Homecare RN
On-siteTeaneck, New Jersey, United States
Teaneck, New Jersey, United StatesOn-siteFull TimeLicense Or Certification
Full TimeLicense Or Certification
Job Summary
Coordinate and case manage total care for Home Care and Hospice patients, performing initial and ongoing physical, psychosocial, and environmental assessments. Develop individualized plans of care including nursing diagnoses, interventions, goals, referrals, and discharge strategies while involving patients and families in decision-making. Conduct home visits across various areas during inclement weather, performing technical procedures within licensure standards and obtaining signed consents. Supervise Home Health Aides, complete documentation of vital signs and interventions, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of services. Maintain a case load of 25 visits per week and participate in mandatory on-call rotations and weekend shifts.
Required Qualifications
- Diploma or Associates Degree in Nursing
- Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of New Jersey
- Valid driver's license
- Access to use of an automobile
- Ability to comprehend spoken and written English
- Ability to communicate with clarity
- Ability to work independently
- Non-combative and consistent behavior
- Good assessment and documentation skills
- Good technical procedure skills
- Willingness to learn
- Ability to interact with a mixed patient population
- Ability to perform extensive walking
- Ability to lift
- Ability to crouch
- Ability to stoop
- Ability to reach
- Ability to kneel
- Ability to climb stairs
- Ability to view handwritten documents
- Ability to drive
- Ability to use a phone
- Ability to work during inclement weather
- Ability to work in variable environmental conditions
- Ability to perform initial and ongoing physical, psychosocial environmental assessment
- Ability to develop an appropriate Home Care plan of care
- Ability to identify nursing diagnoses
- Ability to identify appropriate nursing interventions
- Ability to identify goals with appropriate time frames
- Ability to make referrals to other disciplines and/or community resources
- Ability to develop a suitable discharge plan
- Ability to evaluate care at discharge
- Ability to explain all services to patients
- Ability to understand patients' rights
- Ability to involve patient, family and/or caregiver in the plan of care
- Ability to identify goals
- Ability to develop a discharge plan
- Ability to assist patient, family and/or caregiver in obtaining durable medical equipment and supplies
- Ability to collaborate with referral sources
- Ability to obtain pertinent information needed to develop nursing care plan
- Ability to arrange for foreign language of sign language interpreter
- Ability to observe and record signs and symptoms of a disease process
- Ability to report changes in the patient's physical and/or emotional condition
- Ability to respond to the physician treatment and disciplinary team members
- Ability to perform technical procedures within the scope of the Board of Nursing Registered Nurse licensure standards
- Ability to obtain signed consent forms prior to the initiation of services
- Ability to complete documentation on a timely basis
- Ability to document vital signs
- Ability to document measurements
- Ability to document nursing interventions
- Ability to document treatments
- Ability to document patient responses
- Ability to document admissions
- Ability to document assessments
- Ability to document narratives
- Ability to document flow sheets
- Ability to document recertifications
- Ability to document discharges
- Ability to communicate with the Nurse Manager/Director
- Ability to communicate with other health team members
- Ability to communicate with social agency personnel
- Ability to plan services
- Ability to implement services
- Ability to evaluate services
- Ability to coordinate services
- Ability to encourage and support patient and family/caregiver self-direction
- Ability to facilitate alternate community resources
- Ability to serve as the case manager
- Ability to coordinate total patient care
- Ability to complete home Health Aide assignment sheets
- Ability to instruct and supervise the activities of Home Health Aides
- Ability to perform patient and family/caregiver teaching
- Ability to maintain a case load with productivity in compliance with agency standards
- Ability to attend nursing staff meetings
- Ability to participate in in-services
- Ability to carry out responsibilities efficiently and effectively
- Ability to report and keep manager informed of patient specific problems or complaints
- Ability to identify personal areas for professional growth
- Ability to participate in continuing education programs
- Ability to participate in mandatory rotation for the on-call
- Ability to participate in mandatory rotation for weekends
- Ability to incorporate the physiological and developmental age of patients into the overall plan for the delivery of patient care
- Ability to maintain and respect confidentiality
- Ability to demonstrate compliance with the Hospital and home care dress code policy
- Ability to appear well groomed
- Ability to wear ID badge while on duty
- Ability to maintain a professional appearance
- Ability to observe Hospital policy concerning Fire and Safety regulations
- Ability to observe Infection Control Standards
- Ability to observe other rules governing conduct while at work
- Ability to demonstrate a commitment to work schedule
- Ability to report on and off duty
- Ability to demonstrate good attendance
- Ability to provide proper notification in advance for absence
- Ability to provide proper notification in advance for tardiness
- Ability to understand and participate in home care Performance Improvement Plan
- Ability to provide care and services to reflect a commitment to the HNH Mission Statement
- Ability to accept and complete additional responsibilities as directed by management
- Must be available for weekend shifts
- Must be available for on-call rotation
Desired Qualifications
- BSN
- One year medical/surgical experience in hospital setting
- Home care experience
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