Prevention Nurse Specialist

City/State

Work Shift

Overview:

This is a Remote Flexi position with Day shift hours ( Monday - Friday 8:00am-5:00pm)

This is not a Work-from-Home position but does require on site participation within the Hampton Roads area (Virginia Beach up to Hampton, VA)

Required Qualifications:

• RN License (Virginia)

• Associates or Bachelors Degree in Nursing or Non Degree RN Diploma

• BLS Certification

• Minimum 5 years experience working as a Registered Nurse

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Community Nursing

• Experience in Health Prevention/ Health Education

• Experience working with Diabetes or Cardiac Risk patients

Primary responsibilities include:

• This position is responsible for oversight and management of health screening, educational and health promotion events

• Responsible for both individual and group education to promote core health improvement programs including smoking cessation, adult immunizations, heart health, cancer prevention and detection, and wise self-care.

Sentara Health Plans is the health insurance division of Sentara Healthcare doing business as Optima Health and Virginia Premier.

Sentara Health Plans provides health insurance coverage through a full suite of commercial products including consumer-driven, employee-owned and employer-sponsored plans, individual and family health plans, employee assistance plans and plans serving Medicare and Medicaid enrollees.

With more than 30 years' experience in the insurance business and 20 years' experience serving Medicaid populations, we offer programs to support members with chronic illnesses, customized wellness programs, and integrated clinical and behavioral health services - all to help our members improve their health.

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!

Keywords: RN, Registered Nurse, Community Health, Prevention Nurse, Nurse Education

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.