Registered Nurse I-iii - Smyrna, United States - State of Delaware

State of Delaware

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Smyrna, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Introduction:

Make a Difference

_ Now offering Recruitment and Referral Incentives at the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS)_

$10,000.00 recruitment incentive for
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Registered Nurses
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Advanced Practice Nurses
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Nurse Consultants
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Nursing Supervisors
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Compliance Nurses

$7,500.00 recruitment incentive for Licensed Practical Nurse

$5,000.00 recruitment incentive for Certified Nurse's Assistant

Referral bonuses of $1,000 are available to referring DHSS employees.

You must be a new employee to the State of DE to be eligible for this program.
Incentive Program.

The program provides incentives as follows:

Recruitment incentives will be paid in quarterly installments over the first year of hire and will begin after the first quarter of employment. New employees accepting this recruitment bonus must commit to two consecutive years of employment with DHSS. You must be a new employee to the state to be eligible for this incentive.
Referral bonuses of $1,000 are available to current DHSS employees who refer new hires to the state in the following classifications: Advanced Practice Nurse, Nurse Consultant, Nursing Supervisor, Compliance Nurse, Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and Certified Nursing Assistant. Referral bonuses of $1,000 will be paid in quarterly installments over the first year of hire of the referred applicant.
NOTE: This program is administered by the Department of Health and Social Services.

The program may be terminated by the State at any time._

Summary Statement:

The incumbent will administer medications, perform treatments as ordered, and determine priorities of residents needs based on nursing diagnosis.

They will be solving a majority of clinical problems; using chain of command when assistance is needed in resolving problems.

They will be assigning duties to subordinates, monitoring their performance, and correcting as necessary.

This position will also work closely with the Medical Director, Nurse Practitioners, wound care team, Gero Psych team and nursing administration, along with specialist from outside agencies.

May also act as the charge nurse in the absence of the unit manager. This position is essential, as this nurse will work closely with residents and their families.

Essential Functions:

Essential functions are fundamental, core functions common to positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of every job duty for any one position in the class.

Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.

Provides or evaluates direct nursing care.
Develops, implements and/or reviews nursing care plans.
Provides health care instruction and guidance to individuals, families, community groups and/or nursing home facilities in the management of their health care needs.
Maintains an effective working relationship with other members of the treatment team.
Prepares and submits records, reports, evaluations and forms.
Participates in and make recommendations regarding quality assurance activities.

Job Requirement Series:

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Registered Nurse I
Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

Possession of a Delaware Registered Nurse license, Delaware temporary license or multi-state compact license.

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Registered Nurse II
Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

Possession of a Bachelors degree or higher in Nursing OR at least one year experience as a Registered Nurse.
Possession of a Delaware Registered Nurse license OR multistate compact license.

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Registered Nurse III
Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

At least two years experience as a Registered Nurse OR a Bachelors degree or higher in Nursing and at least one year experience as a Registered Nurse OR a Masters degree or higher in Nursing.
Possession of a Delaware Registered Nurse license OR multistate compact license.

Additional Posting Information:

This posting may be closed on or before 11/09/2024 upon filling the vacant position(s).

Conditions of Hire:

Pre-employment

Drug Testing:
Upon a conditional offer, you must undergo pre-employment drug testing as part of the hiring process.

Criminal background check:
A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire.

The recruiting agency may require the applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of the conditional offer of hire.

This position is a classification organized under an exclusive bargaining representative (labor organization) that has been elected by employees as their representa