Sentara Healthcare

Registered Nurse - COA New Grads

Elizabeth City, NC Full time

City/State

Elizabeth City, NC

Work Shift

Multiple shifts available

Overview:

Sentara Albemarle Medical Center is hiring COA New Grads!

NEW GRAD INCENTIVES: $7500 Sign On Bonus

M/S and IMCU Campaign

Additional $4500 Bonus

Campaign dates:

Applications accepted: December 1, 2025 - January 16, 2026

All offers must be accepted by January 31, 2026

Hours/Shift:

Full-time, Day & Night Shifts available

Come be part of something new! Our brand-new, state-of-the-art facility offers nurses the opportunity to practice in an environment designed for both patient-centered care and professional growth.

Located in a beautiful setting surrounded by water and just a short drive from the coast, our hospital provides a peaceful backdrop for a rewarding nursing career. We are proud to share that we recently received Magnet® accreditation with distinction, reflecting our commitment to nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes.

We are more than just a hospital—we are a community. We care for our neighbors, our surrounding counties, and everyone who walks through our doors. Our team is deeply rooted in this region, and every shift is a chance to make a difference where it matters most.

We’re looking for motivated, engaged professionals ready to level up and grow with a supportive, forward-thinking team.

Your future in nursing starts here. Your impact starts now!

Kickstart your nursing career with Sentara’s dynamic 6-month Nurse Residency Program, designed specifically for new graduate RNs with less than one year experience.  At Sentara we believe in setting our nurses up for success from day one, which is why all new graduates are automatically enrolled-no extra paperwork or applications.  Are you looking to enter the specialties of Medical Surgical nursing, Intermediate Care, Critical Care, Emergency Care, the Operating room, or Women’s Health?  Available across all 12 Sentara hospitals, this immersive program combines practical skills with hands-on training, professional development, and mentoring, empowering you to confidently transition into your nursing career.  

Keywords: COA, College of the Albemarle, New Grad, NG, M/S, Med Tele, SDU, IMCU, ICU

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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

Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, located in Elizabeth City, NC, serves northeastern North Carolina with a caring team of approximately 650 employees and 150 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. Our 182-bed facility features 25 specialties including emergency, maternity, orthopedics, medical, and surgical care in addition to our outpatient laboratory, imaging, and comprehensive breast services. In 2022, Sentara broke ground on a new campus, a state-of-the-art 88-bed hospital to replace the current 60-year-old facility on North Road Street. The 135-acre campus, coming out of the ground at Halstead Boulevard Extended and Thunder Road, will be known as the Sentara Albemarle Regional Health Campus. It is projected to cost about $200 million, up from the original estimate of $158 million, due to sharp spikes in costs for building materials and medical equipment.

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.