Registered Nurse Home Care Visit Nurse

Schuylkill • Allentown, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse Home Care Visit Nurse delivers patient care based on the physician-established medical treatment plan, interdisciplinary team input, and protocols, using a patient- and family-centered approach. The nurse performs ordered skilled treatments and interventions and provides patient and caregiver education to support established goals and outcomes under the direction of the RN Case Manager and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.

The role includes ongoing physical, psychosocial, and environmental assessments; communicating significant changes in patient status to the physician, RN Case Manager, and other care-team members; and collaborating to review and revise the plan of care as appropriate. The nurse also educates patients, families, and clinical staff on topics including end-of-life issues, palliative care, advance directives, chronic disease and pain management, symptom control, home care, hospice, and discharge planning. The position is full-time, onsite, based at 2024 Lehigh Street in Allentown, with a day shift schedule and weekend, holiday, and on-call rotation.

Requirements

• Specialized diploma from an NLN-approved/accredited nursing program.
• At least 1 year of recent experience providing direct care in a healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of patient education techniques and principles.
• Ability to take initiative, work independently without direct supervision, and function as a member of the care team.
• Ability to travel to patient care assignments.
• Knowledge of Conditions of Participation.
• Ability to facilitate difficult and complex communication related to goals of care.
• Highly skilled verbal and non-verbal communication.
• Excellent time-management and organizational skills.
• BLS (Basic Life Support), American Heart Association, within 30 days.
• Pennsylvania Registered Nurse license upon hire.
• Valid Pennsylvania or New Jersey driver’s license upon hire.
• Ability to meet the physical demands described, including lifting and carrying 40–50 lbs., frequent to continuous standing and walking, and role-specific movements such as kneeling, bending, squatting, and performing CPR.

Nice To Haves

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
• 1 year of experience as a home health or hospice Registered Nurse.
• Knowledge and skill in completing data set collection accurately.
• Knowledge of and ability to navigate multiple computer applications and EMR platforms.
• Ambulatory Care Nursing Board Certification (AMB-BC), American Nurses Credentialing Center, within 3 years, or Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN), Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, within 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient care based on the physician-established medical treatment plan, interdisciplinary team input, and protocols using a patient- and family-centered approach.
• Perform comprehensive, ongoing subjective and objective assessments of patients’ physical, psychosocial, and environmental status.
• Communicate significant changes in patient status to the physician, RN Case Manager, and other interdisciplinary care-team members in a timeframe consistent with patient needs.
• Review, evaluate, and, as appropriate, revise the established plan of care in collaboration with the RN Case Manager and interdisciplinary team.
• 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 patient and caregiver autonomy, evaluate the effectiveness of teaching, and modify education based on patient needs and goals.
• Perform skilled treatments and interventions as ordered by the physician.
• Travel to patient care assignments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed