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 The owners of Criticare/Chadds
Ford Alternacare, both Registered Nurses, believe that
electing to work on a per diem or supplemental basis can be a
viable and lucrative working alternative for professional
nurses in today's marketplace. Whether you are looking for
full time hours or simply wish to supplement your current
working arrangement, we believe that contract nurses support
and promote nursings' desire for independence and flexibility
by offering all nurses working through us the opportunity to
set their own schedules and to select their own job sites! If
you are interested in providing supplemental contract services
to facilities located within your geographic area,
Criticare/Chadds Ford Alternacare is the solution for
you!
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With their
personal critical care experience, when starting
Criticare/Chadds Ford Alternacare over 20 years ago, the
owners put special emphasis on contracting with nurses who had
specialty or high-tech experience and skills. Over the years
that high-tech specialty service has become a niche market and
has blossomed to include many specialty areas. Those areas
include such clinical units as: ICU, CCU, CVU, Telemetry,
NICU, PICU, MICU, SICU, Open-Heart, ED, PACU, OR, Special
Radiology, Cardiac Cath. Lab., and GI Lab. This niche market
continues to be a significant portion of the supplemental
staffing services provided by Criticare/Chadds Ford
Alternacare.
That is
not to say that if you are a generalist that your services are
not valued by Criticare/Chadds Ford Alternacare! In today's
acute care settings, the Medical and Surgical areas are highly
skilled and specialized. We recognize those skills and value
them as we would any clinical specialty.
Currently
we are providing supplemental services (all clinical areas) to
acute care hospitals located in southern New Jersey,
Philadelphia and surrounding counties, and throughout central
Pennsylvania.
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| LICENSED PRACTICAL
NURSES |
Licensed
Practical Nurses are also valued contractors in the
Criticare/Chadds Ford supplemental pool. The role of the
Licensed Practical Nurse is very important to the staffing mix
of many facilities including long term care and acute care
institutions. Therefore, Criticare/Chadds Ford Alternacare can
also be your supplemental staffing solution!
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As a
supplemental RN/LPN working with Criticare/Chadds Ford
Alternacare YOU control your schedule! You select the day,
date, shift, and location! You are not required to work a
monthly minimum OR maximum. You can work 8 hours a week or 80
hours a week. It's your choice! Also, you are not required to
work weekends, holidays, or any shift you do not desire to
work. This affords a great deal of flexibility for you as the
worker allowing you the opportunity to schedule your work
around your family and personal commitments.
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In order
to be a contractor through Criticare/Chadds Ford Alternacare
you must complete our One Step Application process. It's easy!
Simply telephone us (610-558-2298) with your mailing address
OR e-mail us.
At that time we will mail you our One Step Application packet.
Included will be a step by step list of all of the necessary
items that you will need to return to us with your application
materials.
Applications materials that we will mail to you to
complete include:
- Nurse Database
- Skills Checklist (specific to your clinical area of
expertise)
- Letters of Reference (3)
- Health Profile (includes TB & HBV information)
- NLN Medication Exam
- General Orientation Checklist
- Nurse Agreement
- State of PA Criminal Record Check
- Child Abuse History Clearance (For anyone working with
MD/MR clients)
You will
need to complete those documents and return them to us with
copies of your license(s) and credentials. At a minimum those
credentials/license(s) must include:
- Copy of your current nursing license
- Copy of your CPR card
- All critical care/telemetry nurses must have ACLS
certificate
- All other specialty nurses requiring special
certification such as neonatal CPR, PALS, etc. must also
provide those documents
- Copy of your malpractice insurance facesheet (http://www.nso.com/)
- Documentation of Drug Panel Screen
Any other
continuing education certificates or certifications such as
CCRN, CEN, would also be appreciated.
The Nurse
Agreement enclosed in your packet will describe and outline
the working relationship between you, the facility, and
Criticare/Chadds Ford Alternacare. It also identifies our base
rates. We believe that we are competitive in the marketplace
but are willing to consider each individual's experience,
education, and credentials in relation to these rates.
When
completed, mail the documents with your license/certificates
back to us. At that time you will be contacted by our Staffing
Coordinator for a "get to know you" discussion. At this time
you will identify where you are interested in working, what
shifts/days you desire to work, and how many hours you wish to
work. Also, you will need to identify clinical areas of
choice. Remember, you need to have the equivalent of 2 years
of clinical experience in a specialty area to be placed into
that area for supplemental staffing. Also, at that time our
Staffing Coordinator will make preliminary arrangements for
orientations.
It's that
easy! And remember, YOUR schedule is YOUR choice!
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All nurses
working though Criticare/Chadds Ford Alternacare have the
opportunity for orientation at their facility of choice. The
orientation differs widely from institution to institution and
is based on the facility's policy regarding this issue. Some
facilities require 1 hour orientation prior to the start of
the first shift and others require significantly more time.
Sometimes the orientation is provided by another
Criticare/Chadds Ford Alternacare nurse and sometimes it is
provided by the facility staff. Our Staffing Coordinator will
review with you the details of the orientation requirements
during your "get to know you" discussion
At any
time, a Criticare/Chadds Ford Alternacare nurse can request
additional orientation time (unpaid) at a particular facility.
This is usually coordinated with another Criticare/Chadds Ford
Alternacare nurse who will act as your preceptor. This is
particularly helpful for those who have never provided
supplemental staffing services. We want you to feel confident
and comfortable in the clinical areas you will be working.
However, it is not intended to be a "training or educational"
session but rather an opportunity for you to learn the flow
and internal process of a particular clinical area as well as
to get a sense of the spirit of supplemental staffing.
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If you
would like to learn more about the supplemental staffing
positions available through Criticare/Chadds Ford Alternacare
simply click on our "Job Bulletin Board" on our home
page.
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