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Job Title

RN Float Home Care, Southeast Team - No Weekends, On Call or Holidays

                        

Location

Independence

                    

Facility

CC Business Operations Ctr

                     

Department

HC Nursing Team East 2-Center for Connected Care

                      

Job Code

F99889

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

10:00am-10:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Job Responsibilities:

• Participates in and supports quality improvement projects; participates in department and committees as assigned.
• Supervises starts of care, resumptions of care and routine visits as requested.
• Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
• Performs accurate and complete admission assessments and reassessments within specified time frame.
• Assesses patient for safety risks, abuse and neglect.
• Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
• Assesses and documents patients' pain using appropriate pain scale and manages patients' pain then, prioritizes and documents patient problems based on assessed needs and problems in collaboration with patient, family and health care team.
• Maintains complete and up-to-date documentation and files at all times regarding patient condition and effectiveness and timeliness of care and interventions.
• Escalates change in patient condition to patient’s physician as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred.

Certifications:

• Current licensure as a RN in the State of Ohio.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA) required.
• Valid Ohio Driver's license upon hire; per policy 8-175 thereafter.
• Proof of automobile insurance coverage with $100,000/$300,000 coverage, upon hire; per policy 8-175 thereafter.

Competencies:

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a time-constrained environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience:

• Minimum one year current clinical experience as a registered nurse.

• Minimum one year experience in an acute medical-surgical or home care setting.  

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
• Requires some exposure to communicable disease or bodily fluids.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.
• Must be ambulatory and able to drive to patients' homes, able to climb stairs, pull, push, and facilitate movement of the patient.
• Must be able to read, write and communicate with patients.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Keywords: 3-12, home, flexible, autonomous, chart review

                       

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