace for our nurses. And that’s making us healthier from the inside out. These principles unite our nurses across various roles and locations.

    Two nurses in scrubs smiling and chatting during a break, one holding a coffee cup in a bright hospital setting.
    Surgical assistant in scrubs and mask operates medical monitor in an operating room with other staff in the background.

    The Sentara Clinical Experience

    No matter where you choose to join us, in an inpatient or outpatient setting, you will be part of an interdisciplinary Clinical team passionate about quality care and patient safety. You will have access to the tools and technologies you need to succeed and the chance to learn and grow through training and educational programs so you can advance your career as a Clinical professional.

    Smiling healthcare worker assists a male patient at a clinic front desk while another nurse works in the background.

    The Sentara Support Services Experience

    Each day, the Sentara Support Services team helps improve healthcare at more than 300 Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina sites. We perform various patient care activities, provide multiple services, and handle administrative functions that support our patients and their families. These vital functions include assisting the medical team in all aspects of medical care, such as treatments, procedures, and diagnostic and laboratory testing.

    Smiling medical professionals in scrubs and a lab coat sitting at a table.

    The Medical Group Experience

    As part of Sentara Health, Sentara Medical Group providers have diverse opportunities across regions and inpatient and outpatient locations. For those providers based in one of 12 hospitals, we have close working relationships with the administration, ensuring a collegial and collaborative environment where all can come together around shared initiatives.

    Guided by a dedicated board of providers, Sentara Medical Group not only offers leadership opportunities for its providers but also underscores the group’s crucial role in fulfilling Sentara’s overarching mission to meet the needs of our diverse patient populations, some of our most vulnerable communities. Our physicians and APPs enjoy opportunities for both personal and professional career growth through a network of resources aimed to cultivate an environment suitable for a lifelong career home.

    Your Perspective Matters

    Nurses are the heartbeat of our exceptional team. Our approach empowers nurses to actively participate in decision-making. Our nurses have a stake in shaping their workplace as well as their own career growth; one of the benefits of our focus on supporting and valuing team members. This framework encompasses our nursing mission, vision, values, philosophy, and the essential elements of our Professional Practice Model.

    This image illustrates the Sentara Nursing Professional Practice Model. Read more about it on The Sentara Nurse Experience page.

    Visual representation of the Sentara Nursing Professional Practice Model.

    Our Award-Winning Care

    Forbes 2024 America's Best-In-State Employers. Powered by Statista
    Forbes 2023 The Best Employers for Veterans. Powered by Statista.
    Virginia Values Veterans. Official V3 Certified Company
    America's Greatest Workplaces for Women 2025. Newsweek. Plant-A Insights Group
    2024 Health Quality Innovator of the Year
    2024 LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer. Human Rights Campaign. Healthcare Equality Index.
    Magnet Recognized. American Nurses Credentialing Center.

    We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer

    Sentara Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to the hiring, advancement, and fair treatment of every individual. Sentara and its affiliates do not discriminate against any individual or group of individuals on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, marital status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, medical condition, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristics.

    Talent Network

    Join our talent network to sign up for job alerts and be matched with great opportunities!

    Upcoming Events

    Explore our Events

    We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer

    Sentara Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to the hiring, advancement, and fair treatment of every individual. Sentara and its affiliates do not discriminate against any individual or group of individuals on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, marital status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, medical condition, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristics.

    ');