Registered Nurse New Graduate Fast-Track Application/Nurse Residency Program – Sentara Albemarle Medical Center

Sentara Albemarle Medical Center in Elizabeth City, North Carolina is hiring newly graduated Registered Nurses for a comprehensive Nurse Residency Program designed to support your transition from nursing school to professional practice.

This posting supports all new graduate RN positions across all available units and shifts at the facility. The Nurse Residency Program is automatically available to all newly hired graduate nurses with less than 12 months of RN experience.

Program Overview

The residency provides six months of hands-on clinical experience with trained preceptors across six clinical areas: Medical-Surgical, Intermediate Care, Critical Care, Emergency, Operating Room, and Women's Health. In addition to clinical training, the program includes education on career pathing, professional development, leadership, self-care, and stress management.

Key program features include automatic enrollment with no separate application or application deadlines, availability at all 12 Sentara hospitals, and residency begins immediately after your orientation period.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited RN program
• Current Virginia RN license or eligibility to obtain one
• Graduating soon or graduated with less than one year of RN practice experience

Schedule

Multiple shifts are available.

Compensation and Benefits

Base pay for full-time employment is $36.00 per hour. Additional compensation may be available including shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. All new-to-practice RNs receive a sign-on bonus.

Comprehensive benefits include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k)/403(b) with employer match
• Paid time off, sick leave, and holidays
• Up to four weeks paid family leave
• Paid parental and military leave
• Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000
• Emergency backup care
• Long-term, short-term disability, and critical illness insurance
• Life insurance
• Tuition assistance up to $5,250 per year with discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student debt paydown assistance up to $10,000
• Pet insurance
• Legal resources plan
• Opportunity to earn annual discretionary bonus based on system and employee eligibility criteria

Additional Information

This is a tobacco-free environment. 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.

For questions about the application process, contact the RN Student Liaison at clberry@sentara.com.