Registered Nurse - CVU - Day Shift

Saint Francis Hospital, a member of Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic, is looking for experienced Registered Nurses to join the team on our CVU floor!

Shift: Full-Time Day Shift (7:00 am - 7:30 pm) / Every third weekend & rotating holiday's

Position Purpose

The RN works in a collaborative environment at Saint Francis Hospital to deliver excellent patient care as part of an interdisciplinary team providing evidence-based medicine and individualized patient care. A Registered Nurse is expected to facilitate all aspects of the patient visit experience. Great opportunity to work in an organization that focuses on treating the whole person, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.   

Unit Overview

Serving the Wilmington community and Northern New Castle County, the Cardiovascular unit (CVU) at Saint Francis Hospital is a 30-bed unit.  We care for a wide variety of patients including cardiac diagnoses requiring vasoactive drips, respiratory compromise, DKA, vascular, sepsis, overdoses, and more.  Continuing education is provided on relevant topics, as well as Education Forums with our intensivist. Our management team values and promotes work life balance, professional growth and comradery.  Inquire about joining our respectful, collaborative team and return to a home where you can practice the heart and soul of nursing.

As a Registered Nurse you will:

• Adheres to hospital nursing practice standards, demonstrates appropriate assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care.

• Assist the emergent patient and documents accordingly on Emergency Room nursing tool.

• Identifies patient needs based on objective data and follows through with appropriate documentation.

• Implements appropriate Nursing actions to each patient that needs to be identified.

• Makes decisions that reflect both knowledge of facts and sound judgment.

• Discusses with and includes patient an/or family significant other about planned patient care and expected outcomes and documents same.

• Identifies and appropriately utilizes multidisciplinary approach to facilitate delivery of patient care.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associates Degree in Nursing required; BSN highly preferred

• Current Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Delaware

• Previous ER and/or Acute Care experience required

• BLS and ACLS certification required; must obtain PALS within 6 months of employment

Position Highlights and Benefits:

• Comprehensive benefit packages, including medical, dental, vision, mental health, paid time off, 403B, education assistance and voluntary benefits (pet insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity and others) available from the first day of employment. 

• 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.