Registered Nurse - ICU - Per Diem

Trinity Health•Wilmington, DE

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Saint Francis Hospital, a member of Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic, is seeking experienced Registered Nurses to join the team in their ICU. The Intensive Care Unit at Saint Francis Hospital is a 10-bed unit serving the Wilmington community and Northern New Castle County. The unit cares for various types of patients including but not limited to cardiac arrest, DKA, vascular, sepsis, overdoses, and performs CRRT for renal failure patients. The hospital provides continuing education to keep nurses up to date with critical care topics and hosts monthly Education Forums with their intensivist to discuss current ICU-related topics. The ICU management team values and promotes a work-life balance.

Requirements

Current Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Delaware or valid temporary permit.
Associates Degree in Nursing required.
Previous Critical Care nursing experience required.
BLS and ACLS Certification required.

Nice To Haves

BSN highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Adheres to hospital nursing practice standards, demonstrates appropriate assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care.
Completes a Nursing Assessment form on each patient within 24 hours.
Identifies patient needs based on objective data and follows through with appropriate documentation.
Implements appropriate Nursing actions to each patient that needs to be identified.
Makes decisions that reflect both knowledge of facts and sound judgment.
Discusses with and includes patient and/or family significant other about planned patient care and expected outcomes and documents same.
Identifies and appropriately utilizes multidisciplinary approach to facilitate delivery of patient care.
Instructs and documents patient in follow-up care/activities in preparation for transfer/discharge.
Evaluates the patient’s/significant other’s understanding of instructions.
Gives written instructions and materials to patients and families.