Registered Nurse Unit Coordinator- Intensive Care Unit
Company: Sentara Health
Location: Norfolk
Posted on: January 5, 2026
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Job Description:
City/State Norfolk, VA Work Shift First (Days) Overview: Sentara
Leigh Hospital is hiring a Registered Nurse Unit Coordinator for
our Intensive Care Unit Full Time (36 hours per week) Overview:
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. Department/Position Overview: Sentara Leigh Hospital
Intensive Care Unit, AACN Gold Beacon Award recipient, is comprised
of 20 licensed critical care beds and has an average daily census
of 18 patients. Staffing ratios vary and can be 1:1 to 1:3 with 1:2
being the usual assignment. The ICU RN's are required to have a
wide array of knowledge, skill and ability to competently and
safely provide critical care to our patients. Frequent ongoing
education, new skill acquisition and skill validation are provided
and supported by an experienced ICU CNS for new and experienced ICU
nurses. Newly hired RN's will have between 2-14 weeks of
orientation depending on prior experience. Our preceptors are
purposely selected for their teaching ability and formally trained
to meet the training needs of new staff. Specific attention is
provided for new graduate ICU RN's as they participate in our
Vizient AACN Nurse Residency Program and AACN's essentials of
Critical Care Orientation online education. Experienced RN's are
encouraged and supported with educational and financial assistance
to achieve critical care certification. ICU staff are supported by
an interdisciplinary care team which in part includes unit based
respiratory, physical, speech and occupational therapists.
Interpreter, nutrition, palliative, chaplaincy and ethical services
are readily available as well. Our ICU has onsite and eICU
pulmonary critical care intensivists and their team of physician
extenders 24/7. Physician lead, nurse driven interdisciplinary
rounds are held daily for continuity of care and to address
nursing's concerns or questions. These rounds are made educational
and even fun at times by our very engaged intensivist MD's. Our ICU
team welcomes you to come check us out! Education - Bachelor of
Science Nursing- BSN (Required) or MSN (Preferred)
Certification/Licensure - Registered nursing License (Required) -
BLS required within 90 days of hire Experience - Minimum of 18
months relevant nursing experience Be a part of an excellent
healthcare organization that cares about our People, Quality,
Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity. Join a team that has a
mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the
healthcare choice of the communities that we serve! Keywords:
Indeed, Talroo - Nursing, intensive care unit, ICU, critical care,
. Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career • Medical,
Dental, Vision plans • Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy
Reimbursement up to $10,000 • Paid Time Off and Sick Leave • Paid
Parental & Family Caregiver Leave • Emergency Backup Care •
Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans • Life
Insurance • 401k/403B with Employer Match • Tuition Assistance -
$5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild
Education • Student Debt Pay Down - $10,000 • Reimbursement for
certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional
development • Pet Insurance • Legal Resources Plan • Colleagues may
have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if
established system and employee eligibility criteria is met Sentara
Leigh Hospital , located in Norfolk, VA, is a 274-bed acute care
facility that opened in 1903 and relocated to its present site in
1977. Our hospital completed a renovation in 2016, including two
new patient towers, a beautiful atrium, and a multi-story parking
garage. Sentara Leigh Hospital includes a dedicated Orthopedic
Hospital providing patients access to a full continuum of
orthopedic care, from the preoperative phase and surgery to
rehabilitation and home care services. Along with being a
recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital
for nursing excellence, we also specialize in orthopedic and spine
care, heart, vascular, maternity care, and general surgery. We are
also home to the region's only 24-hour hyperbaric oxygen program
that helps speed up the healing of carbon monoxide poisoning,
wounds that won't heal, infections in which tissues are starved for
oxygen, airborne chemical exposures, and scuba diving accidents.
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.
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