Delaware staff median is $94k/yrDelaware staff postings that state pay run $64k/yr to $116k/yr, the middle half $79k/yr to $112k/yr, across 104 postings. This posting's $68k/yr to $124k/yr is wider than that, so where you land depends on the offer.
Benefits50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
BenefitsTraditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VARetirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
BenefitsFederal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Benefits401(k) matching401(k) matching
BenefitsDental insuranceDental insurance
BenefitsHealth insuranceHealth insurance
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BenefitsPaid time offPaid Time Off
Paid holidays
Vision insurance
Federal pension
Term life insurance
Long-term care insurance
The role and schedule
Charting
CPRSDocument all procedures, observations in CPRS
Care model
total patient careMain ED assignment - Total patient care
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Update vital signs on all patients every 2 hoursUpdate vital signs on all patients every 2 hours
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Document all procedures, observations in CPRS
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Complete ER assessment prior to departure if consult patient is admittedComplete ER assessment prior to departure if consult patient is admitted
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Observe patients waiting for surgery/specialty consultObserve patients waiting for surgery/specialty consult
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Simple wound careSimple wound care (wound wraps, ace bandages, administration of bacitracin ointment, applying band aid, etc.)
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Administer PO and IM medicationsAdminister PO and IM medications
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Assist in GI tube placementAssist in GI tube placement
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Assist with complex wound careAssist with complex wound care (I&D, laceration repair, etc.)
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Monitor patients that are stable and are scheduled for radiological imagingMonitor patients that are stable and are scheduled for radiological imaging
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Initiate peripheral lineInitiate peripheral line
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Triage ambulancesTriage ambulances
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Triage walk-in patientsTriage walk-in patients
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Starting IV and EKG in triage area if the ED is fullStarting IV and EKG in triage area if the ED is full
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Transporting level 1, 2, 3 patients to main EDTransporting level 1, 2, 3 patients to main ED
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Crutch training, applying slings/knee immobilizersCrutch training, applying slings/knee immobilizers, etc.
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Direct patients to assigned clinic/appointmentsDirect patients to assigned clinic/appointments
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Apply armbands to patientsApply armbands to patients
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Manage EDIS boardManage EDIS board
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No teleworkTelework: Not Available
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In personWork Location: In person
The workplace
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Wilmington VA Medical Center
Hospital
Wilmington VA Medical Center covers medical, surgical, emergency, and long-term care for Veterans across Delaware and southern New Jersey, and runs a Community Living Center on site. Wilmington sits on the Amtrak Northeast Corridor with an average commute near 19.9…
Neighborhoods+Nurses and young professionals who want city life typically land in Trolley Square (Victorian rowhouses, walkable bars and dining), Little Italy, Cool Spring, and Hilltop, or in Downtown mid- and high-rise apartments and office conversions along Market Street and Delaware Avenue. The Highlands is the premium old-house district—grand stone homes, park views, and museum culture up by Rockford Park—while Trinity Vicinity has historic brick rowhouses and riverside parks, and the 9th Ward Area is the Craftsman-house, tree-lined-boulevard buy. North of the city, Bellefonte and Claymont are the usual recommendations, with Pike Creek and North Wilmington the suburban family band around a $350k budget; Governors House is a budget-friendly condo community with U.S. 13 and I-495 access. Columbia Place is a newer active-adult community with clubhouse, fitness center, and walking paths, Westhampton appears on local best-of lists, and Newark and historic New Castle are the nearby-town alternatives.
Nurses and young professionals who want city life typically land in Trolley Square (Victorian rowhouses, walkable bars and dining), Little Italy, Cool Spring, and Hilltop, or in Downtown mid- and high-rise apartments and office conversions along Market Street and Delaware Avenue. The Highlands is the premium old-house district—grand stone homes, park views, and museum culture up by Rockford Park—while Trinity Vicinity has historic brick rowhouses and riverside parks, and the 9th Ward Area is the Craftsman-house, tree-lined-boulevard buy.
North of the city, Bellefonte and Claymont are the usual recommendations, with Pike Creek and North Wilmington the suburban family band around a $350k budget; Governors House is a budget-friendly condo community with U.S. 13 and I-495 access. Columbia Place is a newer active-adult community with clubhouse, fitness center, and walking paths, Westhampton appears on local best-of lists, and Newark and historic New Castle are the nearby-town alternatives.
Getting around+Wilmington sits on the Amtrak Northeast Corridor; Downtown residents can walk to the Joseph R. Biden Jr. Railroad Station for Amtrak and SEPTA Regional Rail to Philadelphia in about 30 minutes, and DART First State buses converge on Rodney Square, so a car-free downtown life is possible. I-95 cuts through the middle of the city, U.S. 13 and I-495 serve the eastern condo side, and the average commute is about 19.9 minutes, but DART and SEPTA coverage and frequency drop outside peak hours, so most people still keep a car. Downtown street parking is metered and tight; a garage is the practical default. Philadelphia is about 30 minutes by train or car, Baltimore about an hour by car (about 1.5 hours by train), Washington, D.C. about two hours, New York about 1.5 hours by train, and the Delaware beaches about an hour 20 minutes south on Route 1.
Wilmington sits on the Amtrak Northeast Corridor; Downtown residents can walk to the Joseph R. Biden Jr. Railroad Station for Amtrak and SEPTA Regional Rail to Philadelphia in about 30 minutes, and DART First State buses converge on Rodney Square, so a car-free downtown life is possible. I-95 cuts through the middle of the city, U.S. 13 and I-495 serve the eastern condo side, and the average commute is about 19.9 minutes, but DART and SEPTA coverage and frequency drop outside peak hours, so most people still keep a car.
Downtown street parking is metered and tight; a garage is the practical default. Philadelphia is about 30 minutes by train or car, Baltimore about an hour by car (about 1.5 hours by train), Washington, D.C. about two hours, New York about 1.5 hours by train, and the Delaware beaches about an hour 20 minutes south on Route 1.
Outdoors+Brandywine Park is Delaware’s largest urban park at 178 acres, on the National Historic Register since 1976, with wooded trails, formal gardens, sculptures, a sports stadium, and Brandywine Zoo in the heart of the city. Rockford Park has a 100-year-old stone tower, tennis, and wooded paths; Alapocas Run State Park has mature woodlands, blue granite cliffs, and Blue Ball Barn; Bellevue State Park has a DuPont mansion, fishing pond, and trails; Brandywine Creek State Park has miles of hiking and fishing. The Riverfront’s two-mile riverwalk along the Christina River leads to the DuPont Environmental Education Center’s freshwater tidal marsh; the city lists more than 70 parks, plus the accessible Can-Do Playground. Delaware beaches are about an hour 20 minutes to an hour and a half south.
Brandywine Park is Delaware’s largest urban park at 178 acres, on the National Historic Register since 1976, with wooded trails, formal gardens, sculptures, a sports stadium, and Brandywine Zoo in the heart of the city. Rockford Park has a 100-year-old stone tower, tennis, and wooded paths; Alapocas Run State Park has mature woodlands, blue granite cliffs, and Blue Ball Barn; Bellevue State Park has a DuPont mansion, fishing pond, and trails; Brandywine Creek State Park has miles of hiking and fishing.
The Riverfront’s two-mile riverwalk along the Christina River leads to the DuPont Environmental Education Center’s freshwater tidal marsh; the city lists more than 70 parks, plus the accessible Can-Do Playground. Delaware beaches are about an hour 20 minutes to an hour and a half south.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Wilmington
Wilmington sits where the Christina meets the Brandywine: a compact banking city on the Amtrak Northeast Corridor, about 30 minutes from Philadelphia, with no sales tax and median home values around $260,000. That is the real draw—East Coast access without East Coast housing. Walkable nights mean Trolley Square’s Victorian rowhouses and bars, or a downtown conversion near the Joseph R. Biden Jr. Railroad Station, the Grand Opera House, and tables at Bardea, Deco, or Le Cavalier in the Hotel du Pont; after 5 p.m. the office sidewalks empty. Buying usually means The Highlands’ stone houses, Rockford Park, 9th Ward Craftsman streets, or suburban Claymont, Bellefonte, and Pike Creek. Days off run to Brandywine Park’s 178 acres and zoo, the two-mile Christina riverwalk, Alapocas Run’s granite cliffs, and free Clifford Brown Jazz Festival nights at Rodney Square; beaches sit about an hour 20 minutes down Route 1. Tradeoffs: DART and SEPTA thin off-peak so most people drive I-95, medical appointments can take weeks, and downtown is more workplace than neighborhood after dark.
