Registered Nurse III; Admissions Nurse

Introduction

Make a Difference! Now offering Recruitment and Referral Incentives at the Department of State (DOS).

$10,000.00 Recruitment Incentive for:

• Registered Nurses
• Advanced Practice Nurses
• Nurse Consultants
• Nursing Supervisors
• 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 DOS employees. You must be a new employee to the State of Delaware to be eligible for this program.

• 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 DOS. You must be a new employee to the state to be eligible for this incentive.
• Referral bonuses of $1,000 are available to current DOS 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 State (DOS). The program may be terminated by the State at any time.

In this position you will be the first point of contact for residents as they come into Delaware Veterans Home as well as assessing potential residents in the community and hospital setting. Your primary responsibilities include administrative tasks such as collecting clinical information and ensuring that all payor source paperwork is obtained. Since you are a qualified nurse, we may expect you to provide patient care as well.

You will work with a team of other medical professionals, administer medicine or take vitals when necessary, educate and examine residents for potential issues before admissions, and may travel for site visits as necessary. Experience working in Skilled and Long-Term Care is strongly preferred.

• One year of experience conducting pre‑admission assessments in a healthcare industry such as a hospital, surgical center, or long‑term care facility.

• 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.

• At least two years’ experience as a Registered Nurse OR a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Nursing and at least one year experience as a Registered Nurse OR a Master’s degree or higher in Nursing.
• Possession of a Delaware Registered Nurse license OR multi‑state compact license.

All new hires are required to attend an in‑person, statewide mandatory New Employee Orientation on their first day of employment. The session will be held at a designated location in either Kent or New Castle County.

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 representative for collective bargaining and other applicable terms and conditions of employment, in accordance with Title 29, Chapter 59 and Title 19, Chapter 13 and 16. This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement based on its individual terms.

Applicants must…