Registered Nurse (RN) - Stroke Coordinator
Sentara Healthcare
Hampton, VA

RN Unit Coordinator (Charge Nurse)--Med-Surg Stroke Unit Day Shift

City/State Hampton, VA Overview Work Shift First (Days) (United States of America) Advance your career in nursing leadership! Sentara CarePlex Hospital located in Hampton, VA is hiring an RN, Unit Coordinator for the Cardiac/Stroke Unit. Full-time: 36 hours Day Shift: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM Requirements: * Registered Nurse BSN * 18 Months of nursing experience Unit Description: This is a 24-bed Medical-Surgical Cardiac Stroke Unit where we care for patients at a med-surg level of care with telemetry monitoring. The patient population reflects a variety of diagnoses to include cardiac care such as heart failure, stable myocardial infarction, chest pain, and patients requiring cardiac diagnostic testing. This unit is the dedicated stroke downgrade unit which includes collaboration with IMC, ICU, and our stoke navigator. All nurses will maintain a current NIHSS certification and stroke training. Sentara CarePlex Hospital is a 224-bed, acute care hospital, and Certified Primary Stroke Center located in Hampton, Va. Sentara CarePlex Hospital provides care through advanced surgical programs, emergency cardiac intervention, fellowship-trained physicians, and the newly-opened Family Maternity Center. It is also home to the Orthopedic Hospital at Sentara CarePlex Hospital, the area's first dedicated orthopedic hospital, taking specialized orthopedic care to a new level. Department Culture: TEAMWORK. Our motto is teamwork makes the dreamwork! We have a culture of learning and growth on the unit new grads are welcome! Sentara Benefits: Sentara employees strive to make our communities healthier places to live. We're setting the standard for medical excellence within a vibrant, creative, and highly productive workplace. For more information about our employee benefits, CLICK HERE! Sentara has added all of these additional benefits and incentives to those benefits that already existed. New Incentives & Benefits: * Relocation Assistance * Parental and Caregiver Leave * Education Assistance Program or Student Loan Benefit * Emergency Back-up Care * Auto, Home & Pet Insurance Options * Adoption Reimbursement * Immediate matching of 403(b) (50% up to the first 6%) * Relocation Assistance Sentara employees strive to make our communities healthier places to live. We're setting the standard for medical excellence within a vibrant, creative, and highly productive workplace. For more information about our employee benefits, CLICK HERE! Join our team, where we are committed to quality healthcare, improving health every day, and providing the opportunity for training, development, growth. Registered Nurses CLICK HERE to chat with a Sentara Recruiter Monday-Thursday 2PM-3PM EST https://app.brazenconnect.com/a/sentara/s/GlE1X/next/login Monster, Nursing All, Talroo-Nursing, Nursing-Critical Care, Nursing-Medical-Surgical, Nursing-Other, #Indeed, Step-down-other, Stepdown-Vascular, Coordinator, Charge Nurse, Team Coordinator, Charge Nurse, Evenings, Supervisor, Leader, Telemetry Monitoring, Cardiac Cath, Heart, Diagnostic Test, Stress Test, Echocardiogram, Sentara Careplex Job Summary Demonstrates proficiency in nursing practice for assigned specialty area and provides clinical leadership for the delivery of nursing care in a department. Under the direction of the department manager leads safety and quality initiatives, focuses on and simplifies workflow, and contributes to the development of staff. Increase staff satisfaction and promotes excellent (Gold Standard) customer service. 18 months nursing experience required. BSN required; Master degree preferred, if the graduate degree is not in nursing then the BSN is required. Meets any requirements defined by specific specialty. Behavioral Health - de-escalation and physical intervention training within 15 days of hire. Emergency Care - de-escalation and physical intervention training within 90 days of hire. BLS required within 90 days of hire. Professional Specialty Nursing Certification preferred. Qualifications: N-4YR - RN-Bachelor's Level Degree (Required), N-6YR - RN-Master's Level Degree (Required), N-DN - RN-Doctorate Level Degree (Required) Basic Life Support (BLS) - Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) RQI, Registered Nurse (RN) Single State - Nursing License - North Carolina, Registered Nurse (RN) Single State - Nursing License - Virginia Department of Health Professionals (VADHP), Registered Nurse License (RN) - Nursing License - Compact/Multi-State License Nursing Skills Sentara Healthcare 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. Per Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), some clinical environments require proof of education; these regulations are posted at ecfr.gov for further information. In an effort to expedite this verification requirement, we encourage you to upload your diploma or transcript at time of application. In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.