PRN RN Home Health Keyser

WVU Medicine•Keyser, WV

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for providing direct and indirect nursing care to 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 position provides basic and skilled patient care, assesses and documents patient status, coordinates care and medications, and performs treatments and procedures according to established standards. The nurse also provides patient and caregiver education, communicates changes in condition, completes home-health and OASIS documentation, and may assume on-call responsibilities. Work is primarily in patients’ homes and may involve extensive travel, variable shifts, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse license in 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.
Ability to operate a motor vehicle safely.
Ability to lift, move, and position patients of all weights, with varying 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 to move objects.
Ability to perform concentrated and complex mental activity and handle complex, highly technical situations.
Ability to work under highly stressful conditions and adapt to varying 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.
Knowledge of and compliance with safety policies and procedures.
One year of home care nursing and two years of prior nursing experience are listed as preferred experience.

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.
Perform and monitor basic patient care according to policies and procedures.
Provide a safe and 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.
Communicate patient-care problems and potential problems to administrative staff and interdisciplinary team members to support continuity and coordination of care.
Provide age-specific care to infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients based on physical, psychosocial, communication, safety, and education needs.
Apply agency admission criteria.
Complete OASIS documentation within federal guidelines, including SOC/ROC, recertification, and discharge documentation.
Complete and document a full-system assessment at admission and each subsequent visit, including physical and psychosocial assessments and age-specific criteria.
Recognize changes in patient condition, take appropriate nursing action, and report significant observed changes to administrative staff and/or the physician.
Document patient status and care or services furnished according to documentation policies and procedures.
Document home health aide supervisory visits according to standards.
Perform CPR consistent with the wishes of the patient’s appropriate representative.
Use and maintain durable medical equipment, medical supplies, and adaptive equipment safely and efficiently; report related safety issues to administration or the doctor.
Demonstrate the required bag technique and apply and maintain equipment according to policy and procedure.
Use supplies effectively and support cost containment.
Maintain the integrity of IV sites while providing patient care.
Perform treatments and procedures according to standards, including vital signs, weights, specimen collection, ostomy care, catheterization, wound care, dressing changes, suctioning, and gastric tube feeding and maintenance.
Provide and monitor patient teaching according to policy and procedure.
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 level of care according to the applicable standard.
Identify stages of death and dying.
Complete plans of treatment and recertifications accurately and on time according to Medicare guidelines.
Follow safety policies and procedures and use sound independent judgment while collaborating with multidisciplinary team members.
Work weekends, holidays, and all shifts as required.