Sentara Health·Suffolk, Virginia
The Registered Nurse provides competent nursing care for high-acuity patients in the Intermediate Care Unit, focusing on neuro, cardiac, respiratory, surgical, and renal cases. Responsibilities include implementing the nursing process through assessment, diagnosis, planning, and evaluation to ensure quality healthcare.
City/State: Suffolk, VA
Work Shift: Third (Nights)
Take your nursing career to the next level with a team that truly values skill, compassion, and growth. Sentara Obici Hospital is seeking a dedicated and patient-focused Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU),
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The IMCU is a 24 bed unit that provides care for higher acuity patients in neuro, cardiac, respiratory, surgical, and renal. Typical patients include respiratory failure/congestive heart failure, chronic trached ventilator patients, stroke and seizure patients, MI cardiac patients, Renal hemodialysis, and post op surgical patients with extensive wounds such as decubs, VAT's, ortho, and ostomy. We are a magnet designated facility that is committed to working together as a team to provide quality healthcare.
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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.
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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 degree or diploma in Registered Nursing and a valid RN license, with BLS certification required within 90 days. A BSN or MSN is preferred, and while no experience is required, one year of acute care experience is desired.
Market context
Intermediate Care Unit and stepdown RN roles in Virginia are commonly competitive because hospitals need nurses who can manage higher-acuity patients, coordinate closely with providers, and adapt quickly to changing assignments. This posting welcomes new graduates, while a BSN or MSN and timely BLS completion can strengthen your application; the listed requirements and benefits are AI-summarized from the original job description, helping you review details faster. If you apply, confirm your RN license status and prepare examples of teamwork, prioritization, and patient monitoring.