Registered Nurse, Swank Memory Care Center, Wilmington, DE - Med Surg

Registered Nurse, Swank Memory Care Center, Wilmington, DE

Job Details

ChristianaCare is currently seeking a Registered Nurse to work full-time at the Swank Memory Care Center located on the 5th floor of the Gateway Building on the Wilmington Hospital campus in Delaware.

The Swank Center for Memory Care and Geriatric Consultation at ChristianaCare is Delaware's first and most comprehensive outpatient office for patients with memory disorders and their families. The Swank Center for Memory Care and Geriatric Consultation offers these patient and their families essential support, education, and guidance from diagnosis through treatment.

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday, 8 : 00am-4 : 30pm

Primary Function

The nurse will provide quality, safe, evidenced-based nursing care to achieve optimum outcomes both independently and as a valued team member of the practice. The nurse will follow the Nursing Process when providing patient care.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge & skills necessary to provide care appropriate to pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients virtually or on-site within the practice, including knowledge of growth development, the ability to obtain and interpret information to identify patient needs and provide care needed.
• Participates in a relationship-based care approach to care delivery
• Performs Nurse Visits such as Advance Care Planning and Transitional Care Management.
• Triages patient telephone messages and ensures appropriate disposition under the direction of the provider.
• Functions as a liaison between patients, physicians and staff to provide accurate communication.
• Collaborates with team members to provide a smooth, organized and efficient flow of patients.
• Responds to patient crises situations.
• Provides patient education and wellness counseling
• Performs medication history
• Support the work of MA
• Assist with staff education and evaluation of clinical competencies for new and existing employees (MA)
• Assist with orientation of new personnel to ensure that they are properly trained to support patient and provider.
• Performs chart audits or has designee assist with chart audits
• Randomly shadows clinical support staff to ensure appropriate care is provided
• Support the site by acting as the liaison for Joint Commission, POCT, Tracer monitor for Safe Practice Behavior Monitoring (SPBM) tools & Joint Commission Tracers
• Keeps current with policies and procedures and participates in quality improvement activities.
• Participate in special projects
• Performs assigned work safely, adhering to established departmental safety rules and practices; reports to supervisor, in a timely manner, any unsafe activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself, other employees, patients and visitors.
• Assists Nurse Navigator with coordination of care for Monoclonal AD Infusion cohort of patients
• Performs other related duties as required.

Education and Experience Requirements :

Special Requirements :

Qualified candidates should apply online and attach a copy of their current resume for consideration.

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Post End Date

Jun 27, 2025

EEO Posting 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.