3C Medical Unit Stepdown recently received the AACN Beacon Award for Excellence.

Christiana Care Health System is seeking a Registered Nurse to work 24 hours per week on the NightShift (7p-7a) at our Christiana Hospital on this Unit. Weekend and Holidays - per the guidelines of the department.

The 3C Medical Stepdown team offers an opportunity to provide care for acutely ill adult patients on a 40-bed stepdown unit. 3C has the unique ability to care for patients that require Intermediate stepdown level of care or Transitional stepdown level of care within the same unit. You will assist in managing a 1:3-4 transitional patient assignment or a 1:4-5 intermediate patient assignment.

You will utilize critical thinking and clinical expertise to assess, plan, and deliver individualized care to an adult patient population with a variety of medical diagnoses. As a member of our team, you will work closely with the interdisciplinary team including nursing, social work, pharmacy, respiratory therapist, physical therapists, speech therapists, hospitalists, and consultants such as Pulmonologists, Nephrologists, Cardiologists, and Infectious Disease.

We see a range of diagnoses including Respiratory Failure, COPD, Acute Renal Failure, GI Bleed, DKA, Sepsis, and many others. 3C nurses are highly skilled in caring for acutely ill and complex patients, who are proficient in telemetry monitoring, non-ventilator dependent trach collar and High Flow Nasal Cannula management, wound care and more.

We deliver holistic patient care that is patient and family centered to ensure patient comfort and positive outcomes by providing education related to medications and disease processes. In addition, you will closely supervise patients and manage any emergencies than may arise. Once stabilized, you will assist with the transition of patients to the appropriate level of care, facility, or home. 3C staff and leadership take pride in our dedication and teamwork to provide safe, quality care to all of our patients.

We offer a variety of part time or full-time positions with flexible scheduling to meet the individual needs of our team members. The leadership team to committed to providing professional advancement opportunities for our staff, such as guiding our nurses to become a preceptor, charge RN, member of unit and/or system council, and certified. We encourage board certification in Medical-Surgical, Geriatric, Progressive Care, and/or Critical Care Nursing.

Qualities and Experience We Are Looking For

• Excellent communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively and professionally with an interdisciplinary team and peers
• A positive outlook and willingness to embrace change
• Compassionate and dedicated caregivers

General Requirements:

• BSN required.
• ADNs candidate are required to commitment to obtaining BSN within three years of date of hire can be considered with relevant experience.
• Qualified applicants will have at least one year experience. Acute care or sub acute care experience preferred.
• BLS required

What are we about: Our mission as an organization is to serve our neighbors as expert, caring partners in their health. We do this by creating innovative, effective, affordable systems of care that our neighbors value. This is our promise to you. As a nonprofit health system, our mission is one of service. We believe that the key to providing truly great health care is to partner with our patients and their families, building a system of care that is effective, affordable and valuable to everyone who is touched by it.

ChristianaCare has the most advanced health care technology available to help meet your needs. But more important than the technology is our commitment to partner with you to meet your individual needs. We want to care for you and help you live the healthy life you want to live.

The successful candidate may be eligible up to a sign on bonus to be paid over a period of 12 months.

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.