Registered Nurse - Sewickley & surrounding areas

Concordia Lutheran Ministries • Baden, PA

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About The Position

Full-time: Sewickley & surrounding areas. The Registered Nurse is a licensed health care professional with advanced medical knowledge who administers skilled nursing care to patients requiring intermittent visits. She/he provides complex care to the patient and coordinates necessary support services. These nursing services are provided to patients in accordance with a physician’s plan of care. Registered Nurses who serve as primary nurses utilize a case manager approach in assessing, implementing, coordinating and evaluating client care. Additionally, the Registered Nurse manages other members of the nursing team.

Requirements

• Registered professional nurse with a current valid Pennsylvania license
• Minimum of two [2] years of current experience as a professional nurse in a medical/surgical work area
• Reliable, independent means of transportation to make home visits.
• Drivers must have a valid driver’s license and drive a vehicle with insurance limits as established by the state
• Skilled in critical thinking, communication, negotiation and collaboration

Nice To Haves

• one [1] year of home health experience (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Provides skilled nursing care that includes activities such as teaching, treatments, (including IV therapy, venipuncture, complex wound care) and health promotion practices
• Executes preventive, rehabilitative and restorative nursing procedures appropriate for the patient’s care and safety
• Assesses signs and symptoms in conjunction with reporting reactions to treatments, including drugs, and changes in patient’s physical, mental, or emotional condition to the physician
• Develops the plan of care collaboratively with the physician, patient, designated representative, and the agency with revisions made based on patient condition
• Instructs and counsels the patient and the designated representative regarding the care requirements of the patient in the home
• Assigns and instructs the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or home health aide in accordance with the physician’s plan of care
• Supervises and evaluates the care given by the home health aide to his/her primary patients every 14 days
• Supervises and periodically evaluates the care given by the LPN to his/her primary patients to ensure oversight
• Evaluates and manages LPNs and home health aides who are providing services to his/her primary patients
• Obtains a medical history, particularly as it relates to the present condition, from the patient and/or designated representative at the start of care.
• Conducts a comprehensive physical examination and nursing assessment of the patient at each skilled visit
• Evaluates the patient and the home situation to determine the health teaching required at each skilled visit
• Evaluates the patient’s condition and home situation to determine what assistance will be available from the designated representative in caring for the patient
• Coordinates total patient care serving as the primary nurse for designated patients and evaluating the effectiveness and the appropriateness of care
• Interprets nursing and other services of the agency to the patient and designated representative as part of planning for care
• Serves as the primary agency liaison and coordinator of care when nursing and other services are provided
• Plans with the patient, designated representative, and other team members for the patient’s discharge from service
• Meets with the interdisciplinary team routinely to ensure coordination of care and to update the plan of care as appropriate
• Meets with Clinical Supervisor or Case Manager weekly for an evaluation of patients under his/her care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed