Home Health RN

Position: Home Health RN - $10k Sign On Bonus
* • Possesses knowledge of developmental needs and competent in the assessment and treatment as it relates to the age of the patient population served.

• Conducts and documents a comprehensive patient assessment upon admission.

• Continually reassesses and applies appropriate advocacy and interventions as indicated.

• Competent in the interpretation of a patient’s self-assessment and behavior. This information must be interpreted with an understanding of the cognitive, physical emotional, psychosocial and chronological maturation process.

• Actively involves patient and family in the collaborative plan of care.

• Consistently demonstrates and promotes safe patient care practices: (i.e.

• Hand washing/Patient , Communication, Reduction of infection Risks, Medication Safety & Reconciliation, Falls Prevention, No Preventable Deaths/Injuries, Inclusion of patients/families concerns and access to healthcare team).

• Collaborates with the patient, family and members of the healthcare team; develops, documents, implements and monitors an individualized plan of care which reflects a standard of care based on best practice and evidence-based medicine.

• Provides, documents, and consults to assure necessary patient and family education in support of the treatment plan.

• Adaptive to change and updated patient care practices within an evolving healthcare environment.

• Collaborate with team members, the patient, the patient’s family and others as appropriate in the development of a proactive discharge plan.

• Performs procedures and treatments according to accepted department/unit protocols, guidelines, standards and the Nurse Practice Act.

• Legibly and electronically documents patient care activities and information in an accurate, concise, and timely manner.

• Competent in the input and retrieval of information within the various forms of written and electronic documentation.

• Provides safe quality care in an efficient, cost effective manner.

• Supports and assists with orientation of new staff and students.

• Acquires necessary training and skills to competently perform the preceptor and charge nurse function when selected and functioning in those roles.

• Demonstrates advancement of professional nursing practice through continuing education, required training, certification, and participation in department and unit activities.

• Assures all competencies, certifications, safety information and courses are completed as required.

• Identifies concerns and takes appropriate action(s) to involve colleagues and management in the development and promotion of a safe patient care environment.

• Actively engages in positive communication, feedback, and the on-going development of self and team.

• Takes an active role in building and maintaining an environment that fosters open communication, patient and family-centered care and healthy collegial relationships.

• Demonstrates adaptive/timely communication based on individual patient/family needs.

• Attends and participates in a minimum of 50% of scheduled staff meetings or has read the minutes and signed off on them, and is responsible for meeting content regardless of attendance.

• Promotes and role models collaborative practice and relationships with other health care professionals.

• Recognizes the role that the cultural diversity of patients and their families, employees, medical staff, volunteers and community members plays in achieving productive and positive relationships.

• Rounds with physicians and other team members to promote continuity of care and patient’s confidence in their care delivery team.

• Monitors patient’s condition, notes changes in status, utilizes judgment and takes appropriate action.

• Communicates patient status to colleagues and physicians to include: situation, background, assessment, and recommendations (S.B.A.R). Utilizes tools adopted through quality and safety initiatives when communicating patient status change and at the time of patient handoff.

• Uses the Providence Early Assessment Team (P.E.A.T.) when indicated by changes in patient’s conditions or concerns.

• Promotes and routinely offers comfort and pain management measures.

• Documentation…