Registered Nurse, Ferris School, Wilmington, DE

Job Details

ChristianaCare is currently seeking a Registered Nurse to work three 12-hour shifts per week (7P-7A) supporting youth under the age of 18 at the Ferris School the New Castle County Detention Center and Residential Cottages located at 1825 Faulkland Rd in Wilmington DE. This position is a full-time flex position 72 hours per pay period (every two weeks).

About The Ferris School

The Ferris School is a secure care ACA accredited treatment facility providing services for up to 72 court committed males ages 13 to 18. The average length of stay is six months followed by a six-week transition program. Youth committed to Ferris are identified as serious and/or chronic repeat offenders who pose a risk to themselves or others and require intensive rehabilitative treatment.

Ferris offers a structured learning environment that integrates all elements of rehabilitation: Education programming treatment and therapeutic clinical programs at the start of each day. Programming is individualized and prescriptive to meet the needs of the youth. Staff is trained to view every interaction with the youth as a learning opportunity to enhance their pro-social skills. Throughout the youths stay treatment staff maintains contact with the family to assist with a successful family reunification.

Youth programming includes: Drug and alcohol treatment conflict resolution aggression replacement training violence prevention gun violence victim sensitivity and youth mentoring services.

About the New Castle County Detention Center

The NCCDC is a 64 bed lock-secure facility serving pre-adjudicated males and females under the age of 18 years old.

About Residential Cottages

Grace Cottage is a Level IV staff secured residential program focusing on the unique treatment needs of adolescent females in a safe gender-sensitive environment.

Snowden Cottage is a Level IV staff secured residential treatment program designed to address the needs of adjudicated male adolescents and assist them in making a successful transition to the community.

Work Schedule

7P-7A shift 36 hours per week including some weekend and holiday rotation.

Job Highlights

• Perform nursing assessments and collect data on adolescent patients on admission and sick call. Manage patients within scope of practice with referral to physician or advanced practice nurse as required. Evaluate plan of care including patient response and outcomes according to established standards.
• Assess patient knowledge deficits identify learning needs and provide appropriate patient education. Establish and maintain a sound knowledge base of nursing care necessary for patient population.
• Respond effectively to emergencies and patient crisis situations.
• Navigating the FOCUS system that provides tracking of medication prescribed for children in detention. Gathering the information needed regarding medications prescribed and enter the medication information into FOCUS.
• Accessing and maintaining the LIMS STD system through the Delaware Public Health Lab.
• Preparing charts/ information for Psychiatrist to perform Tele-Psych weekly.
• Completing yearly Vaccines for Children (VFC) trainings and keeping temperature logs up to date in the Log Tag System reporting any temperature outside of the required range immediately.
• Maintaining stock supplies/medications as well as their expiration dates disposing of properly when necessary.
• Performance Based Standards monthly reports as well as PBS injury reports as needed.
• Manage patient medication and administer dispensation safely and effectively.
• Interpret test values and report abnormal values with follow-up in accordance with specific guidelines. Maintain required credentials of CPR mandatory inservice education and required continuing education.
• Demonstrate skills and knowledge necessary to provide care appropriate to adolescent patients including knowledge of growth and development the ability to obtain and interpret information to identify patient needs and to provide the care needed.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• BSN preferred; ADN considered with agreement of completion of BSN in 3 years
• Prior nursing experience with adolescent psychiatric community and/or correctional setting encouraged

Special Requirements:

• Current RN licensure in the State of Delaware
• BLS

If you meet the minimum qualifications for this position and want to learn more please submit your application and attach your current resume for consideration. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Hourly Pay Range: $35.39 - $56.63

This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCares good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including without limitation skills relevant experience and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.

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.

Post End Date

Dec 26 2025

EEO Posting Statement

ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family including health insurance paid time off retirement an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit