Sentara Health·Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Provide high-quality nursing care within a state-of-the-art Emergency Department, including a Crisis Stabilization Unit for behavioral health patients. Collaborate with a purpose-driven team to ensure safety, flow, and quality patient outcomes in a rural community setting.
City/State: Elizabeth City, NC
Work Shift: First (Days)
Sentara Albemarle Medical Center is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) for the Emergency Department (ED), experience preferred.
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 at least one year of acute care experience are strongly preferred.
Market context
North Carolina nursing jobs often reflect steady demand in hospitals, clinics, and long-term care settings, especially for RNs who can provide age-appropriate care across patient populations. These roles are competitive because employers typically want an approved nursing-school graduate with a current North Carolina RN or Compact License and active AHA BLS certification. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save research time, and confirm your license status and BLS renewal before applying.