Signature Home Health Eugene | Registered Nurse | Full Time NE | Eugene, OR

Signature Healthcare at Home•Eugene, OR

About The Position

The Registered Nurse plans, organizes and directs home health care a n d is ex p erienced in n u rsing, with emp h asis on commu n ity health educatio n /experience. The pr o fessi o nal nurse b u ilds from the resources of the commu n it y to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individ u als and families wit h in t h eir homes and comm u nities.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of n u rsing. O n e ( 1 ) to two ( 2 ) years of recent acute care experience in an instit u tio n al setting, and one (1) to two ( 2 ) years of rece n t experience in home health preferred .
Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in t h e State(s) of planned practice.
Possesses and maintai n s C PR certification.
Must be a lice n sed d river w ith an a u t o mo b ile t h at is insured in acc o rdance with state a n d/ o r organization requirements and is in g o od wor k ing order.
Excellent o b servation, ver b al and written commu n ication skills, problem solvi n g skills, basic math skills; n u rsing skills per competency chec k list.
Self-directed and able t o work with mi n imal super v ision.
Capable of pr o lon g ed or considerable w a l k ing o r standing. A b le to lift, p o sitio n and/or transfer patients. A b le to lift supplies and equi p ment. Capable of consi d erable reaching, st o oping b ending, kneeling, and/or cro u ching . Possesses visual ac u ity and hearing to p erform required nursi n g skills.

Responsibilities

Completes an i n itial, com p rehensive and ongoi n g comprehensive assessment of p atient and family/caregi v er livin g sit u ation t o determine care needs. Pro v ides a complete p h ysical assessment and hist o ry o f current and previous illness(es).
Provides p rofessio n al n ursing care by utilizing all elements of n u rsing p rocess a n d as defined in the state N u rse P ractice Act.
Assesses and eval u ates patient’s status by: A. Establishing the initial individualized p lan of care in collaboration with the certifying medical provider based on compre h ensi v e assessment and patient goals. B. Regularl y re-eval u ating p atient and famil y /caregiver n eeds . C. Participati n g in revising the plan o f care as n ecessary in collaborati o n with t h e certifyi n g medical p rovider as p atient status and needs chan g e.
Develo p s a care plan that establishes i n terventi o ns an d goals. Incl u des the patient and t h e family/caregi v er in the planning p rocess.
Wor k s a u ton o mo u sly to initiate appropriate preventive and reha b ilitative nursing procedures. Admi n isters medicati o ns a n d treatments as p rescribed b y the medical p ro v ider i n t h e plan of care.
Involves the patient and family/caregiver to address n eeds and meet related goals.
Provides h ealth care i n structio n s t o t h e patient as appr o priate per assessment and p lan.
Facilitates the patient’s eff o rts toward self-sufficiency or o b tainin g appropriate caregi v ing.
Acts as Case Manager when assigned by Cli n ical Manager and ass u mes responsi b ility to coor d inate patient care for assigned casel o ad.
Documents patient ser v ices and status timely and accurately within professional practice standards and reimb u rsement requirements.
Recor d s pain/sympt o m management changes/o u tcomes as appr o priate.
Communicates with the medical p rovider regar d ing the patient’s nee d s an d reports chan g es in t h e patient’s conditio n ; o b tains/receives medical p ro v ider orders as required.
Teaches the patient and family/caregiver self-care techniques as ap p ro p riate. P r o vides medication, diet and ot h er instr u ctions as or d ered by the medical p rovider and recognizes and utilizes opportu n ities for healt h co u nseling w ith patients and families/caregivers. Wor k s in concert with t h e inter d isci p li n ary team .
Assists the patient and family/caregi v er and other team members in p roviding continuity o f care.
Attends required staff meetings, i n terdisci p linary team meetings and care coordi n ation acti v ities .
Participates in o n-call d u ties as defined by t h e on-call policy.
Ensures that arrangements for equi p ment and ot h er n ecessary items and ser v ices are available.
Super v ises a n cillary p ersonnel and delegates respo n si b ilities w h en required.
Coordinates p atient care in tandem w ith LP N /LVN as assigned by Clinical Manager.
Assumes resp o nsibility for personal gro w th and devel o pment and mai n tains and upgrades professional kno w ledge a n d practice skills t h rou g h attendance an d participation in contin u ing educati o n and in-service classes.
Fulfills the obligati o n of requested and/ o r accepted case assig n ments.
Acti v ely partici p ates in quality assessment perf o rmance impr o vement teams a n d activities or ot h er committees as assigned.
May b e required to work o utside of desig n ated geographical area based on census fl u ct u ations and current staffin g .
Completes mandat o ry education requirements annuall y to maintain com p etence .
May b e required to v isit p atients in h o mes that are not clean, or in p oor repair, have poor ventilation , are infested with insects or rodents, and secon d hand smoke.
Driving conditi o ns may be difficult related to weat h er and/ o r traffic.
Mai n tains knowledge o f and adheres to all applica b le laws, r u les , and standards.
Participates in the orientation of n ew emplo y ees and precept o rship o f students as assigned.
Meets p roductivity expectations.