Registered Nurse; RN - Home Health

Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Health - $34-52 per hour at Advocate Aurora Health summary:
Registered Nurse (RN) in Home Health provides comprehensive patient care including physical, psychosocial, and environmental assessments, and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to update and implement care plans. Communicates with physicians and case managers to ensure continuity of care, performs patient positioning and transport, and complies with agency and regulatory standards. This role requires nursing licensure, BLS certification, valid driver’s license, strong clinical judgment, communication skills, and the ability to handle physical demands and exposure to health hazards.
Advocate Aurora Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Home Health for a nursing job in Chicago, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty:
Home Health

• Discipline: RN

• Duration:
Ongoing

• 32 hours per week

• Shift: days

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Employment Type:

Staff
Major Responsibilities:
Performs all scheduled visits and collaborates with members of the interdisciplinary team as necessary.
Conducts thorough physical, psychosocial and environmental assessments of assigned patients and updates plan of care where appropriate and as a result of visit finding. Follows a care plan, which identifies problems (nursing diagnosis) and evaluates outcomes within a certain time frame.
Communicates with physicians to confirm and update patient's plan of treatment that may be necessary as a result of assigned visits. Communicates those changes to the RN Case Manager.
Provides on-going assessment of patient response to treatments, medications and teaching and applies interventions as appropriate. Updates and revises care plan as indicated.
Partners with the RN Case Manager to provide discharge planning according to agency standards and utilizes interagency/system and community resources to assure continuity of care after discharge.
Accurately documents and updates patient records according to agency, state and federal guidelines.
Communicates problems to physicians and RN Case Manager, and clearly states plans, actions and goals so that changes are reflected as they occur.
Follows published policies and procedures and regularly monitors changes or additions to them.
Performs various patient positioning and transporting duties, which require lifting and pushing/pulling, while utilizing proper technique.
Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.
Licensure, Registration and/or Certification

Required:

Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices, and
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire unless department leader has determined it is not required, and
A valid driver’s license issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles.

Education Required:

Completion of an accredited or approved program in Nursing
Experience

Required:

Typically 1 year of experience in nursing.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Required:

Proficiency in clinical skills with the ability to work under direction and make sound judgments.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to develop rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with a variety of patients, staff and physicians.
Demonstrated ability to effectively make critical, independent decisions.
Good organization, prioritization and problem solving skills.
Ability to multi-task with frequent interruptions.
Must possess and provide proof of a valid Driver License and a registered, functional car with adequate insurance coverage.

Physical Requirements and

Working Conditions:

Must be able to…