Registered Nurse - Maternity - Per Diem

Registered Nurse

Employment Type: Per Diem

Shift: Night shift - can pick up other shifts as needed during week and weekend Location: Saint Francis Hospital - Wilmington, DE

Position Purpose

The staff nurse is a registered professional nurse who plans and renders nursing care within an assigned nursing unit. He/she gives direct patient care and maintains clinical records reflecting the patient's condition, medication, treatment, examination, and progress according to the Delaware Nursing Practice Act and St. Francis Hospital's policies and procedures.

As a Registered Nurse you will:

• Adheres to hospital nursing practice standards, demonstrates appropriate assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care.
• Performs a comprehensive assessment of the neonate.
• Displays an understanding of normal newborn transitional care including thermoregulation, glucose monitoring, and respiratory status.
• Plans and delivers care to the newborn with complications.
• Identifies patient needs based on objective data and follows through with appropriate documentation.
• Implements appropriate Nursing actions to each patient needs identified.
• Makes decisions that reflect both knowledge of facts and sound judgment.
• Discusses with and includes parents about planned patient care and expected outcomes and documents same.
• Identifies and appropriately utilizes multidisciplinary approach to facilitate delivery of patient care.
• Instructs parents in follow-up care/activities in preparation for transfer/discharge. Evaluates the parents understanding of instructions. Gives written instructions and materials to parents. Documents understanding of instructions.
• Charts precise and specific observation via Focus Charting on Flow Sheets.
• Receives and gives a knowledgeable and concise patient report to others, as necessary to demonstrate awareness of patient's overall conditions.
• Initiates Clinical Pathways/Plan of care on appropriate patient population on admission.

Minimum Qualifications:

• ASN required, BSN preferred, from an accredited school of nursing
• Active RN License in the state of Delaware
• Previous Maternity experience preferred; open to other nursing backgrounds
• BLS Required
• Must obtain NRP certification within 6 months of employment.

Position Highlights:

• Work/Life balance with flexible schedules.
• Free onsite parking.
• Our mission and core values are what drive each member of Trinity Health to support each other, communicate openly and respectfully while embracing a culture that nurtures a healing, safe environment for all.
• Referral Rewards Program

About us:

For more than 90 years, Saint Francis Hospital has served the Wilmington community and Northern New Castle County by providing compassionate health care of the highest quality. Founded by the Sisters of Saint Francis of Philadelphia in 1924, Saint Francis heeds a particular call to serve those in need. Our ministry is to serve all who require expert medical care regardless of religion, race, color, creed, or economic status.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.