New Graduate Registered Nurse & Nurse Residency Program

BEGIN YOUR REMARKALBE NURSING JOURNEY AT SENTARA

Welcome to Sentara Healthcare's New Graduate RN Fast-track application. 
 

At Sentara, we strive to be the healthcare of choice for the communities we serve.  To do that, we look for the best-of-the-best, patient-focused professionals that are dedicated to Sentara’s mission to improve health every day! 

Choose a career with Sentara and find a supportive team dedicated to your success!

Join our award-winning team: Sentara a Virginia and Northeast North Carolina-based not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider offering more than 500 sites of care including 12 hospitals, home health, hospice, medical groups, imaging services, therapy, outpatient surgery centers, and an 858,000-member health plan. The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara “Employer of Choice” for over ten years. U.S. News and Report has recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years. And, in 2022, Sentara was named one of the Best Employers for New Grads and we were the only Virginia based healthcare system on that list. 

Enjoy employee-focused benefits that support you and your family: 

• Competitive starting salaries with an automatic increase at one year.
• A sign-on bonus for all new-to-practice RNs joining our team.
• $500 one-time uniform allowance.
• A comprehensive, employee-focused benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, & Vision plans, Paid Time Off, Sick leave, and 4 weeks of paid family leave. 
• 401k/403B savings plan.
• Tuition Assistance of $5,250 per year to help you further your education.
• Student Loan Paydown program of $400 per month up to a life-time max of $10,000. 
• Enhanced Benefits to support you and your family include Paid Parental Leave, Adoption/Infertility/Surrogacy Reimbursement, Family Caregiver Leave, and Emergency Back-up Care, Emergency Savings Account and a Floating holiday.
• A dynamic health system that offers support and professional development opportunities.
• And so much more!
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Sentara Nurse Residency Program: Sentara supports our new-to-practice RNs with the Vizient/ACCN Nurse Residency Program, and we want you to have a strong foundation and a successful first year in your new profession.   We know that your first year of nursing practice can be challenging and that is why Sentara provides every new grad the support of our Nursing Residency Program.  

This 12-month, immersive program provides guidance from trained preceptors and offers nursing development support, practice-based learning, and networking with peers in a monthly, 4-hour cohort.  Learn from our trained preceptors and experience a supportive, protected environment for questions and concerns.

All Sentara new grads are automatically enrolled into the program upon hire; no additional application or work commitment is required for this training; all Sentara hospitals participate. 

Hear about our NRP program from our new grads that have been through the program: https://bit.ly/3deDUqu.

FAST-TRACK APPLICATION:  Apply, just once, and we’ll take it from here: 

Applying for your first RN role is exciting but you may have a lot of questions.  Sentara’s RN Student Liaison is here to support you and can help you move smoothly through Sentara’s fast-track application process.  With one application, we can connect you quickly to the Sentara locations and Sentara leaders that you want to talk with most.   

Ready to take that first step toward your Sentara career?  Apply today!

If you have any questions, please reach out to our RN Student Liaison at clberry@sentara.com.

Eligibility: Sentara considers you a new graduate RN if you are about to graduate or have graduated and have less than one year of practice.  Qualified students will be graduating or will have graduated from an accredited nursing program. 

Connect with our team: Be sure to take advantage of connecting in person.  Make those all-important face-to-face contacts with our team.  We welcome you to join us at these events: https://www.sentaracareers.com/events/.

Benefits: Sentara offers an attractive array of full-time benefits to include Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Sick, Tuition Reimbursement, a 401k/403B with matching funds, 401a, Performance Plus Bonus, Career Advancement Opportunities, Work Perks, and more. 

Our success is supported by a family-friendly culture that encourages community involvement and creates unlimited opportunities for development and growth. 

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!