Nursing Resident- Home Care -FT (Monmouth County)
About The Position
The Home Health Nurse Residency program is a 12-month, post-NCLEX program for newly graduated nurses from an accredited institution. It is designed to transition new graduates into proficient Home Health RN Case Managers. The Home Health Nurse Resident works under the direct oversight of a Home Health RN Nurse Mentor, shadows and gains exposure to different clinical environments and disciplines, and participates in classroom, virtual learning, and hands-on clinical practice. The program gives residents opportunities to observe and practice selected skills, build confidence in home care, and develop competency in preparation for independently managing patients in their homes.
Requirements
- Associate's Degree in Nursing or Diploma Certificate in Nursing.
- Ability to work varied days and varied hours.
- Ability to learn quickly in immersive environments.
- PC experience and skills.
- NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License.
- AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.
- Ability to lift at least 50 lbs., push and pull at least 50 lbs., and stand at least 8 hours per day.
Nice To Haves
- Experience as a patient care technician, certified home health aide, or CNA.
- BSN.
Responsibilities
- Learn the principles of home health nursing and quality outcome drivers that affect patient care and agency metrics.
- Attend structured in-person skill labs, classroom sessions, and virtual lectures.
- Synthesize assessment components on an ongoing, systematic basis, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, and cognitive status.
- Submit reflections on experiences.
- Learn principles of a high reliability organization and how to create a safe patient environment.
- Attend and participate in learning experiences covering essential elements of home health nursing.
- Collaborate and communicate with managers, mentors, preceptors, and clinical team members to establish professional standards and support the transition from student to independently practicing nurse.
- Develop critical-thinking skills and knowledge to ensure patient assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation follow policies, procedures, and standards of care.
- Develop the ability to care for patients holistically.
- Acquire and demonstrate competency in assigned treatments and procedures according to established standards and policies.
- Learn, understand, and demonstrate compliance with physician orders.
- Develop skills in professional documentation of required elements in the electronic medical record to reflect safe patient care.
- Learn to collaborate and coordinate with the interdisciplinary team.
- Develop skills to create and update the home health plan of care.
- Learn to use appropriate resources to support patients in managing their diseases independently.
- Report patient care problems promptly to a manager, appropriate nursing management personnel, or physician, including possible solutions.
- Ensure documentation reflects case communication.
- Use the mentor, manager, and preceptor appropriately as resources.
- Perform other duties and projects as assigned.
- Demonstrate flexibility with job responsibilities in all areas.
- Adhere to HMH organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
Benefits
- Health benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Paid leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Retirement benefits
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
