Posted 22 July, 2026
Registered Nurse, Nurse Professional Development Specialist (Educator) Emergency Dept
Sentara Health
Norfolk, VA, US
Full Time
Job Description
City/State\n
\nNorfolk, VA\n
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Work Shift\n
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Overview:\n
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Registered Nurse (RN) Nursing Professional Development Specialist- Emergency Department Educator | Level I Trauma Center\n
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\nSentara Norfolk General Hospital is hiring full-time Registered Nurse, Nursing Professional Development Specialist (Educator) for our Emergency Department, home to Hampton Roads' only Level I Trauma Center. This is an opportunity to join a high-performing emergency nursing team where clinical skill, teamwork, and purpose come together to make an immediate impact for patients and families across the region.\n
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Location: Sentara Norfolk General Hospital - Norfolk, VA\n
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Position Status: Full-time, 40 hours per week\n
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Shift: Days\n
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Hours:7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.\n
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On Call: One Weekend approximately every 10 weeks\n
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\nThe Nursing Professional Development Specialist is a registered nurse with advanced expertise and clinical experience, responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of educational programs for nursing staff and healthcare teams. This role involves teaching advanced clinical skills, fostering professional development, and ensuring adherence to evidence-based practices. The Nursing Professional Development Specialist also designs training materials, provides mentorship, and conducts in-service education sessions to enhance nursing knowledge and performance. \n
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Why Join the Sentara Norfolk General Emergency Department?\n
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\nAt Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Emergency Department nurses care for patients in one of the region's most advanced and fast-paced clinical environments. Our 53-bed Emergency Department is equipped to manage a wide range of medical emergencies, with approximately 10% of cases related to trauma .\n
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\nSentara Norfolk General Emergency Department has been recognized with the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award, honoring exceptional and innovative leadership, practice, education, advocacy, and research.\n
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Education Requirements \n
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Certification/Licensure Requirements \n
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Experience Requirements \n
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Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is the region's first Magnet hospital, a 525-bed medical center, a primary teaching facility, and home to the area's only Level I Trauma Center within a 126-mile region.\n
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Incentives and Support\n
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\nSentara also offers career advancement opportunities, professional development resources, tuition assistance, certification support, and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your family.\n
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\nKeywords: RN, Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, ED, Emergency Room, ER, Trauma, Level I Trauma Center, Critical Care, Acute Care, CEN, TCRN, TNCC, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS, Talroo-Nursing, Monster, LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter, #LI-SM1, nurse educator, stroke, training and development, process improvement, NPD, NPD-BC Nursing Professional Development Certification, American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)\n
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Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career\n
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\n • Medical, Dental, Vision plans \n
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\n • Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000 \n
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\n • Paid Time Off and Sick Leave \n
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\n • Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave \n
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\n • Emergency Backup Care \n
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\n • Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans \n
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\n • Life Insurance \n
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\n • 401k/403B with Employer Match \n
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\n • Tuition Assistance - $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education \n
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\n • Student Debt Pay Down - $10,000 \n
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\n • Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development \n
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\n • Pet Insurance \n
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\n • Legal Resources Plan \n
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\n • Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met\n
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\nHere 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!\n
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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.\n
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\nIn 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.\n
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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. \n
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\nIn support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.\n
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For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: \n
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\n 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.
\nNorfolk, VA\n
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Work Shift\n
\nFirst (Days)\n
\n
Overview:\n
\n
Registered Nurse (RN) Nursing Professional Development Specialist- Emergency Department Educator | Level I Trauma Center\n
\n
\nSentara Norfolk General Hospital is hiring full-time Registered Nurse, Nursing Professional Development Specialist (Educator) for our Emergency Department, home to Hampton Roads' only Level I Trauma Center. This is an opportunity to join a high-performing emergency nursing team where clinical skill, teamwork, and purpose come together to make an immediate impact for patients and families across the region.\n
\n
Location: Sentara Norfolk General Hospital - Norfolk, VA\n
\n
Position Status: Full-time, 40 hours per week\n
\n
Shift: Days\n
\n
Hours:7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.\n
\n
On Call: One Weekend approximately every 10 weeks\n
\n
\nThe Nursing Professional Development Specialist is a registered nurse with advanced expertise and clinical experience, responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of educational programs for nursing staff and healthcare teams. This role involves teaching advanced clinical skills, fostering professional development, and ensuring adherence to evidence-based practices. The Nursing Professional Development Specialist also designs training materials, provides mentorship, and conducts in-service education sessions to enhance nursing knowledge and performance. \n
\n
Why Join the Sentara Norfolk General Emergency Department?\n
\n
\nAt Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Emergency Department nurses care for patients in one of the region's most advanced and fast-paced clinical environments. Our 53-bed Emergency Department is equipped to manage a wide range of medical emergencies, with approximately 10% of cases related to trauma .\n
\n
\nSentara Norfolk General Emergency Department has been recognized with the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award, honoring exceptional and innovative leadership, practice, education, advocacy, and research.\n
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Education Requirements \n
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- Master's Level Degree, MSN in Registered Nursing Required
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Certification/Licensure Requirements \n
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- Registered Nurse license required
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NPD-BC Nursing Professional Development Certification- American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Required
\n - Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 90 days of hire
\n - NIHSS, TCRN, SCRN, TNCC, CEN, PALS, and ACLS preferred
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Experience Requirements \n
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- Three Years of Clinical RN experience Required
\n - Emergency Department, Level 1 Trauma experience preferred
\n - Process Improvement, Project Management, and Nursing Education experience strongly preferred
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Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is the region's first Magnet hospital, a 525-bed medical center, a primary teaching facility, and home to the area's only Level I Trauma Center within a 126-mile region.\n
\n
Incentives and Support\n
\n
\nSentara also offers career advancement opportunities, professional development resources, tuition assistance, certification support, and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your family.\n
\n
\nKeywords: RN, Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, ED, Emergency Room, ER, Trauma, Level I Trauma Center, Critical Care, Acute Care, CEN, TCRN, TNCC, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS, Talroo-Nursing, Monster, LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter, #LI-SM1, nurse educator, stroke, training and development, process improvement, NPD, NPD-BC Nursing Professional Development Certification, American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)\n
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\n.\n
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Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career\n
\n
\n • Medical, Dental, Vision plans \n
\n
\n • Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000 \n
\n
\n • Paid Time Off and Sick Leave \n
\n
\n • Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave \n
\n
\n • Emergency Backup Care \n
\n
\n • Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans \n
\n
\n • Life Insurance \n
\n
\n • 401k/403B with Employer Match \n
\n
\n • Tuition Assistance - $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education \n
\n
\n • Student Debt Pay Down - $10,000 \n
\n
\n • Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development \n
\n
\n • Pet Insurance \n
\n
\n • Legal Resources Plan \n
\n
\n • Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met\n
\n
\nHere 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!\n
\n
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.\n
\n
\nIn 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.\n
\n
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. \n
\n
\nIn support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.\n
\n
For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: \n
\n
\n 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.
