PRN RN Home Health

WVU Medicine•Elizabeth, NJ

14d

About The Position

Responsible for the direct and indirect nursing care of the patients in the home. In collaboration with the patient, family, and health care team (IDT), the registered nurse as case manager will develop, implement, and evaluate nursing care according to agency and system policies.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided or current multi-state Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
Valid driver’s license.
CPR certification within 30 days of hire date.
Must be able to read and write legibly in English.
Hearing within normal range is required (e.g., to assess breath sounds, heart sounds, apical pulse, monitors, etc.).
Visual acuity must be within normal range.
Must be able to operate motor vehicle with a safe practice.
Must have the ability to perform concentrated and complex mental activity with frequent involvement in complex and highly-technical situations.
Must have the ability to work successfully under highly-stressful conditions, and must be capable of adapting to varying workloads and work assignments on a constant basis.
Must have the ability to make sound, independent judgments based on scientific principles, and also be able to collaborate with other multi-disciplinary team members in an appropriate fashion.
Must have the ability to comprehend and perform oral and written instructions and procedures.
Must have strong communications skills, written and verbal.
Must have math skills to enable calculation of drug dosages and infusion stats.
Must be able to work weekends, holidays, and all shifts.
Demonstrates knowledge of and compliance with safety policies and procedures.
IV skills required.

Nice To Haves

One year of Home Care Nursing and 2 years of prior nursing experience.

Responsibilities

Performs the functions of the home health aide.
Performs and monitors basic patient care according to policies and procedures.
Provides a safe and comfortable environment in the patient’s home.
Ensures privacy and demonstrates concern for the dignity of patient in performing all patient care.
Completes assignments in a timely manner.
Assumes on-call responsibility per policy and procedures.
Communicates patient care problems or potential problems to the Administrative Staff and/or other interdisciplinary team members as identified/occur to assure continuity and coordination of care.
Provides care, based on physical, psychosocial, communication, safety, education level, and related criteria for the infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric patient per the established age-specific education/standard.
States and utilizes admission criteria per agency guidelines.
Completes oasis documentation within federal guidelines.
Completes and documents full system assessment, including assessment of level of physical and psychosocial aspects and identifies age-specific criteria upon admission and each visit thereafter.
Understands pathophysiologic process by taking appropriate nursing action in accordance with changes in patient condition.
Reports significant observed changes in patient condition to Administrative Staff and/or physician.
Documents patient status and care or services furnished in appropriate areas defined by the documentation policy and procedure.
Documents home health aide supervisory visits as per standard.
Performs CPR when directed by patient’s appropriate representative’s wishes.
Displays safe, efficient, and prudent use and maintenance of D.M.E. and medical supplies and adaptive equipment. Notify admin/doctor if safely issues R/T DME in home.
Demonstrates bag technique per policy and procedure.
Able to apply and maintain equipment according to the Policy and Procedure Manual.
Utilizes supplies effectively and to ensure cost containment.
Maintains integrity of the IV site while performing patient care.
Performs treatments/procedures according to specific standards (e.g., vital signs, patient weights, specimen collection, ostomy care [ileostomy, colostomy, urostomy/tracheotomy], catheterization [urethral, suprapubic], wound care, dressing changes, suctioning [oral, pharyngeal/nasal/trach], gastric tube [feedings and maintenance].
Performs and monitors patient teaching according to the policy and procedures.
Coordinates care so that medications are administered as ordered by a physician and in compliance with the medication administration.
Coordinates the care team in order to facilitate a change in the level of care in compliance with the change in level of care standard.
Identifies the stages of death and dying.
Accurately and timely, completes plan of treatment and recertification as per Medicare guidelines. Completes OASIS SOC/ROC, OASIS Recertification, and Discharge Oasis per guidelines.