About ChristianaCare:
ChristianaCare is the one of the Mid Atlantic's largest academic health care providers and consists of 3 campuses: Wilmington, Newark and Union at Cecil County. Through our values of love and excellence, ChristianaCare is consistently identified as a regional center of excellence for cardiology, cancer and women's health services and ranked by US News & World as Best Hospital.ChristianaCare Private Duty serves patients throughout the state of Delaware, and has needs on specific cases for which we are recruiting, including a 10p-6a shift and a 9p-5a shift, as well as some day shift hours. - These patients require gastric tube feedings for nutrition and possess other medical conditions that require constant monitoring. - -If serving these patients -would be meaningful to you and your clinical development, please apply. - -Please see our video, by clicking this link, for a glimpse of what it means to work at the VNA: -. -
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide overnight care while parents and caregivers sleep, ensuring the patient's safety and comfort.
- Administer medications and other prescribed treatments as ordered.
- Coordinate care with the family, the patient's physician and other healthcare professionals.
- Creates positive relationships by serving in a compassionate, responsive and courteous manner.
- Works Overnight and -Weekends.EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; BSN within 3 years of hire (or Master's degree in nursing)
- 1 year -or more professional registered nursing experience
- Current license to practice as an RN in the State of Delaware
- IV proficient (new hires will receive training and be IV proficient within 3 months of hire)
- Education # 2 IV statewide requirement 2406, 2407, 2408, 2409
- Valid driver's license with proof of insurance.
- Tracheostomy and ventilator experience a plus!