Full Time RN

WVU Medicine•Elizabeth, NJ

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is responsible for providing direct and indirect nursing care to patients in their homes. In collaboration with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team, the RN serves as case manager to develop, implement, and evaluate nursing care in accordance with agency and system policies. The position performs and monitors patient care, completes assessments and OASIS documentation, coordinates care and medication administration, provides patient teaching, and responds to changes in patient condition. Work is primarily in patients’ homes and may involve extensive travel, on-call responsibility, and work across all shifts, including weekends and holidays.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state where services are provided, or a current multistate Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
Valid driver’s license.
CPR certification within 30 days of hire.
IV skills required.
Ability to read and write legibly in English.
Hearing and visual acuity within normal range for patient assessment and monitoring.
Ability to perform frequent walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, and feeling.
Ability to lift, move, and position patients of all weights, with varying levels of assistance, on a regular and recurring basis.
Ability to exert 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, 10 to 25 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly.
Ability to operate a motor vehicle safely.
Ability to perform concentrated and complex mental activity in complex and highly technical situations.
Ability to work under highly stressful conditions and adapt to changing workloads and assignments.
Ability to make sound independent judgments based on scientific principles and collaborate appropriately with multidisciplinary team members.
Ability to comprehend and follow oral and written instructions and procedures.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Math skills sufficient to calculate drug dosages and infusion rates.
Ability to work weekends, holidays, and all shifts.

Nice To Haves

One year of home care nursing experience.
Two years of prior nursing experience.

Responsibilities

Perform the functions of a home health aide and provide and monitor basic patient care according to policies and procedures.
Provide a safe and comfortable environment in the patient’s home while respecting privacy and dignity.
Complete assignments in a timely manner and assume on-call responsibility according to policy and procedure.
Communicate patient-care problems and potential problems to administrative staff and interdisciplinary team members to support continuity and coordination of care.
Provide age-appropriate care based on physical, psychosocial, communication, safety, and educational needs for patients from infancy through geriatrics.
Apply agency admission criteria and complete OASIS documentation within federal guidelines.
Complete and document full-system assessments, including physical and psychosocial assessments and age-specific criteria, at admission and subsequent visits.
Respond appropriately to changes in patient condition and report significant observed changes to administrative staff and/or the physician.
Document patient status and care or services provided in accordance with documentation policies and procedures, including home health aide supervisory visits.
Perform CPR in accordance with the appropriate representative’s wishes.
Use and maintain durable medical equipment, medical supplies, and adaptive equipment safely and efficiently; report home equipment safety issues to administration or the physician.
Demonstrate the required bag technique and apply and maintain equipment according to policy and procedure.
Maintain the integrity of IV sites while providing patient care.
Perform treatments and procedures to applicable standards, including vital signs, weights, specimen collection, ostomy and tracheotomy care, catheterization, wound care, dressing changes, suctioning, and gastric tube feedings and maintenance.
Provide and monitor patient teaching according to policy and procedure.
Coordinate care to ensure medications are administered as ordered and in compliance with medication-administration requirements.
Coordinate the care team to facilitate changes in level of care according to applicable standards.
Identify the stages of death and dying.
Complete plans of treatment, recertification, and OASIS start-of-care, resumption-of-care, recertification, and discharge documentation accurately and on time in accordance with Medicare guidelines.
Comply with safety policies and procedures and use sound independent judgment while collaborating with multidisciplinary team members.