PRN RN Home Health

WVU Medicine•St. Clairsville, OH

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for direct and indirect nursing care for patients in their homes. In collaboration with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team, the registered nurse serves as case manager to develop, implement, and evaluate nursing care in accordance with agency and system policies. The role includes home visits, patient assessments and treatments, care coordination, documentation, patient teaching, and on-call responsibilities. Most work is performed in patients’ homes and may require extensive travel. This is a PRN position.

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 work weekends, holidays, and all shifts.
Ability to perform concentrated and complex mental activity, including involvement 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.
Knowledge of and compliance with safety policies and procedures.
Ability to read and write legibly in English, hear within normal range, and have visual acuity within normal range.
Ability to operate a motor vehicle safely.
Ability to frequently walk, stand, stoop, kneel, reach, push, pull, lift, grasp, and feel while performing nursing duties.
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 to move objects.

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.
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 and procedures.
Communicate patient care problems or potential problems to administrative staff and/or interdisciplinary team members to support continuity and coordination of care.
Provide age-specific care for 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 start-of-care, resumption-of-care, recertification, and discharge documentation.
Complete and document full-system assessments on admission and at each subsequent visit, including physical and psychosocial assessments and age-specific criteria.
Take appropriate nursing action in response to changes in a patient’s condition and report significant observed changes to administrative staff and/or the physician.
Document patient status and care or services furnished in the designated areas and according to documentation policy.
Document home health aide supervisory visits according to standards.
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 related safety issues to administration or the physician.
Demonstrate the required bag technique and apply and maintain equipment according to policy and procedure.
Use supplies effectively to 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 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 applicable standards.
Identify the stages of death and dying.
Complete plans of treatment and recertifications accurately and promptly according to Medicare guidelines.
Follow safety policies and procedures.