Registered Nurse Home Health

Intermountain Health • Salt Lake City, UT

6d • $35 - $52 • Remote

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) with Homecare is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care of Home Health adult and pediatric patients and their families in their home setting. The RN provides the best clinical practice in an environment of caring and healing while working autonomously in the home. Utilizing the nursing process, the RN delivers care in compliance with hospice/home health policies and procedures, legal and regulatory standards. The RN utilizes the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice, and coordination of care with other health team members. Home is where families gather, where special occasions are celebrated, and where memories are made. Most of all, home is where you feel comfortable, relax, reflect, and heal. Intermountain Home Health is privileged to be the caring hands in the home bringing quality, compassion, skill, and excellence. Home Health allows patients to be at home, where they want to be, through their health journey. This exciting work allows you to develop your clinical skills while experiencing this unique and highly rewarding care environment. Enhance your career by learning unique skills such as wound care, injection and medication administration, IV monitoring, and patient/caregiver education.

Requirements

• Current RN License in state of practice.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification for healthcare providers.
• Current driver’s license, insured and reliable transportation and an acceptable driving record.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• RNs with less than 12 months of working experience as an RN prior to joining Intermountain must obtain their BSN within 4 years of their start date.
• Ability to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy.
• Frequent computer use and typing.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients.
• Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment.
• Pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items.
• Often required to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)
• Two years working as an RN
• Previous experience in an Acute Care, Home Health, or Hospice setting

Responsibilities

• Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care of Home Health adult and pediatric patients and their families in their home setting.
• Providing the best clinical practice in an environment of caring and healing while working autonomously in the home.
• Delivering care in compliance with hospice/home health policies and procedures, legal and regulatory standards.
• Utilizing the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice, and coordination of care with other health team members.
• Managing patient care independently while receiving support from a collaborative healthcare team.
• Gaining specialized experience in areas such as wound care, medication management, and IV therapy, all in a homecare setting.
• Delivering compassionate care to patients in their own homes.
• Documenting patient care, accessing needed information, and medication preparation.
• Assisting with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment.
• Navigating crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.).

Benefits

• Shift differentials available.
• Competitive Pay Rate based on experience.
• Up to $400 annual caregiver incentive.
• $500 referral bonus.
• Opportunities for Professional Development through training and certification programs.
• Comprehensive benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
• Up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution through the PEAK program.
• 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates through the PEAK program.
• Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level