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Norfolk, Virginia

Inpatient Case Manager/ Registered Nurse (RN) for Emergency Department (ED)

Registered NurseNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$90k-$136k

The week · per this posting · Wednesday – Friday

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Job Description

City/State

Norfolk, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview

  • Sentara Leigh Hospital is hiring an Inpatient Case Manager/ Registered Nurse (RN) for Emergency Dept (ED)!
  • This position is eligible for up to a $20,000 sign-on bonus for qualified candidates.
  • Status: Full-Time, permanent position (36 hours)

Standard working hours: Standard working hours: 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM EST, Wednesday through Friday. No on-call requirements.

Location: This is an onsite position at Sentara Leigh Hospital is located at 830 Kempsville Road, Norfolk, VA 23502

Job Responsibilities

The Inpatient Case Manager RN is responsible and accountable for the provision and facilitation of comprehensive care management, services and quality outcomes for patients across the healthcare continuum, primary focus on patient transition to the appropriate level of care while facilitating clinical appropriateness and LOS.

Directly support those in hospital patients identified in need of comprehensive case management.

Promotes effective utilization and monitoring of health services, collaborates and communicates with the healthcare team and patient/caregiver to manage care and transitions.

Develops and/or implements a comprehensive care plan based on assessment and evaluation to include physical, mental and psychosocial needs of the inpatient/caregiver.

Functions in one of the following practice settings: Hospitals Only

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred
  • Certification/Licensure
  • Registered Nurse (RN) in VA or NC or Compact/Multi-state REQUIRED
  • BLS within 90 days of hire.
  • Case Management (ACM, CCM, CCCTM, CMAC, or CMGT-BC) certification is required within one year of eligibility.

Experience

  • 1 year of nursing experience REQUIRED
  • 1 year acute care case management preferred
  • Emergency Dept (ED) OR Intensive Care Unit (ICU) experience preferred

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.

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!

To apply, please go to sentaracareers.com and use the following as your Keyword Search: JR-106856

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Keywords: Inpatient Case Management, Registered Nurse, RN, Discharge Planning, Nursing, Case Manager, BSN, Acute Care, Norfolk, VA, Virginia, Emergency Dept, ED, Intensive Care Unit, ICU

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $89,544.00 - $136,468.80 annually.

Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs.

Note: If an annual salary is posted, it is based on a full-time colleague working 2,080 hours annually.

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.

Key Responsibilities

The Inpatient Case Manager RN facilitates comprehensive care management and quality outcomes for patients across the healthcare continuum. They are responsible for developing care plans and managing patient transitions to ensure clinical appropriateness and effective utilization of health services.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in VA, NC, or a compact state and possess at least one year of nursing experience. A Bachelor's degree in Nursing is preferred, and professional case management certification is required within one year of eligibility.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Care planningPatient assessmentUtilization reviewEmergency department nursingIntensive care unit nursingPsychosocial assessmentCare coordination

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Inpatient Case Manager/ Registered Nurse (RN) for Emergency Department (ED) at Sentara Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Nurse Case Manager — ranked against 2,789 active Nurse Case Manager listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Emergency Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 40 active Nurse Case Manager listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 63% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$113k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $112k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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  • No call
  • On-site

Living in Norfolk

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$298k≈ 3.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,757/mo≈ 24% of gross pay
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.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Sentara Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Virginia Beach, Virginia
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

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