Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Health Admission
ChristianaCare
Georgetown, DE

Are you are an experienced HomeHealth Visiting RN who is dedicated to providing excellent care? ChristianaCare HomeHealth is the place for you. Our highly skilled caregivers assist patients with safely transitioning home. We work with families and their loved one’s doctor and other health care providers to build a care plan that will meet their needs.

Please note: Posted sign-on bonuses are available for eligible external candidates.  Internal candidates do not meet bonus eligibility requirements. Some exceptions may apply.

ChristianaCare benefits:

Incredible Work/Life benefits including annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and great discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more!

We also provide tuition assistance for degreed programs, and for some Nursing programs we offer pre-pay. Our medical/dental/vision benefits are available to our caregivers on their first day of employment! And we offer two different mechanisms toward planning for your retirement, a 403(b) and a defined contribution plan. Finally we provide a tablet and leverage Matrix Care to document patient records.

ChristianaCare HomeHealth is seeking a Full Time Admissions RN. The successful candidate will support New Castle County, DE specifically in Newark or Georgetown, Lewes, Rehoboth; work day shift hours, one weekend a month, 2 holidays a year, there is no on-call requirement.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform and document clinical assessments of patients at time of admission only; no revisits or med/surg evaluations.
• Precept other nurses who are taking on some admission duties.
• Initiates and participates in team meetings and/or independently collaborates in interdisciplinary discussions regarding patient care or practice.
• Enhances professional growth by staying current in clinical practice. Incorporating research into practice and participating in councils/committees/task forces.

Requirements:

• BSN required; ADN candidates are required to acquire their Bachelors of Science, Nursing Degree (BSN), within three (3) years of their start date as outlined in the Education Agreement required to be signed as a condition of employment.
• 2.5 years of Recent Skilled Adult Home Health experience required; must include OASIS documentation experience
• OASIS proficiency required; acquire OASIS certification within 18 months of start date.
• IV proficient or willing to train, and achieve proficiency within 3 months of start date.

About ChristianaCare:

ChristianaCare is one of the country’s most dynamic health systems, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs. Christiana Care includes an extensive network of outpatient services, home health care, medical aid units, three hospitals (1,300 beds), a Level I trauma center and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women’s health. We rank 21st in the nation for hospital admissions and 6th for admission of stroke patients. ChristianaCare is a not-for-profit teaching health system with our outstanding, data-powered care coordination service and a focus on population health and value-based care, ChristianaCare is crafting the future of health care.

Working for Christiana Care offers the best of urban and suburban living with multiple housing options, excellent restaurants and entertainment venues, quality public and private schools and a short driving distance to popular Delaware and New Jersey beaches. The location provides easy access to Washington, DC, Philadelphia and New York City – all within a short drive or train ride from Newark, DE.

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