Registered Nurse - CVU - Nights
Employment Type: Full time • Shift: 12 Hour Night Shift (7:00 pm – 7:30 am) • 36 hrs/wk • Every third weekend & rotating holidays
Saint Francis Hospital, a member of Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic, is looking for experienced Registered Nurses to join the team on our CVU floor with the possibility to cross-train in the ICU. We are offering a $10,000 sign-on bonus for eligible candidates that meet our minimum requirements.
About the role
Serving the Wilmington community and Northern New Castle County, the Cardiovascular unit (CVU) at Saint Francis Hospital is a 30-bed unit. We care for a wide variety of patients including cardiac diagnoses requiring vasoactive drips, respiratory compromise, DKA, vascular, sepsis, overdoses, and more. Continuing education is provided on relevant topics, as well as Education Forums with our intensivist. Our management team values and promotes work-life balance, professional growth, and comradery.
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.
Requirements
- Associates Degree in Nursing required; Bachelor Degree in Nursing highly preferred
- Active RN Licensure in State of Delaware
- BLS Certification required
- At least two years of step-down or PCU experience required
- Must obtain ACLS Certification within 3 months of hire
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage (effective first day of hire)
- Retirement Savings Program
- Paid Time Off
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Free Parking
- And more