Sentara Health·Suffolk, Virginia
The Registered Nurse is responsible for providing high-quality, patient-centered care within the Emergency Department using the nursing process. They must perform critical assessments, coordinate care, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to manage patients ranging from minor injuries to life-threatening emergencies.
City/State: Suffolk, VA
Work Shift: First (Days)
Join our dedicated nursing team at Sentara Obici Hospital, where compassionate care and clinical excellence come together. We’re seeking motivated Registered Nurses to provide high-quality, patient-centered care in our Emergency Department (ED).
HOURS: Full Time 7a-7p
As part of our team, you’ll work in a supportive environment where your voice matters, teamwork is valued, and professional growth is encouraged. Whether your passion lies in critical care or the fast-paced world of emergency nursing, Sentara Obici offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact every day.
About the Hospital
Sentara Obici Hospital, located in Suffolk, Virginia, is a 175-bed, full-service community hospital known for its compassionate, high-quality care and strong sense of teamwork. The hospital serves as a vital part of the community, offering advanced medical services with a personal touch.
Nurses here enjoy the perfect blend of professional growth and small-town warmth. You’ll serve a diverse and welcoming community while enjoying the charm of a historic city surrounded by beautiful parks, local shops, and easy access to the coast—making it a wonderful place to live, work, and grow your nursing career.
About the
Unit: Emergency Department (ED)
The Emergency Department at Sentara Obici Hospital provides an exciting, fast-paced environment where no two days are the same.
Our department is 37 beds to include a dedicated 5-bed Behavioral Health Safe Suite located within the department.
We treat more than 53,000 visits annually (approximately 150 per day). skilled team of emergency nurses, physicians, and techs, the ED cares for patients across the spectrum, from minor injuries to life-threatening emergencies.
The department is well-equipped with advanced technology and rapid response protocols to ensure timely, effective care.
Nurses in the ED are highly collaborative, quick-thinking, and supported by leadership that values innovation, safety, and professional growth.
It’s an excellent place to build and refine critical assessment and triage skills while delivering lifesaving care to the Suffolk community.
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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.
Experience
We are unable to consider new grad RNs currently.
Prefer a minimum of 6 months of Registered Nurse (RN) experience in an acute care setting such as Emergency Room, Intensive Care Unit, Intermediate Care Unit, Recovery Room. May consider acute care experience in other type units.
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Sentara Obici Hospital, a 175-bed state-of-the-art facility, is located on Godwin Boulevard in Suffolk, VA. Our full-service hospital continues a legacy of providing residents of Western Tidewater with high-quality, patient-centered care. As a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, the hospital specializes in orthopedic and spine, heart and vascular, advanced imaging, gynecological and comprehensive breast services, behavioral health, maternity, weight loss surgery, and a heartburn treatment center.
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.
Candidates must hold a valid Virginia or Compact Multi-State RN license and possess BLS, ACLS, and PALS or ENPC certifications. A minimum of 6 months of acute care nursing experience is required, and a BSN or MSN degree is preferred.
Market context
In Virginia, nursing-related roles are typically supported by steady demand across hospitals, clinics, and long-term care settings. These positions are competitive because employers often look for both patient-care experience and current credentials, and this role requires a high school diploma, BLS certification, and one of several entry pathways such as CNA, EMT-B, Medical Assistant graduate status, or nursing program progress. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your certification status and clinical hours before applying.
