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Sentara Health
Elizabeth City, North Carolina

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

Registered NurseNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$90k-$136k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

City/State

Elizabeth City, NC

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview

Sentara Albemarle Medical Center is hiring an Inpatient Case Manager/ Registered Nurse (RN) for the Emergency Dept (ED)!

  • This position is eligible for up to a $20,000 sign-on bonus for qualified candidates.
  • Status: Full-Time, permanent position (40 hours)

Standard working hours: 10:00 AM to 7:30 PM EST, Monday to Friday

Location: This is an onsite position at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, 3050 Halstead Boulevard Extended, Elizabeth City, NC 27909

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 Albemarle Medical Center, located in Elizabeth City, NC, serves northeastern North Carolina with a caring team of approximately 750 employees and 450 medical providers. We think of each other as family, with those bonds extending into our close-knit community and serving as the foundation for our patient care.

As the only hospital providing care to the northeastern North Carolina community for more than 60 years, we celebrate moving into a newly constructed hospital campus in 2025. Our 90-bed facility features more than 25 specialties including emergency, maternity, orthopedics, medical, and surgical care in addition to our outpatient laboratory, imaging, and comprehensive breast services.

To apply, please go to sentaracareers.com and use the following as your Keyword Search: JR-106520

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Keywords: Inpatient Case Management, Registered Nurse, RN, Discharge Planning, Nursing, Case Manager, BSN, Acute Care, NC, North Carolina, Emergency Dept, ED, Intensive Care Unit, IC

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 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 across the healthcare continuum for hospital patients. They collaborate with the healthcare team to develop care plans and manage patient transitions to the appropriate level of care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in NC, VA, or a compact state and have 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 planningUtilization reviewEmergency department nursingIntensive care unit nursingPsychosocial assessmentCare coordination

Emergency Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$113k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $120k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Inpatient Case Manager/ Registered Nurse (RN) for Emergency Department (ED) at Sentara Health a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Nurse Case Manager — ranked against 2,789 active Nurse Case Manager listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Nurse Case Manager listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,789 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Elizabeth City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$266k≈ 3.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,402/mo≈ 19% of gross pay
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

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

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About Sentara Health

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10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Up to $20,000 Sign-On Bonus
Medical Insurance
Dental
Vision
Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
Emergency Backup Care