Home Care Registered Nurse (RN) $15,000 Sign on Bonus

Lehigh Valley Health Network•Hazleton, PA

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Lehigh Valley Health Network is hiring a full-time, onsite Home Care Registered Nurse for its Home Care and Hospice department. The RN provides professional nursing care through assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with department policies and procedures. The nurse directs and manages care for designated patients, communicates effectively, maintains a safe work environment, and sustains clinical and professional competency for the population served. The role offers a $15,000 sign-on bonus. The RN assesses patients’ health, well-being, abilities, and living environments using standardized tools, and provides care based on physician-established treatment plans and protocols. The nurse reviews and updates plans of care as appropriate, works with interdisciplinary care teams to support patients’ and families’ psychosocial needs, and provides education on topics including end-of-life care, palliative care, advance directives, chronic disease management, pain and symptom control, home care, hospice, and discharge planning. The position is based at the Business & Education Center in Hazleton. The schedule is 40 hours, Sunday through Saturday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Physical demands include lifting and carrying 40–50 pounds, frequent to continuous standing and walking, and role-specific activities such as kneeling, bending, squatting, and performing CPR.

Requirements

Specialized Diploma in Nursing.
One year of recent direct care experience in a healthcare setting.
Ability to build comprehensive reports and effectively convey information to others.
Ability to handle crisis situations and make independent judgments.
Knowledge of patient education techniques and principles.
Knowledge of home care Conditions of Participation.
Skill in providing patient care and ensuring safety and quality of nursing care.
Basic computer skills and ability to perform duties accurately with attention to detail.
Flexibility and adaptability to meet patient care needs in varying situations.
Initiative and ability to function independently without direct supervision and as a member of the care team.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification for Pennsylvania, required within 30 days.
Pennsylvania Registered Nurse license, required upon hire.
Pennsylvania driver's license, required upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive subjective and objective assessments using standardized tools, including ongoing assessments of patients’ physical, psychosocial, and environmental parameters.
Deliver patient- and family-centered care based on the physician-established medical plan of treatment and applicable protocols.
Review, evaluate, and revise each patient’s established plan of care as appropriate.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and other care team members to assess and support the psychosocial needs of patients, families, and caregivers.
Provide education to patients, families, and clinical staff on end-of-life issues, palliative care, advance directives, chronic disease management, pain management, symptom control, home care, hospice, and discharge planning.
Promote shared governance, facility decision-making activities, and the development and nurturing of research to improve clinical outcomes and professional growth.
Use appropriate resources to plan, provide, and sustain evidence-based nursing services that are safe, effective, and fiscally responsible.
Direct and guide ancillary personnel while maintaining professional nursing standards.
Maintain a safe work environment and clinical and professional competency.