Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical Telemetry - Night Shift
About The Position
5 West Medical Telemetry Unit at ChristianaCare Wilmington Hospital is a 28-bed unit that provides adult and geriatric inpatient and observational care on a 24-hour basis. The area is designed to accommodate patients who need medical-surgical nursing care and testing. The scope of services on 5 West Medical encompasses a variety of diagnoses, including but not limited to: stroke, pneumonia, urinary tract infection, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, cellulitis, substance use disorder, and psychiatric diagnoses. The conditions of patients cared for in this area can be described as fair, good, and guarded. The patient population cared for in this area includes adult and geriatric patients aged 18-105. The patients are received, admitted, and transferred from the Emergency Department, the Step-Down Unit, the Intensive Care Unit, and Direct Admissions from the community and provider offices.
Requirements
- Delaware RN License or Compact Nursing License.
- A minimum of 1 to 2 years of experience in a Medical-Surgical (Med-Surg) unit within a hospital setting is required.
- BLS Required
Nice To Haves
- BSN preferred or commitment to obtaining BSN within 3 years of hire date.
Responsibilities
- Make daily assignments considering patient diagnosis, condition, acuity, age, developmental level, and staff qualifications.
- Provide medical-surgical nursing care and testing.
- Care for patients with a variety of diagnoses including stroke, pneumonia, urinary tract infection, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, cellulitis, substance use disorder, and psychiatric diagnoses.
- Cross-train to 4N Medical Stepdown.
Benefits
- Full Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, etc.
- Two retirement planning offerings, including 403(b) with company contributions.
- Generous paid time off with annual rollover and opportunities to cash out.
- 12-week paid parental leave.
- Tuition assistance
- Incredible Work/Life benefits including annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial mentor, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and great discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more!
- health insurance
- paid time off
- retirement
- an employee assistance program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
