RN Clinical Nurse-Home Health

UNC Health•Smithfield, NC

15d•Hybrid

About The Position

Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. Reporting and accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director, the Clinical Nurse coordinates and delivers patient care utilizing the nursing process in a home health setting. This Home Care and Hospice role involves working independently, using clinical and critical-thinking skills, and arranging a schedule to complement personal life. Home Health supports patients in remaining in their homes and provides holistic care to patients and families. Nurses collaborate with rehabilitation services, social workers, and home aides to help patients and families become more knowledgeable and independent through treatment, education, and rehabilitation. The agency is certified and deemed by the Joint Commission and is fully accredited. Department hours are Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, with some on-call work. The position is per diem, has 4 standard hours per week, and follows a hybrid work assignment in Smithfield, North Carolina.

Requirements

Graduate of a Board of Nursing-approved nursing education program.
Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
At least one year of nursing experience caring for acutely and chronically ill patients, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Participates in identifying and meeting personal learning needs and attends education programs based on those needs.
Uses relevant patient education materials with assistance and assesses patient and family readiness and ability to learn.
Identifies expected patient outcomes, seeks guidance when revising the plan of care, and participates with the interdisciplinary team in evaluating care.
Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
Provides competent care for patients with complex problems, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs.
Uses organizational and nursing standards, policies, and procedures in delivering care.
Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient and family needs and consults appropriate resources in a timely manner for complex care issues, unusual teaching needs, or high-risk discharge planning.
Develops professional growth goals with assistance and achieves or renegotiates goals within the identified time frame.
Participates in collaboration across departments, unit goals, performance-improvement activities, cost-effective care, and feedback to coworkers.
Uses communication systems effectively and remains aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the healthcare environment.
Promotes a safe, clean, and secure environment.
Recognizes data from complex situations to determine care priorities and synthesizes assessment data before communicating it to others.
Assesses and anticipates discharge needs and develops relationships with families that support their ability to advocate for the patient and themselves.
Collaborates with patients and families to prepare or update plans of care and uses multidisciplinary resources in planning.
Communicates care plans, addresses cultural and ethnic issues, and prioritizes tasks for patients with complex problems.
Reads relevant journals and brings ideas and questions to staff for assessment of applicability to practice.