Sentara Health·Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Provide high-quality nursing care within a state-of-the-art Emergency Department and Crisis Stabilization Unit. Focus on safety, flow, and quality service for the rural Northeastern North Carolina community.
City/State: Elizabeth City, NC
Work Shift: Third (Nights)
Sentara Albemarle Medical Center is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) for the Emergency Department (ED), experience preferred.
Hours/Shift: Full-time, nights, 7:00pm-7:00am
Join a purpose-driven team in our brand-new Emergency Department, serving the heart of rural Northeastern North Carolina. Designed with safety, flow, quality, and service at its core, our facility includes a state-of-the-art Crisis Stabilization Unit—meeting the urgent needs of our behavioral health population with compassion and innovation. We are proud to share that we recently received Magnet® accreditation with distinction, reflecting our commitment to nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes.
We are more than just a hospital—we are a community. We care for our neighbors, our surrounding counties, and everyone who walks through our doors. Our team is deeply rooted in this region, and every shift is a chance to make a difference where it matters most.
We’re looking for motivated, engaged professionals ready to level up and grow with a supportive, forward-thinking team.
Your future in emergency care starts here. Your impact starts now!
Keywords: Registered Nurse, RN, Emergency Department, ED, Critical Care, Talroo–Nursing, ADN, BSN, MSN
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.
Requires a Registered Nursing license and a degree or diploma in nursing, with BLS certification required within 90 days. A BSN or MSN and previous acute care experience are strongly preferred.
Market context
North Carolina emergency departments typically look for RNs who can work in fast-paced, high-acuity settings and respond to changing patient needs. This role is competitive because employers often prefer prior RN experience and a BSN or MSN, while requiring a current RN license, nursing degree or diploma, and BLS within 90 days. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your licensure, BLS timeline, and recent emergency or acute-care experience before applying.