Home Health RN Case Manager- Evanston, Lincolnwood, Skokie, Morton Grove, Niles Areas
About The Position
This is a full-time home health nurse position in the north suburban territory covering Evanston, Lincolnwood, Skokie, Morton Grove, and Niles areas. The role involves developing and maintaining therapeutic relationships, providing individualized care, assessing patient and family needs, and mobilizing resources to ensure quality, cost-effective care. The position requires adapting to evidence-based standards, participating in quality improvement initiatives, and meeting regulatory requirements. Education of patients, families, and staff is a key component, as is the application of the nursing process for problem-solving and clinical decision-making. The role also involves leadership, collaboration, and professional development, including maintaining current knowledge, effective communication, and critiquing nursing practice. A valid RN license, CPR certification, and a driver's license are required.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
- One year of medical surgical experience
- Has as demonstrated proficiency for the requirements for RN role
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Good documentation skills.
- Computer skills
- Good time management and organizational skills
- Familiarity with patient care equipment
- Current Illinois RN license
- Current CPR
- A valid driver’s license issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
Nice To Haves
- Achieves required certifications or Bachelor’s Degree
- Earns a minimum of 10 contact hours per year
Responsibilities
- Develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum.
- Demonstrates adaptive communication styles based on individual patient needs.
- Provides individualized care to promote physical and psychosocial comfort.
- Assesses patient and family readiness and involves them in planning and implementing care.
- Seeks consultation as needed.
- Incorporates an individualized, holistic approach in the plan of care.
- Facilitates the patient and family’s right to receive quality, cost effective care.
- Mobilizes appropriate resources in response to situations that have the potential to negatively impact patient and family outcomes.
- Adapts practice to the latest standards according to evidence-based literature.
- Participates in quality/process improvement initiatives.
- Participates in efforts to reduce risk and improve patient safety.
- Meets regulatory and mandatory requirements on the unit.
- Demonstrates a commitment to meeting the learning needs of patients and families.
- Utilizes appropriate resources to meet those needs and achieve positive patient outcomes.
- Assists in creating an environment that promotes educational growth opportunities for nursing peers and colleagues.
- Assesses patient and family readiness to learn, and modifies approach as necessary.
- Seeks out opportunities to enhance knowledge, skill, and competence of department members.
- Demonstrates the use of nursing process as a problem-solving model.
- Recognizes changes in clinical situations.
- Evaluates and implements changes to the plan of care.
- Consistently makes sound clinical decisions, demonstrating the ability to care for patients with complex problems.
- Prioritizes and organizes patient care and ensures follow through with planned care.
- Initiates referrals and discharge planning for assigned patients and actively coordinates utilizing the interdisciplinary approach.
- Applies ethical decision making.
- Monitors for confidentiality and assures appropriate business conduct.
- Delegates correctly to unlicensed assistive personnel.
- Seeks resources for disruptive behavior that impedes care delivery.
- Demonstrates respect and understanding for peers and other clinical disciplines and participates as an effective member of the patient care team to formulate an integrated approach to care.
- Demonstrates leadership behaviors and is committed to the development of self and others.
- Participates in unit meetings and activities that improve patient care or administrative systems.
- Utilizes available resources to maintain current knowledge base relevant to practice.
- Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills, promoting collaboration among healthcare team members.
- Demonstrates ability to critique own nursing practice and achieves required certifications or Bachelor’s Degree.
- Earns a minimum of 10 contact hours per year.
Benefits
- Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs
- Competitive compensation
- Generous retirement offerings
- Programs that invest in your career development
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
