Registered Nurse (RN) - Full Time - 36 hours per week - Night shift - $20,000 Sign on Bonus - 3D Transitional Medical (Stepdown) Unit

ChristianaCare • Newark, DE

5d • $42 - $67 • Onsite

About The Position

Christiana Care Health System is seeking a Registered Nurse to work 36 hours per week on the Night Shift at our Christiana Hospital on the 3D Transitional Stepdown Unit. The Transitional Medical Unit (TMU)/3D Intermediate Unit team offers an unique opportunity to provide care for acutely ill patients requiring different levels of care. This unit is an AACN Beacon Award Recipient, Bronze and Silver.

Requirements

• BSN required (ADN candidates considered with a 3‑year BSN completion commitment)
• Minimum one year of experience required (acute or sub‑acute preferred)
• BLS certification required
• Excellent communication & prioritization skills
• Ability to work effectively and professionally with an interdisciplinary team and peers
• A positive outlook and willingness to embrace change

Nice To Haves

• Encouraged to obtain board certification in Medical-Surgical, Geriatric, Progressive Care, and/or Critical Care Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Utilize critical thinking and clinical expertise to assess, plan, and deliver individualized care to an adult patient population with a respiratory focus.
• Work closely with the interdisciplinary team including nursing, social work, pharmacy, respiratory therapist, hospitalists, and consultants such as Pulmonologists, Nephrologists, Cardiologists, and Infectious Disease.
• Care for patients with a range of diagnoses including ventilator dependent respiratory failure, COPD, Pulmonary Hypertension, Acute Renal Failure, GI Bleed, DKA, Sepsis, and many others.
• Provide comprehensive patient care that is patient and family centered to ensure patient comfort and positive outcomes by providing education related to medications and disease process.
• Closely monitor patients and manage any emergencies that may arise.
• Assist with the transition of patients to the appropriate level of care once stabilized.
• Manage 3-4 patient assignments.

Benefits

• health insurance
• paid time off
• retirement
• employee assistance program
• $20,000 Sign on Bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level