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Travel Registered Nurse (RN) - Vent Stepdown

Sentara Health·Norfolk County, Massachusetts

$70 - $70/hr·Full Time·On Site·Remote friendly·
2-5 yrs
·Posted 21 days ago
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About the role

The nurse is responsible for the overall care of patients in a Progressive Ventilator Stepdown Unit, including assessing and admitting patients. Primary duties involve performing rounding checks, administering medications, and communicating with family members.

City/State: Norfolk, VA

Work Shift: Third (Nights)

Overview

Sentara norfolk general hospital is seeking a temporary registered nurse traveler for a critical care stepdown unit - Pvsu (Progressive ventilator stepdown unit), full time temp night shift!

Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – PVSU (Progressive Ventilator Stepdown Unit)

  • Sentara Norfolk General Hospital - Norfolk, VA
  • $70.00/hr pay rate
  • Temporary Full Time
  • 14-week assignment
  • Night Shift
  • No benefits
  • Education
  • Associates, Bachelors, Masters, or diploma in the Nursing Field required
  • Certification/Licensure
  • Virginia or Compact Multi-State License in good standing
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • ACLS
  • NIH Stroke Scale
  • Experience
  • Requires two or more years of hospital in-patient acute care hospital experience including experience with Vents and Trachs.

Click on the lick to learn more about our

Unit

https://youtu.be/MsPFfEx7a7A [https://youtu.be/MsPFfEx7a7A]

Click here to learn more about Sentara Norfolk General Hospital! [https://www.sentara.com/hospitalslocations/sentara-norfolk-general-hospital]

As a Registered Nurse with Sentara, you can excel in your career.

There are many different specialties where you can perform and grow your nursing skills in areas of interest to you.

If you desire, there are promotional opportunities into leadership or to advance your level of care in a variety of settings.

This position's primary duties include assessing/admitting patients, rounding checks, giving medications, talking with family members, and being responsible for the overall care of your patients.

You will find that teamwork is exceptional, with everyone working together to ensure the best care for our patients.

Click here [https://youtu.be/ImqEzvkewIU]to hear Felicia tell us about a day in the life of a Registered Nurse (RN) with Sentara Healthcare.

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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

Here at Sentara, 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!

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.

In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women’s health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.

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.

Requirements

Candidates must have a nursing degree and a valid Virginia or Compact Multi-State License along with BLS, ACLS, and NIH Stroke Scale certifications. A minimum of two years of hospital in-patient acute care experience, specifically with vents and trachs, is required.

  • associate degree
  • bachelor degree
  • postgraduate degree
  • Medication Administration
  • Patient Assessment
  • Family Communication
  • Patient Admission
  • Tracheostomy Care
  • Ventilator Management
  • Acute Care Nursing
  • Critical Care Stepdown

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
2-5 yrs
Salary
$70 - $70/hr
Location
Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Posted
Jul 8, 2026
Application
Employer website
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Hiring organization

Sentara Health

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...

Salary listed on 116 jobs
IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypeNonprofit
Size10,001+ employees
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