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Are you a compassionate nurse who loves the idea of working one on one with your patient in the home health setting? If so, Private Duty Nursing might be a good fit for you! Please see our video! By clicking this link, you will get a glimpse of what it means to work at ChristianaCare HomeHealth: https://youtu.be/OEVadkUrte8 .

ChristianaCare HomeHealth Private Duty Nurses serve pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients throughout the state of DE. Our highly trained staff assists with a wide range of medical care including administering medications, gastric tube feedings, tracheostomy maintenance, ventilator support and much more.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Deliver expert care to medically fragile pediatric and/ or adult patients.
• Coordinate care with families, their loved one's doctors, and other health care providers.
• Build positive relationships by serving in a compassionate, responsive and courteous manner.
• Work a minimum of two weekend shifts per month
• Administer medications and prescribed treatments as ordered

Requirements:

DE LPN or RN license with 1 year of experience working in a healthcare setting

Must be able to attend a two-week daytime orientation in our Camden office, followed by patient field orientation

Previous home health and/or Long Term Care experience a plus

Tracheostomy and ventilator experience preferred

ChristianaCare HomeHealth offers:

• Competitive pay
• Flexible Schedule (Per Diem role)
• iPad and documentation system training
• Tracheostomy, ventilator, and pediatric training
• Professional development
• 403(b) plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off for part time staff

EEO Statement: 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.

UPDATE: ChristianaCare is committed to prioritizing the health and safety of our patients and caregivers. As we continue to meet the needs of our caregivers and our community through the COVID-19 pandemic, our commitment to health and safety requires that we take new steps to ensure a safe environment for medical care for our patients and a workplace that avoids preventable harm for our caregivers. For this reason, vaccination for COVID-19 is required for all caregivers at ChristianaCare and is considered a safety standard that is job-related and consistent with business necessity for all caregivers.