Patient Care Registered Nurse RN - Med Surg

Bayhealth; Meilsen; On-site; EUR 69,000 - 106,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health Insurance

On Site Child Care

Educational Reimbursement

401(k) Plans

Job summary

Bayhealth Sussex Campus Milford, Delaware is seeking a Registered Nurse for the 6A Acuity Adaptable floor. The position is part-time (48 hours biweekly) with night shifts. The nurse will provide direct patient care, develop individualized care plans and ensure safe medication administration.

Responsibilities include wound care, patient education, documentation, and collaboration with physicians to optimize outcomes. ACLS/PALS may be required as directed by management.

Qualifications

• Education: Associate Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma.
• Credential: Registered Nurse Basic Life Support.
• ACLS / PALS may be required per manager’s direction.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct, professional nursing care to patients in the acute care setting.
• Develop a patient-centered plan of care based on individualized needs.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient medical records.
• Counsel and educate patients and their care partners on treatment plans.
• Administer medications following the five rights of medication administration.
• Provide wound care and dressing changes as applicable.
• Observe and record patient behavior and responses to nursing interventions.
• Demonstrate standards of excellence with compassion, accountability, respect, teamwork and integrity.

Skills

Nursing

Patient Care

Clinical Documentation

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Nursing Diploma

Job description

If you care about the opportunity to grow, to make a difference, to build a future and a life, then we just might have the career for you. Care to talk?

Bayhealth Medical Center is Central and Southern Delaware’s healthcare leader with hospitals in Dover and Milford, as well as stand-alone Emergency Department in Smyrna and a hybrid Emergency Department and Urgent Care in Milton. We offer various practice settings throughout Kent and Sussex Counties. Bayhealth Medical Center Kent Campus is 90 minutes from Philadelphia, Washington, DC and Baltimore. Our Sussex Campus is 30 minutes to the Delaware beaches and relaxation in the sand!

Bayhealth Medical Center offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package (for eligible positions) including:

• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Matching 401(k)/403(b) Plans
• Excellent Health, Dental, and Vision
• Disability and Life Insurance options
• On Site Child Care
• Educational Reimbursement
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flex Spending Accounts
• Plus, an array of Voluntary Benefits to include Critical Care Coverage and more!

Location

Sussex Campus Hospital, Milford Delaware

Status

Part Time 48 Hours Biweekly

Shift

Nights 12-Hour Shifts

Salary Range

37.98 - 58.87 HOURLY

General Summary

6A is an Acuity Adaptable floor at our Bayhealth Sussex Campus in Milford Delaware. Patients on 6A enjoy private rooms, is very well equipped, clean and organized. 6A is a 24 bed unit where the acuity ranges from Med Surg to Intermediate Care and receives a variety of patients including Neuro and Neuro like conditions. They have great teamwork, participates in the Nurse Residency Program and Shared Governance.

The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care to patients within a assigned unit with a commitment to quality and safety. Professional nursing practices, requiring specialized knowledge judgment and skill are performed using the process in accordance with hospital policy, procedures and nursing philosophy.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct, professional nursing care to specified population of patients in the acute care setting.
• Develops a patient centered plan of care based on individualized needs.
• Maintains confidentiality of the patient medical record.
• Counsel and educate patients and their care partner on treatment plans.
• Administer medication following the five rights of medication administration.
• Provide wound care and dressing changes, as applicable.
• Read and interpret patient information, making treatment decisions, when appropriate.
• Consult with physicians to decide on best treatment decisions when appropriate
• Performs nursing interventions to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Observe and record patient behavior and response to nursing interventions.
• Demonstrates quality, safe and effective patient care.
• Provides delegation to unlicensed assistive staff and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) staff
• Demonstrates standards of excellence which includes practicing nursing with core values of compassion, accountability, respect, teamwork and integrity.
• Demonstrates understanding and executes quality and performance improvement plans. (only for RN evaluation)
• Participates in decision making and takes actions based on ethical principles. (only for RN evaluation)
• Provides timely and accurate documentation of patient care.
• All other duties as assigned within the scope and range of job responsibilities.

Required Education, Credential(s) and Experience

• Education:
• Associate Degree Nursing
• Or Nursing Diploma.
• Credential(s):
• Registered Nurse Basic Life Support
• *ACLS / PALS may be required per manager’s direction and timeframe *Commit to seeking specialty certification within time frame as indicated during interview