Kent Campus Hospital

STATUS: Full Time 72 Hours

SHIFT: Variable

Why Should I Join the Bayhealth Nursing Team?

Whether you are just starting out in your nursing career or have an established history of excellence in the field, we are excited for you to join our team! You deserve to work with teammates who understand the importance of your role in patient care. And that's what you'll find when you join Bayhealth!

We offer flexible work schedules and educational opportunities to our nurses in a variety of departments and specialties across multiple campuses.

As an organization, we believe strongly in embracing the diversity of our teams, and that applies to our nurses as well. We are dedicated to equality for people of all ages, abilities, races, languages and cultures.

In addition to providing high-quality care to our patients on an individual level, our nurses help us shape the policies and procedures that guide our care across our organization. Through shared governance councils, committees, and task forces, you will have a chance to influence the communities and patients we serve for years to come.

Benefits and Perks for Being on Our Team

Bayhealth offers employees a competitive benefits package because we value our team members, we support their career growth, and we want them and their families to stay healthy.

Our employee benefits include:

Flexible health insurance benefits through our Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, Dental, and Vision.
Basic and supplemental accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) coverage
Basic and supplemental life insurance
Bayhealth Child Care Center (Kent Co. Campus)
Dependent life insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees with personal and/or work-related problems
Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) - healthcare and dependent daycare
Short- and long-term disability coverage
Choice of retirement savings plans including 410(k) and 403(b)

What's Next

Once you have applied, a recruiter will reach out to talk more about your interest. If you are qualified for the position, we will coordinate an interview with a hiring manager and peers within the department.

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:

1. Provide direct, professional nursing care to specified population of patients in the acute care setting.
2. Develops a patient centered plan of care based on individualized needs.
3. Maintains confidentiality of the patient medical record.
4. Counsel and educate patients and their care partner on treatment plans.
5. Administer medication following the five rights of medication administration.
6. Provide wound care and dressing changes, as applicable.
7. Read and interpret patient information, making treatment decisions, when appropriate.
8. Consult with physicians to decide on best treatment decisions when appropriate
9. Performs nursing interventions to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
10. Observe and record patient behavior and response to nursing interventions.
11. Demonstrates quality, safe and effective patient care.
12. Provides delegation to unlicensed assistive staff and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) staff
13. Demonstrates standards of excellence which includes practicing nursing with core values of compassion, accountability, respect, teamwork and integrity.
14. Demonstrates understanding and executes quality and performance improvement plans. (only for RN evaluation)
15. Participates in decision making and takes actions based on ethical principles. (only for RN evaluation)
16. Provides timely and accurate documentation of patient care.
17. All other duties as assigned within the scope and range of job responsibilities.

Required Education, Credential(s) and Experience:

Education: Bachelor Degree Nursing Diploma; Nursing - Within 36 months of hire, if not already obtained; Nursing Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing program/university
Credential(s): Licensed Registered Nurse; Basic Life Support;.ACLS/PALS may be required per manager's direction and timeframe.Commit to seeking specialty certification within time frame as indicated during interview
Experience: No Experience Required; New Grads Accepted

Preferred Education, Credential(s) and Experience:

Education: BSN preferred
Credential: Certification related to the position, if applicable.
Experience: Experience in relevant specialty

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https://apply.bayhealth.org/join/