Aurora at Home Weekend RN- Waukesha/Jefferson Counties

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Oconomowoc, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Aurora at Home Weekend RN provides home care to patients in Waukesha and Jefferson Counties. The role performs scheduled visits, assesses patients and their home environments, implements and updates plans of care, communicates with physicians and RN Case Managers, and supports continuity of care and discharge planning. The position requires nursing judgment, accurate documentation, and care appropriate to patients’ age-specific needs. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible weekend program position, with Friday, Saturday, and Sunday shifts of 10 or 12 hours available. The role participates in a night on-call rotation and works holidays that fall on weekends. Weekend program pay and a sign-on bonus for external hires are noted. The listed pay range is $35.50–$53.25.

Requirements

Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification from the American Heart Association upon hire, unless the department leader determines it is not required.
Valid driver’s license issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
Typically, one year of nursing experience.
Proficiency in clinical skills and the ability to work under direction and make sound judgments.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to build rapport and maintain professional relationships with patients, staff, and physicians.
Ability to make critical, independent decisions effectively.
Good organizational, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to multitask with frequent interruptions.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above the shoulders, and twist frequently throughout the workday.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds from floor to waist, lift up to 20 pounds overhead, carry up to 40 pounds a reasonable distance, push or pull with 30 pounds of force, and perform a sliding transfer of 150 pounds with a second person present.
Functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch, and fine hand manipulation skills for procedures and functions.
Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment when necessary due to possible exposure to chemicals, hazardous waste, blood, body fluids, and communicable diseases.

Responsibilities

Perform scheduled patient visits and collaborate with members of the interdisciplinary team as needed.
Conduct physical, psychosocial, and environmental assessments and update the plan of care based on visit findings.
Follow care plans that identify nursing diagnoses and evaluate outcomes within specified time frames.
Communicate with physicians to confirm or update treatment plans, and communicate changes to the RN Case Manager.
Assess patient responses to treatments, medications, and teaching; apply interventions and revise care plans as indicated.
Partner with the RN Case Manager on discharge planning and use agency, system, and community resources to support continuity of care.
Accurately document and update patient records according to agency, state, and federal guidelines.
Communicate problems to physicians and the RN Case Manager, clearly describing plans, actions, and goals.
Follow published policies and procedures and monitor changes to them.
Perform patient positioning and transportation duties involving lifting and pushing or pulling, using proper technique.
Provide care appropriate to patients’ ages and developmental needs.
Operate equipment necessary to perform the job.

Benefits

Weekend program pay.
Sign-on bonus for external hires.
Paid time off programs.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
Educational Assistance Program.
Career development programs.
Potential premium pay, including shift and on-call pay.
Incentive pay for select positions.
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.