RN Home Health

WVU Medicine•Keyser, WV

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for direct and indirect nursing care of patients in their homes. In collaboration with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team (IDT), the registered nurse serves as case manager to develop, implement, and evaluate nursing care in accordance with agency and system policies. The work is primarily performed in patients’ homes and may require extensive travel. The position is scheduled for 24 hours per week and is non-exempt.

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 perform concentrated and complex mental activity and handle complex, 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.
Knowledge of and compliance with safety policies and procedures.
Ability to read and write legibly in English; hearing and visual acuity within normal range.
Ability to operate a motor vehicle safely.
Ability to perform frequent walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, and feeling; to lift, move, and position patients of all weights with varying assistance; and to exert 20–50 pounds of force occasionally, 10–25 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly.

Nice To Haves

One year of home care nursing experience and 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, comfortable environment in the patient’s home while protecting patient privacy and dignity.
Complete assignments in a timely manner and assume on-call responsibility according to policy and procedures.
Communicate patient-care problems and potential problems to administrative staff and/or interdisciplinary team members to support continuity and coordination of care.
Provide age-appropriate care to infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients based on physical, psychosocial, communication, safety, education-level, and related criteria.
Apply agency admission criteria and complete OASIS documentation within federal guidelines.
Complete and document full-system assessments, including physical and psychosocial assessments, upon admission and at each subsequent visit, using age-specific criteria.
Respond appropriately to changes in a patient’s condition based on understanding of pathophysiologic processes, and report significant observed changes to administrative staff and/or the physician.
Document patient status and care or services furnished in the areas required by documentation policy and procedure.
Document home health aide supervisory visits according to standards.
Perform CPR in accordance with the wishes of the patient’s appropriate representative.
Use and maintain durable medical equipment (DME), medical supplies, and adaptive equipment safely and efficiently; report safety issues related to DME in the home to administration or the physician.
Demonstrate the required bag technique and apply and maintain equipment according to the Policy and Procedure Manual.
Use supplies effectively to support cost containment.
Maintain the integrity of IV sites while providing patient care.
Perform treatments and procedures according to applicable standards, including vital signs, patient weights, specimen collection, ostomy care, catheterization, wound care, dressing changes, suctioning, and gastric-tube feedings and maintenance.
Provide and monitor patient teaching according to policy and procedures.
Coordinate care to ensure medications are administered as ordered by a physician and in compliance with medication-administration requirements.
Coordinate the care team to facilitate changes in the level of care in accordance with the applicable standard.
Identify the stages of death and dying.
Complete plans of treatment and recertifications accurately and timely in accordance with Medicare guidelines, including OASIS start-of-care, resumption-of-care, recertification, and discharge documentation.