LPN | Part-Time | HomeHealth - Private Duty Nurse/ $2,500.00 Sign On

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: https://youtu.be/OEVadkUrte8. 

This is a benefits eligible position with a $2,500.00 sign on bonus for an 18-month commitment.

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.

Requirements:

• Delaware LPN or RN or license with one year experience working in a healthcare setting preferred.
• Associates degree or completed an accredited LPN education program.
• Work experience in an acute or chronic care facility, or home health agency is preferred.
• Previous Home Healthcare and Long Term Care experience preferred.
• Must be able to attend a two-week daytime orientation in our Camden office, followed by patient-specific field orientation on night shift. Also requires a mandatory weekend per month. There is some flexibility in the orientation schedule that can be discussed.
• Tracheostomy and ventilator experience a plus!

Wilmington Hospital, Wilmington, Delaware. This 241-bed, 622,100-square-foot facility includes an emergency department and helipad, and is supported by specialized centers for rehabilitation, advanced joint replacement, women's health, pediatrics, behavioral health and memory disorders. This location also offers diagnostic imaging, lab services and an on-site surgicenter. The Wilmington Hospital campus serves as Christiana Care's corporate headquarters and includes the Wilmington Annex, which hosts adolescent health services, an HIV program, a Community Health Access Program and the Wilmington Family Medical Center.