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Travel Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department

Sentara Health

Norfolk, VAFull-time$75/hrPosted 4 days agoStill listed 2 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$75/hr
Location
Norfolk, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Virginia Or Compact Multi-State RN LicenseBasic Life Support (BLS)Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)NIH Stroke Scale

Job overview

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is hiring a Travel Registered Nurse for its 53-bed Emergency Department in Norfolk, Virginia. The role is a temporary, full-time, 14-week assignment on the evening shift, from 1:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Candidates must have a Virginia or compact multi-state license and at least two years of recent acute-care hospital emergency room RN experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Qualifications

Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, or Diploma in NursingVirginia or Compact Multi-State RN LicenseBasic Life Support (BLS)Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)NIH Stroke Scale2+ Years Recent Emergency Room RN Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

City/State Norfolk, VA Work Shift Second (Evenings) Overview: Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Emergency Department is hiring for a Travel Registered Nurse!

Travel Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department Sentara Norfolk General Hospital - Norfolk, VA

  • $75.00/hr pay rate
  • Temporary Full Time
  • 14-week assignment
  • Evening shift, 1:00pm-1:00am
  • No benefits

Department Overview: Sentara Norfolk General Hospital's Emergency Department is a 53-bed unit. Our Trauma One Facility is equipped to handle a variety of medical emergencies, and approximately 10% are Trauma related. Sentara Norfolk General Emergency Department is one of only 94 in the United States to receive the Lantern Award from the Emergency Nurses' Association this year. The Lantern Award honors "exceptional and innovative leadership, practice, education, advocacy, and research.”

Education

  • Associates, Bachelors, Masters, or diploma in the Nursing Field required

Certification/Licensure

  • Virginia or Compact Multi-State License in good standing
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • ACLS
  • PALS
  • TNCC
  • NIH Stroke Scale

Experience

  • Must have 2 or more years of recent acute care hospital Emergency Room RN experience

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is the region’s first Magnet Hospital. It is a 525-bed medical center, serves as a primary teaching facility, and home to the area's only Level 1 Trauma Center within a 126-mile region.

Click here to learn more about Sentara Norfolk General Hospital!

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: RN, Registered Nurse, Emergency Dept, Traveler, Contract, Norfolk, Level 1 trauma, Monster, Talroo-Nursing, #ZipRecruiter

Sentara is currently reviewing market compensation for this role. Our Talent Acquisition team will be able to share more specific information during the recruiting process. 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 •Pet Insurance •Legal Resources Plan •Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met. Here at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day! Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School. In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women’s health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.

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.

How this job compares

Set against the 58,878 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$75/hr
  • Virginia median$41–55/hr1,151 hourly ranges
  • US median$38–54/hr25,007 hourly ranges

This rate, $75/hr, is 58% above the Virginia median midpoint ($48/hr) — in the top quarter of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,652 open Registered Nurse jobs in Virginia and 58,878 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (28,899 postings).
Education
4,140 of the 58,878 open Registered Nurse jobs (7%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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