LPN - Private Duty Nurse | 32 hours Per Diem per month/Night

Christiana Care Health System; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking compassionate LPNs to join their dedicated HomeHealth team. This role offers the chance to provide essential overnight care for medically fragile patients, ensuring their safety and comfort while parents rest. With a focus on teamwork, you will coordinate with families and other healthcare professionals to deliver personalized care plans. The position provides schedule flexibility and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives. If you are passionate about nursing and looking to work in a supportive environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Schedule flexibility

Qualifications

• Delaware LPN license with one year of healthcare experience preferred.
• Must attend a two-week daytime orientation and work weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide overnight care ensuring patient safety and comfort.
• Administer medications and coordinate care with healthcare professionals.

Skills

Compassionate nursing

Medication administration

Tracheostomy maintenance

Ventilator support

Coordination of care

Education

Associates degree or accredited LPN program

Tools

Medical equipment

Job description

About ChristianaCare:
ChristianaCare is 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.

If you are an LPN that is compassionate about nursing, ChristianaCare HomeHealth is the place for you. Whether families need help during the day or night, this expert care is available for medically fragile children and complex adults. Our highly skilled staff can assist with many different facets of medical care, including tracheostomy maintenance, ventilator support, gastric tube feedings, giving medications, and much more. We work with families and their loved one’s doctor and other health care providers to create a care plan that will meet their needs. Please see our video, by clicking this link, for a glimpse of what it means to work in home care: https://youtu.be/OEVadkUrte8.

ChristianaCare HomeHealth is seeking Per Diem LPNs to work in Newark, Wilmington, or Kent/Sussex Delaware within our Private Duty Nursing department. This exciting position offers:

• Schedule Flexibility.

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.
• Create positive relationships by serving in a compassionate, responsive, and courteous manner.
• Work overnight and weekends.

Requirements:

• Delaware LPN license with one year of 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!