RN - ICU - Full Time - Days

Trinity Health•Wilmington, DE

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Saint Francis Hospital, a member of Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic, is seeking experienced Registered Nurses to join the team in our ICU! This is a full-time position with a 12-hour day shift schedule (7:00 am - 7:30 pm), requiring work every third weekend and rotating holidays. The Intensive Care Unit at Saint Francis Hospital is a 10-bed unit serving the Wilmington community and Northern New Castle County. We care for a variety of critical patients, including those with cardiac arrest, DKA, vascular issues, sepsis, and overdoses. We also provide CRRT for renal failure patients. To ensure our nurses stay current, we offer continuing education on critical care topics and hold monthly Education Forums with our intensivist to discuss relevant ICU subjects. Our ICU management team is committed to promoting a healthy 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.