Registered Nurse, Wilmington Adult Medicine

ChristianaCare, Primary Care at Wilmington Adult Medicine is looking for a full-time Registered Nurse.

ChristianaCare's Rocco A. Abessinio Family Wilmington Health Center is home to three primary care practices, which includes Wilmington Adult Medicine, as well as other programs and services. Offering wellness and preventive health visits for people of all ages, and medical care for treating illness and injury, the team of clinical and support personnel provide the high-quality health care that every patient within our community deserves, regardless of income or ability to pay. Care teams include nurses, physician residents, attending physicians, and nurse practitioners.

Work Schedule:

This full time Registered Nurse position's days and hours are as follows:

• Monday-Friday

• 8:00AM-4:30PM

Job duties & responsibilities:

• Demonstrates skills and knowledge necessary to provide care to patients in the community which include pediatrics, adolescent, adult, geriatric and homeless population. Includes knowledge of growth development

• Utilizes experience, knowledge and skills necessary to provide and demonstrate patient centric care delivery as well as identify patient needs

• Assures compliance with regulatory and professional standards through regulatory and tracer methodology

• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team including Virtual Practice, Community Team, Operational Team

• Demonstrates skills and knowledge to meet the needs of underserved populations in community

• Adheres to customer service standards

• Triages patient concerns, ensures appropriate disposition and demonstrates follow through on necessary actions

• Interacts with patients and provides necessary education using teach back method

• Acts as a liaison for patients, families, and health professionals and actively communicates with the patient and team

• Assess patient response to interventions

• Demonstrates knowledge and skill in direct nursing care

• Answers and respond to telephone messages under the direction of the provider

• Assists providers in examinations or procedures

• Fosters, maintains, and strengthens community relationships that will help care for the patients

• Helps coordinate transitions of care.

• Responds effectively to patient crisis situations.

• Supports work of the Medical Assistant and Community Health Worker

• Assists with staff education and evaluation of clinical competencies as necessary

• Assist with orientation of new personnel to ensure that they are properly trained to support Community Practices

• Randomly shadows clinical support staff to ensure appropriate care is provided

• Administration of medications, monitoring of vital signs, and performing routine treatments and procedures prescribed by the provider when needed.

• Keeps current with policies and procedures and participates in quality improvement activities.

• Enhances the professional growth of self by staying current in clinical practice, participating in teams, projects, councils, committees, Magnet and task forces.

• Demonstrates and promotes Christianacare Core Values and Behaviors

• Engages staff in adhering to customer service standards

• Performs assigned work safely, adhering to established departmental safety rules and practices; reports to supervisor, in a timely manner, any unsafe activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself, other employees, patients and visitors.

• Performs other related duties as required

Education Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

• RN License or eligible for licensure in the state of Delaware

• Three to five years of clinical nursing experience in ambulatory practice, medical-surgical, emergency department, public health nursing or home health nursing experience

• Prior experience in educating and supervising clinical staff or other informal leadership role

• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted

• BSN preferred; ADN considered with agreement of completion of BSN in 3 years

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Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit https://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/