Registered Nurse - Intensive Care / Intermediate Care Unit (ICU/IMC) - Nights
Lewes, DE
RN
Posted Jun 18
- Shift
- Nights
- Unit
- ICU
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Nights
- Term
- Permanent
- Practice
- Epic charting
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Delaware is $37/hr, across 43 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Why Beebe?:
Become part of the Beebe team—an inclusive, mission‑driven organization located in a vibrant coastal community. At Beebe, you’ll build a rewarding career while making a meaningful impact on the health and well‑being of our patients. Join a team committed to excellence, collaboration, and compassionate care, and experience the fulfillment that comes from supporting a community that trusts and values the work you do every day.
In addition to competitive compensation and wellness benefits (medical, dental, vision and prescription) Beebe Healthcare also offers:
- Sign-on and Referral Bonuses for select positions
- Tuition Assistance up to $5,250
- Paid Time Off
- Long Term Sick accrual
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- Employer Contribution Plan
- Free Short and Long-Term Disability for Full Time employees
- Zero copay for drugs on prescription plan for certain conditions
- College Bound 529 Savings Plan
- Life Insurance
- Beebe Perks via WorkAdvantage
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pet Insurance
Overview
The Registered Nurse in this role delivers both direct and indirect patient care within an intermediate care setting, utilizing advanced clinical skills tailored to patients with specialized needs. This position plays a key role in coordinating and guiding the care team, ensuring safe, high-quality, and patient-centered nursing practice.
Success in this role requires a strong understanding of departmental and hospital policies related to nursing care delivery. The nurse must demonstrate well-developed interpretive and critical thinking abilities, as well as the capacity to engage in frequent collaboration, consultation, and communication with patients, families, and multidisciplinary team members.
As a night shift nurse, this role requires a high level of autonomy, strong clinical judgment, and the ability to respond effectively to changes in patient condition during hours with reduced on-site resources. The nurse ensures continuity of care, supports patient safety and comfort overnight, and maintains clear communication with providers and the care team to promote optimal outcomes across shifts.
This position requires a commitment to professional excellence, effective teamwork, and compassionate care.
Responsibilities
Patient Care & Clinical Practice
Facilitate, implement, and evaluate the Patient Plan of Care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary health care team. Apply strong critical‑thinking abilities and effective prioritization in managing patient needs. Perform comprehensive patient assessments at admission, transfer, and discharge, documenting accurately within required timeframes. Identify and address patient educational needs, integrating teaching into the plan of care.
Safety & Risk Assessment
Assess patient safety risks and identify those requiring specific safety devices or interventions. Evaluate test results promptly, ensuring immediate action on critical findings.
Technical & Procedural Skills
Utilize appropriate technical skills and equipment operation consistent with departmental standards. Collect accurate blood and urine specimens using proper techniques and equipment. Correctly label, process, and ensure timely delivery of specimens to laboratory services or external agencies.
Documentation & Communication
Document assessments and care activities on multidisciplinary forms thoroughly and promptly. Modify documentation as patient condition or care needs change. Communicate effectively with the health care team to support coordinated, high‑quality care.
Qualifications
Minimum one year Emergency Department or Critical Care experience preferred. Must complete Point of Care Testing training as part of Department Orientation. EPIC Preferred
Credentials
- RN - Registered Nurse
- BLS - Basic Life Saving certification
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- NIH - Stroke Certification
Education
Graduate of an accredited nursing program
Entry: USD $36.20/Hr. Max: USD $59.73/Hr.
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Requirements
- Minimum one year Emergency Department or Critical Care experience preferred.
- Must complete Point of Care Testing training as part of Department Orientation.
- EPIC Preferred
- RN - Registered Nurse
- BLS - Basic Life Saving certification
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- NIH - Stroke Certification
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program
- Entry: USD $36.20/Hr. Max: USD $59.73/Hr.
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
Place
- City
- Lewes, DE
- Median rent
- $381/mo
- Local household income
- $96,393/yr
- State price level
- about the national average
- Address
- 424 Savannah Rd, Lewes, DE 19958, USA
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Delaware index 99.8, where 100 is the national average.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Beebe Healthcare is an independent community health system serving Sussex County, Delaware, with a history dating back to 1916. Headquartered in Lewes, DE, Beebe positions itself as a local leader in clinical excellence and the healthcare system of choice for…
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