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Sentara Health
Norfolk, Virginia

Research Nurse

Registered NurseIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

City/State

Norfolk, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview

Sentara Heart Hospital located on the campus of Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is seeking a Registered Research Nurse.

The Research Nurse manages and coordinates all aspects of conducting clinical trials, both clinically and administratively.

Utilizes in-depth knowledge of protocol requirements to ensure that studies are properly conducted in conformance with the protocol guidelines, departmental standards, and good clinical practices set forth by federal regulations.

Sound conduct of the clinical trial including recruitment, screening, enrollment and follow-up of eligible subjects according to protocol requirements. Maintenance of accurate and complete documentation of related regulatory documents. Participates in writing, presenting, and publishing results of studies.

As the primary resource for the protocols, will act as liaison between the Investigators, the institutional review board (IRB), and the Sponsor.

Education

  • Bachelor of Science Nursing- BSN

Certification/Licensure

  • Virginia RN License Virginia or Compact/Multi-State Eligible.
  • All Direct Care RN's required to have BLS within 90 days of hire.
  • Specialty certification Certified Clinical Research Professional (SOCRA CCRP or ACRP-CP) or Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC) is required within 3 years of employment.

Experience

  • 2 years of nursing or research experience required.

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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

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.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical Trial ManagementProtocol CompliancePatient RecruitmentPatient ScreeningRegulatory DocumentationIRB LiaisonClinical Research CoordinationNursing CarePatient Follow-upData Publishing

Cardiology — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Cardiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 58% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Cardiology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 1.5
Below most Cardiology (RN) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 52 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Norfolk

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$298k
Typical market rent
$1,757/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Sick Leave
Paid Parental Leave
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance