Private Duty Nurses (LPN) Home Health Days or Nights

Private Duty Nurse

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!

ChristianaCare HomeHealth Private Duty Nurses serve pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients throughout the state of Delaware. Areas of Delaware include Camden, Georgetown, Newark, and Wilmington. 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.

Job Description

• 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 one year of experience working in a healthcare setting preferred.
• 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 is a plus.
• Tracheostomy and ventilator experience preferred.

Benefits

• Flexible schedule (Per Diem role).
• iPad and documentation system training.
• Tracheostomy, ventilator, and pediatric training.
• Professional development.
• Paid time off for part-time staff.

These are flat rate positions; any individual hired into these positions will be paid between $23.91 to $27.96 per hour plus any applicable differentials for working 20 or 30 hours per week.

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.