Registered Nurse RN Home Care West

Banner Health•New River, FL

4d•Remote

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) Home Care position at Banner Health is part of the Banner Home Health Clinical Team, providing exceptional, expert care within the patient's home environment. This role offers an autonomous practice with opportunities for one-on-one patient relationships and schedule flexibility. The position involves working within a sub-assigned geographic territory, with mileage reimbursement and company-provided cell phone and tablet for electronic medical record documentation. Banner Home Health is recognized as a four-star home care agency, the largest skilled home care agency in Phoenix, and is committed to supporting its team members. The agency provides extensive support structures, including a field preceptor, IT specialist, dedicated scheduler, nurse preceptor during orientation, QI specialists, telehealth resources, a clinical manager, and in-office triage support, to assist field clinicians in managing their caseloads effectively.

Requirements

Must possess a current, valid RN license in state of practice, temporary/interim RN license in state of practice, or compact RN licensure for current state of practice.
BLS certification is required.
Must maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the area in which they work as demonstrated through annual validations.
In a Home Health setting, team members must be able to operate personal vehicle and possess a valid driver's license.
Auto insurance coverage is also required to be active and maintained.
Employees working for Banner Home Care AZ must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree preferred.
Professional certification preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.
Experience in the clinical area for which he or she is applying is desired.
Banner Registry and Travel acute care positions require a minimum of one year experience in an acute care hospital setting.
Experience must include working in an acute care setting within the past 12 months as a Registered Nurse in the specialty area.
Banner Registry and Travel physician practice positions require a minimum of one year experience as a Registered Nurse in a physician practice or an acute care setting.

Responsibilities

Assesses patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, and discharge planning needs.
Reviews patient history and physical with patient/family and assures completion within appropriate timeframe.
Reviews available information obtained by other health care team members.
Reviews diagnostics and laboratory data and reports abnormal results to the physician(s) and other appropriate caregivers.
Completes assessment and reassessments according to patient need and as outlined in policy.
Formulates a plan of care, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, family, and health team input.
Initiates a plan of care based on patient-specific needs, assessment data, and the medical plan of care.
Ensures goals for patient are realistic, measurable, and developed in conjunction with the patient/family.
Considers the physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age-specific, and educational needs of the patient in the plan of care.
Plans care in collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary team.
Reviews and revises the plan of care to reflect changing patient needs based on evaluation of the patient’s status.
Implements the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of the activities of the health care team.
Provides care based on physician orders and the nursing plan of care, in compliance with policies and procedures, standards of care, and regulatory agency requirements.
Delegates appropriately, and provides nursing supervision in the provision of care to patients by other licensed nurses and other personnel.
Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for whom care is provided.
Evaluates the patient's and family's response to care and teaching, and revises the plan of care as needed.
Evaluates patient progress towards goals and expected outcomes in collaboration with other health care team members.
Evaluates patient's response and the effectiveness of patient teaching.
Documents assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in the patient record.
Ensures documentation is legible, timely, and in accordance with policy.
Ensures documentation reflects objective/subjective data, nursing interventions, and patient's response to treatment.
Notes physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
Provides care based on the best evidence available and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participates in unit or facility shared leadership.
Interacts and participates in the education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors.
Promotes/supports growth of others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
Contributes to society through activities that lead to excellent patient outcomes through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
Actively participates in the improvement of national nursing quality indicators and outcomes.
In some roles, this position may supervise staff and work flow of the department.
Interacts with all levels of staff in a variety of departments, physicians, patients, families, and external contacts, such as employees of other health care institutions, community providers, and agencies, concerning the health care of the patient.
Interacts with other health care providers in numerous settings in order to report and ask for or clarify information.
Works with clergy to provide spiritual support.
Synthesizes and prioritizes data from multiple sources to provide support for the human response of the patient and family to changes in health status.