Rn Home Health Care Nurse - Philadelphia, United States - EldaCare Home Health Services, Inc

Description

Job Summary:


Here is an opportunity to join the EldaCare Home Health Services, Inc. The agency provides care to families with non-medical and medical
services in Philadelphia and designated areas of Bucks, Delaware, Chester, and Montgomery counties. In this role, you will provide hands-on nursing care and education/training for patients, families, and caregivers to equip them with effective self-management skills for their illness and conditions. As a
Registered Nurse, you will lead and coordinate care for interdisciplinary team members. If you are a RN who wants to make a positive difference in the lives of the patients you touch and build a sucesseful team, this job is for you.**
Responsibilities for the Registered Nurse:

• Completes records and reports necessary for patient service and administrative requirements as determined by EldaCare.
• Attains personal professional growth and maintains clinical competence.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with patients, families, peers, supervisors, and community agencies.
• Meets all performance standards, including those for quality and quantity, as defined by EldaCare.
• Identifies the need for services of other health care disciplines or agencies and initiates the appropriate referral.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team conferences; facilitates coordinated and comprehensive plans and goals for EldaCare patients.
• Communicates regularly with other health care providers to develop coordinated plans for patient care.
• Supervises Home Health Aide in completing the established plan for patient care, and evaluates the effectiveness of the service.
• Participates, as assigned, in implementation of the Agency's Quality Assurance Program.
• Participates as appropriate in EldaCare educational activities, including new employee orientation and professional student clinical training and staff education programs.
• Interprets EldaCare services and programs to individuals/families and personnel of other agencies.
• Participates, as assigned, in community programs.
• Complies with EldaCare Policies and Procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Assessment Duties and Responsibilities

• Completes a comprehensive assessment, including OASIS items, that accurately reflect the patient's current health status and includes information that may be used to demonstrate the patient's progress toward achievement of desired outcomes.
• Completes a review of all medications the patient is currently using in order to identify any potential adverse effects and drug reactions, side effects, and noncompliance with drug therapy.
• Verifies patient's eligibility for the Medicare home health benefit, including homebound status.
• Fulltime RNs will be required to perform between 3032 visits per week
• Parttime RNs will be required to perform between 2228 visits per week

• PRN

• RNs will be per visits

Evaluation:

• Evaluates and documents patient/family understanding of home care services.

Knowledge and Experience:

• A minimum of one year's experience in the provision of direct patient care in acute care or long term care facility.
• Demonstrated competency in OASIS documentation.
• Knowledge of home care home base EMR system preferred
• Experience in home health care preferred.
• Current license in Pennsylvania as a Registered Nurse.
• Current Driver's License.
• Current CPR Certification.
• Demonstrates good verbal and written communication, and organization skills

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, PRN, Per diem


Pay:
$ $55.00 per hour


Expected hours:
per week


Medical specialties:

• Home Health
• Medical-Surgical
• Telemetry

Physical setting:

• Outpatient

Standard shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift
• Overnight shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Overtime pay

Supplemental schedule:

• Holidays
• On call

Weekly schedule:

• Choose your own hours
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Nursing: 1 year (required)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (required)
• RN (required)

Work Location:
On the road