RN - Home Health and Hospice

Sanford Health•Canby, MN

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional nursing services to patients at home using the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcomes and planning, implementation, and evaluation. This includes documenting human responses to actual or potential health problems in the home health environment and performing dependent, interdependent, and independent nursing functions. The RN collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and other interprofessional colleagues to plan, implement, and evaluate care. The role includes care across preventative services, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up, as well as care coordination and continuity, patient assessment and education, triage, and other nursing interventions. The RN practices within the applicable Nurse Practice Act, administrative rules, nursing standards, and professional ethics, and maintains competencies and certifications required by the department.

Requirements

Hold an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where nursing practice occurs, or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact state.
Obtain and maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required.
A valid driver's license may be required, depending on location.

Nice To Haves

Graduation from a nationally accredited nursing program, including CCNE, ACEN, or NLN CNEA accreditation.
Bachelor's degree in nursing.
At least one year of professional nursing experience.
Certificate for Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) Specialist - Clinical (COS-C).

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process to assess, diagnose, plan outcomes, implement care, and evaluate patient responses.
Document human responses to actual or potential health problems in the home health environment.
Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and other interprofessional colleagues to plan, implement, and evaluate care.
Provide care across preventative services, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up for patients in the home setting.
Coordinate care and continuity, assess and educate patients, perform triage, and provide other nursing interventions.
Practice within the nursing scope and standards, applicable state laws and administrative rules, and professional ethics.
Obtain and maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications.