
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Emergency Department
Norfolk, VAFull-time$28.57–43.04/hrPosted 1w agoStill listed 2 days ago
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Sentara Leigh Hospital is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to provide basic nursing care in its Emergency Department under the supervision of an RN or Licensed Independent Practitioner. The role serves patients across acuity levels in a high-volume setting and offers clinical exposure and team support. Prior LPN and emergency department experience are preferred, while students completing an accredited nursing program may be considered.
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City/State Norfolk, VA Work Shift Third (Nights) Overview:
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — Emergency Department Sentara Leigh Hospital | Norfolk, Virginia | Full Time
Make an impact where every moment matters. Sentara Leigh Hospital is seeking LPNs to join our high-volume, fast-paced Emergency Department. Whether you are an experienced LPN or a new graduate ready to begin your emergency nursing career, you will find exceptional learning opportunities, strong team support, and meaningful work.
Up to $8,000 sign-on bonus for qualified applicants. Ask the recruiter for eligibility and program details.
Location: Sentara Leigh Hospital – Norfolk, VA Position Status: Full-time, 36 hours per week Shifts Open: Second or Third Shift Available Hours: 7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Weekends: Every Third Weekend Holiday Rotation: Required
About the Emergency Department Join a collaborative team serving patients across all acuity levels in an Emergency Department with more than 40 beds and over 100,000 patient visits annually. Multiple treatment areas provide diverse clinical exposure and opportunities to strengthen your emergency nursing skills while contributing to quality outcomes and performance excellence.
What You Will Do The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides basic nursing care under the supervision of an RN or Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP) in the clinical setting, within the scope of practice dictated by the State Boards of Nursing. The LPN must be detail-oriented, compassionate, and able to handle physically demanding tasks. The LPN is an essential member of the healthcare team offering patient care and supporting higher level nurse and physicians in delivering comprehensive medical services.
Education Requirements
- Degree or diploma in Licensed Practical Nursing required
- Students completing an accredited nursing program may be considered
Certification/Licensure Requirements
- Licensed Practice Nurse license required
- Students in the process of obtaining a Practical Nurse license may be considered
- Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 90 days of hire
- NIHSS, TCRN, SCRN, TNCC, CEN, PALS, and ACLS preferred
Experience Requirements
- Prior LPN experience preferred
- Emergency Department experience preferred
- Strong candidates with related acute care, critical care, intermediate care, trauma, cardiac, stroke, or med/surg experience are encouraged to apply
About Sentara Leigh Hospital Located in Norfolk, Virginia, Sentara Leigh Hospital is a 274-bed acute care facility with modern patient towers, a welcoming atrium, and convenient parking. The hospital includes a dedicated Orthopedic Hospital and provides comprehensive services in orthopedic and spine care, heart and vascular care, maternity care, general surgery, rehabilitation, and home care. Sentara Leigh Hospital is a Magnet-recognized hospital for nursing excellence and an accredited Primary Stroke Center. It is also home to the region’s only 24-hour hyperbaric oxygen program.
Join Our Team Bring your skills, compassion, and commitment to a team focused on People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity. Help us improve health every day and become the healthcare choice of the communities we serve.
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We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $28.57 - $43.04 hourly. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits. 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.
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.
How this job compares
Set against the 9,931 open Licensed Practical Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$28.57–43.04/hr
- Virginia median$26–35/hr160 hourly ranges
- US median$28–35/hr5,466 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $35.81/hr, is 16% above the Virginia median midpoint ($31/hr) — in the top quarter of Licensed Practical Nurse hourly ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 229 open Licensed Practical Nurse jobs in Virginia and 9,931 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
- Maxim Healthcare23 open
- Sentara Health (this employer)22 open
- Aveanna Healthcare21 open
- Experience
- Licensed Practical Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (2,542 postings).
- Education
- 20 of the 9,931 open Licensed Practical Nurse jobs (under 1%) 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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