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Bayhealth Medical Center is Central and Southern Delaware’s healthcare leader with hospitals in Dover and Milford, a s well as stand -alone Emergency Department in Smyrna and a hybrid E mergency 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
Kent Campus Hospital
Status
Full Time 72 Hours
Shift
Nights
Salary Range
37.98 - 58.87 HOURLY
General Summary
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: Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing
- Credential(s): Registered Nurse RN
Basic Life Support BLS
*ACLS / PALS may be required per manager’s direction and timeframe*Commit to seeking specialty certification within time frame as indicated during interview
- Experience: Acute care experience strongly preferred
Preferred Education, Credential(s) and Experience
- Education: Bachelor Degree Nursing BSN
- Credential(s): Certification related to the position, if applicable.
- Experience: Experience in relevant specialty, Cardiac Critical Care
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