Registered Nurse (RN) Staff - Marion County Home Health

Home Health / Registered Nurse (RN)

$2,500 - $10,000 Sign on Bonus! Conditions may apply.

Nursing doesn’t stop when the patient goes home. If you are a flexible individual that likes most weekends and evenings free and you like to work outside the walls of the hospital then you would love Home Health. Our interdisciplinary team strives to meet our organizations Purpose Statement to preserve BRMC by staying comprehensive, independent and community driven while caring for those in our community. Our nursing team works closely with our office staff, physical occupational, and speech therapy. The diversity in this department allows our nurses to use a wide variety of skills as we work with different age groups. We are looking for individuals to join our team that are hardworking, motivated, able to work independently, possess a positive attitude and acts as a team player. We want you to join our team!

SUMMARY: The Registered Nurse in home health provides one on one skilled nursing care and treatment to patients in their homes using a comprehensive and patient specific care plan. This position will have the opportunity to spend quality time with the patient, in the patient’s home, to promote health and independence; have autonomy in addition to the support and collaboration of a full team of healthcare professionals while managing a case load; maintain compliance with applicable laws, regulations and agency policies; and provide accurate documentation and follow-up of patient findings to provide optimal patient outcomes. Adaptability is essential for the home health RN, as work schedule and daily work load change frequently to meet patient needs. Acute medical surgical experience and outstanding critical thinking skills are needed to meet the needs of the patient.

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JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. ADN required, BSN or MSN preferred.

Licensure: Current Arkansas or Compact State RN license in good standing. Valid and clean Driver’s License, reliable transportation and agency required liability insurance to complete home visits. Active personal automobile liability insurance coverage consisting of $100,000 per person and $300,000 per accident for bodily injury required.

Experience: Minimum of one-year acute care nursing experience required. Previous nursing experience in a medical-surgical environment preferred.

Certifications: BLS required

Other: Ability to read, write and communicate effectively. Basic computer knowledge required. Driving required.

Safety Sensitive Designation

This position is deemed safety sensitive in accordance with Arkansas Act 593 governing Medical Marijuana.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without an accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to perform the following: Must have the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, to solve problems and make decisions. Spend eight (8) hours or more in front of computer, monitor or similar screen utilizing keyboard and/or mouse, daily. Ability to regularly stand and walk, occasionally bend, squat and twist, and occasionally lift up to 20 pounds using proper body mechanics. Must have a keen sense of hearing and visual acuity with or without correction. Must be able to handle critical and highly stressful situations with efficiency and composure.

Baxter Regional Medical Center-Competency Based Job Description

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) Staff

Department: Home Health

Operating Unit: Nursing

Reports To: Administrator/Director

Approved By: Senior HR Manager

Approved Date: 09/2017

Updated: 01/2019

BRMC PURPOSE: To preserve BRMC as a comprehensive, independent, community-driven health system in order to optimize access to quality healthcare for patients in the communities we serve.

SUMMARY

The Registered Nurse in home health provides one on one skilled nursing care and treatment to patients in their homes using a comprehensive and patient specific care plan. This position will have the opportunity to spend quality time with the patient, in the patient’s home, to promote health and independence; have autonomy in addition to the support and collaboration of a full team of healthcare professionals while managing a case load; maintain compliance with applicable laws, regulations and agency policies; and provide accurate documentation and follow-up of patient findings to provide optimal patient outcomes. Adaptability is essential for the home health RN, as work schedule and daily work load change frequently to meet patient needs. Acute medical surgical experience and outstanding critical thinking skills are needed to meet the needs of the patient.

BRMC COMPLIANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

Understands and adheres to BRMC’s standards as they appear in BRMC's intranet Lippincott Library, and the Visiting Nursing Association of America for all other standards. Required to work with Nurse Director in collaboration with the compliance officer and the compliance committee to detect, report and resolve any compliance concerns in a timely manner.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Experience: Minimum of one year acute care nursing experience required. Previous nursing experience in a medical-surgical environment preferred.

Primary Source Verification:

Arkansas State Board of Nursing or NURSYS

Safety Sensitive Designation:

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without an accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to perform the following: Must have the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, to solve problems and make decisions. Ability to stand and walk, bend, squat and twist up to or exceeding 8 to12 hours during shift(s). Occasionally requires lifting of 50 pounds or more of equipment and lifts patients with assist 125 pounds or more with proper body mechanics. Able to push in excess of 150 pound wheelchair with patient and equipment using proper body mechanics. Spends eight hours or more in front of computer, monitor or similar screen utilizing keyboard and/or mouse. Must be able to respond quickly in emergency situations of CPR and obtaining equipment. Must be able to handle critical and highly stressful situations with efficiency and composure. Has a keen sense of hearing and visual acuity to respond to critical changing patient situations from actual observations. May be subject to inside environmental conditions, hazards (including electrical currents and exposure to high heat and chemicals) and infectious diseases.

Work Environment

Patient Home Setting

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a position outside of the hospital setting, which is open 24hours a day, 365 days per year. Holidays and work during inclement weather will be required. Work hours will occasional exceed the normal work hours of 8am to 5pm. On-call/Back-up Call responsibilities is shared among all full time nursing staff.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Accurately assesses patient conditions and documents effectively to support medical necessity and to communicate with other providers.
• Provide a comprehensive patient assessment, including functional, mental, social and physical conditions, using patient data as well as data of what will make the patient safe in their environment. Perform necessary medical procedures and documentation of patient care provided.
• Consistently create a healthy work environment, support hospital leadership decisions, and promotes a culture of respect. Develops and maintains a collaborative working relationship with all physicians and interprofessional team members involved in the care of medical/pediatric patients.
• Delivers and delegates patient care as appropriate within the scope of nursing practice.
• Serves as patient advocate; promoting patient and family centered care
• Independently implements and document patient care treatments and maintain skills requisite to the position for which he/she is placed.
• Perform on call and back up call responsibilities that may include having to leave home in the middle of the night to care for the needs of a patient. The work day may extend an 8 hour shift during times of high patient census.
• Appropriately involve patients and caregivers in treatment planning.
• Responsible to oversee the department LPNs and CNAs in your region of care.
• Independently develop and implement treatment plans and evaluate patient’s outcome. Assist in providing patient/family education through verbal or written explanation using the Teach Back Method.
• Follow up with patients regarding test results. Assists with patient education materials and participate in developing patient teaching plans.
• Actively participate in hospital and department projects and committees as appropriate.
• Maintain an attendance and punctuality record which is acceptable.
• Represent Home Health by displaying a cheerful, positive behavior toward the department, co-workers, patients, physicians and public at all times.
• Participate in required educational courses as assigned, completes all required assignments on time. Lifelong learning is encouraged.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Job Competencies - Nursing

Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

Having achieved a satisfactory level of technical, functional, and/or professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; keeping up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise; leveraging expert knowledge to accomplish results.

Managing Work

Effectively managing one’s time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently.

Adaptability

Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment (e.g., people, processes, structure, or culture); adjusting effectively to change by exploring the benefits, trying new approaches, and collaborating with others to make the change successful.

Safety Advocacy

Taking responsibility for conditions that affect patients’, own, and others’ safety; identifying conditions that might cause health or safety hazards and taking action to remove those hazards.

Building Partnerships

Developing and leveraging relationships within and across work groups to achieve results.

Continuous Learning

Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application.

Leveraging Feedback

Taking full advantage of opportunities to receive and explore feedback about own performance (from assessments, managers, coworkers, internal/external partners, or customers); responding favorably to feedback and using it constructively to take action to improve knowledge, skills, behavior, and impact on others.

Positive Approach