RN / LPN Home Health - FT; M-F, 8am-4:30pm

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• •Current state Registered Nurse Licensure, within state of practice
• •Current BLS certification
• •Must have and maintain valid Driver's License
• •Must have reliable transportation to visit patients at their homes
• •Must be able to lift up to 100 pounds
• •Must be able to carry up to 40 pounds
• •Must be able to push/pull up to 450 pounds
• •Must be able to stand and walk frequently
• •Must be able to work in changing temperatures
• •Must be able to work with pet allergens
• •Must be able to work with household chemicals
• •Must be able to work with biological hazards
• •Must be able to work with mechanical hazards
• •Must be able to work with electrical hazards
• •Must be able to work with chemical hazards
• •Must be able to work with food
• •Must be able to work with medicine
• •Must be able to perform life-threatening procedures
• •Must be able to work with hazardous or flammable materials
• •Must be able to work with controlled substances
• •Must be able to work with disagreeable elements
• •Must be able to work in various environmental conditions
• •Must be able to function under stressful situations
• •Must be able to be flexible and organized
• •Must be able to work independently
• •Must be able to manage time effectively
• •Must be able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
• •Must be able to communicate appropriately and clearly to Nurse Manager, co-workers and physicians
• •Must be able to maintain a good working relationship both within the department and with other departments
• •Must be able to treat patients and their families with respect and dignity
• •Must be able to identify and address psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and their families
• •Must be able to function as liaison between administration, patients, physicians and other healthcare providers
• •Must be able to interact professionally with patient/family and involve patient/family in the formation of the plan of care
• •Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span
• •Must be able to provide age appropriate care to the patient population served
• •Must be able to interpret data about the patient's status in order to identify each patient's age specific needs
• •Must be able to provide care needed by the patient group
• •Must be able to perform all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety
• •Must be able to reduce the likelihood of medical/health care errors
• •Must be able to support and maintain a culture of safety and quality
• •Must be able to consult other departments as appropriate to provide for an interdisciplinary approach to the patient's needs
• •Must be able to complete annual education requirements
• •Must be able to maintain regulatory requirements, including all federal, state, local regulations and accrediting organization standards
• •Must be able to maintain and ensure patient confidentiality at all times
• •Must be able to report to work on time and as scheduled
• •Must be able to complete work within designated time
• •Must be able to wear identification while on duty
• •Must be able to use computerized punch time system correctly
• •Must be able to complete inservices and return in a timely fashion
• •Must be able to attend annual review and department inservices, as scheduled
• •Must be able to attend 12 staff meetings annually or read and return monthly staff meeting minutes
• •Must be able to represent the organization in a positive and professional manner
• •Must be able to actively participate in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities
• •Must be able to comply with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices
• •Must be able to communicate the mission, ethics and goals of the hospital, as well as the focus statement of the department
• •Must be able to perform a head-to-toe assessment on all patients and reassessments as per policy
• •Must be able to adequately assess and reassess pain
• •Must be able to utilize appropriate pain management techniques
• •Must be able to educate the patient and family regarding pain management
• •Must be able to revise plan of care as indicated by the patient's response to treatment
• •Must be able to evaluate overall plan daily for effectiveness
• •Must be able to perform waived testing (point-of-care testing) per Clinical Laboratory's and the resident care unit's policies and procedures
• •Must be able to interpret results of waived tests
• •Must be able to take appropriate action on waived tests results
• •Must be able to formulate a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs
• •Must be able to evaluate effectiveness of learning
• •Must be able to include family in teaching as appropriate
• •Must be able to assist physicians with procedures
• •Must be able to perform services requiring technical and manual skills
• •Must be able to perform treatments and provide services to level licensure
• •Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and their clinical condition
• •Must be able to follow the seven (7) medication rights
• •Must be able to reduce the potential for medication errors
• •Must be able to identify and address psychosocial needs of patients and family
• •Must be able to communicate with Social Service/Discharge Planner regarding both in hospital and post discharge needs
• •Must be able to manage and operate equipment safely and correctly
• •Must be able to coordinate and supervise patient care as necessary
• •Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of home health regulations and industry standards
• •Must be able to demonstrate strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills
• •Must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• •Must be able to demonstrate a compassionate and patient-focused care approach
• •Must be able to demonstrate the ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations
• •Must be able to work in an in-home patient setting
• •Must be able to work with patients of varying ages (pediatric, geriatric, general)
• •Must be able to work with patients of varying sizes and complexity
• •Must be able to work with hazardous or flammable materials
• •Must be able to work with controlled substances
• •Must be able to work with food
• •Must be able to work with medicine
• •Must be able to work with biological hazards
• •Must be able to work with mechanical hazards
• •Must be able to work with electrical hazards
• •Must be able to work with chemical hazards
• •Must be able to work with disagreeable elements
• •Must be able to work in various environmental conditions
• •Must be able to work with pet allergens
• •Must be able to work with household chemicals
• •Must be able to work in changing temperatures
• •Must be able to work with disagreeable elements
• •Must be able to work with biological hazards
• •Must be able to work with mechanical hazards
• •Must be able to work with electrical hazards
• •Must be able to work with chemical hazards
• •Must be able to work with food
• •Must be able to work with medicine
• •Must be able to work with hazardous or flammable materials
• •Must be able to work with controlled substances
• •Must be able to work with life-threatening procedures
• •Must be able to work with disagreeable elements
• •Must be able to work in various environmental conditions
• •Must be able to work with pet allergens
• •Must be able to work with household chemicals
• •Must be able to work with biological hazards
• •Must be able to work with mechanical hazards
• •Must be able to work with electrical hazards
• •Must be able to work with chemical hazards
• •Must be able to work with food
• •Must be able to work with medicine
• •Must be able to work with hazardous or flammable materials
• •Must be able to work with controlled substances
• •Must be able to work with life-threatening procedures
• •Must be able to work with disagreeable elements
• •Must be able to work in various environmental conditions
• •Must be able to work with pet allergens
• •Must be able to work with household chemicals
• •Must be able to work with biological hazards
• •Must be able to work with mechanical hazards
• •Must be able to work with electrical hazards
• •Must be able to work with chemical hazards
• •Must be able to work with food
• •Must be able to work with medicine
• •Must be able to work with hazardous or flammable materials
• •Must be able to work with controlled substances
• •Must be able to work with life-threatening procedures
• •Must be able to work with disagreeable elements
• •Must be able to work in various environmental conditions
• •Must be able to work with pet allergens
• •Must be able to work with household chemicals
• •Must be able to work with biological hazards
• •Must be able to work with mechanical hazards
• •Must be able to work with electrical hazards
• •Must be able to work with chemical hazards
• •Must be able to work with food
• •Must be able to work with medicine
• •Must be able to work with hazardous or flammable materials
• •Must be able to work with controlled substances
• •Must be able to work with life-threatening procedures
• •Must be able to work with disagreeable elements
• •Must be able to work in various environmental conditions
• •Must be able to work with pet allergens
• •Must be able to work with household chemicals
• •Must be able to work with biological hazards
• •Must be able to work with mechanical hazards
• •Must be able to work with electrical hazards
• •Must be able to work with chemical hazards
• •Must be able to work with food
• •Must be able to work with medicine
• •Must be able to work with hazardous or flammable materials
• •Must be able to work with controlled substances
• •Must be able to work with life-threatening procedures
• •Must be able to work with disagreeable elements
• •Must be able to work in various environmental conditions
• •Must be able to work with pet allergens
• •Must be able to work with household chemicals
• •Must be able to work with biological hazards
• •Must be able to work with mechanical hazards
• •Must be able to work with electrical hazards
• •Must be able to work with chemical hazards
• •Must be able to work with food
• •Must be able to work with medicine
• •Must be able to work with hazardous or flammable materials
• •Must be able to work with controlled substances
• •Must be able to work with life-threatening procedures
• •Must be able to work with disagreeable elements
• •Must be able to work in various environmental conditions
• •Must be able to work with pet allergens
• •Must be able to work with household chemicals
• •Must be able to work with biological hazards
• •Must be able to work with mechanical hazards
• •Must be able to work with electrical hazards
• •Must be able to work with chemical hazards
• •Must be able to work with food
• •Must be able to work with medicine
• •Must be able to work with hazardous or flammable materials
• •Must be able to work with controlled substances
• •Must be able to work with life-threatening procedures
• •Must be able to work with disagreeable elements
• •Must be able to work in various environmental conditions
• •Must be able to work with pet allergens
• •Must be able to work with household chemicals
• •Must be able to work with biological hazards
• •Must be able to work with mechanical hazards
• •Must be able to work with electrical hazards
• •Must be able to work with chemical hazards
• •Must be able to work with food
• •Must be able to work with medicine
• •Must be able to work with hazardous or flammable materials
• •Must be able to work with controlled substances
• •Must be able to work with life-threatening procedures
• •Must be able to work with disagreeable elements
• •Must be able to work in various environmental conditions
• •Must be able to work with pet allergens
• •Must be able to work with household chemicals
• •Must be able to work with biological hazards
• •Must be able to work with mechanical hazards
• •Must be able to work with electrical hazards
• •Must be able to work with chemical hazards
• •Must be able to work with food
• •Must be able to work with medicine
• •Must be able to work with hazardous or flammable materials
• •Must be able to work with controlled substances
• •Must be able to work with life-threatening procedures
• •Must be able to work with disagreeable elements
• •Must be able to work in various environmental conditions
• •Must be able to work with pet allergens
• •Must be able to work with household chemicals
• •Must be able to work with biological hazards
• •Must be able to work with mechanical hazards
• •Must be able to work with electrical hazards
• •Must be able to work with chemical hazards
• •Must be able to work with food
• •Must be able to work with medicine
• •Must be able to work with hazardous or flammable materials
• •Must be able to work with controlled substances
• •Must be able to work with life-threatening procedures
• •Must be able to work with disagreeable elements
• •Must be able to work in various environmental conditions
• •Must be able to work with pet allergens
• •Must be able to work with household chemicals
• •Must be able to work with biological hazards
• •Must be able to work with mechanical hazards
• •Must be able to work with electrical hazards
• •Must be able to work with chemical hazards
• •Must be able to work with food
• •Must be able to work with medicine
• •Must be able to work with hazardous or flammable materials
• •Must be able to work with controlled substances
• •Must be able to work with life-threatening procedures
• •Must be able to work with disagreeable elements
• •Must be able to work in various environmental conditions
• •Must be able to work with pet allergens
• •Must be able to work with household chemicals
• •Must be able to work with biological hazards
• •Must be able to work with mechanical hazards
• •Must be able to work with electrical hazards
• •Must be able to work with chemical hazards
• •Must be able to work with food
• •Must be able to work with medicine
• •Must be able to work with hazardous or flammable materials
• •Must be able to work with controlled substances
• •Must be able to work with life-threatening procedures
• •Must be able to work with disagreeable elements
• •Must be able to work in various environmental conditions
• •Must be able to work with pet allergens
• •Must be able to work with household chemicals
• •Must be able to work with biological hazards
• •Must be able to work with mechanical hazards
• •Must be able to work with electrical hazards
• •Must be able to work with chemical hazards
• •Must be able to work with food
• •Must be able to work with medicine
• •Must be able to work with hazardous or flammable materials
• •Must be able to work with controlled substances
• •Must be able to work with life-threatening procedures
• •Must be able to work with disagreeable elements
• •Must be able to work in various environmental conditions
• •Must be able to work with pet allergens
• •Must be able to work with household chemicals
• •Must be able to work with biological hazards
• •Must be able to work with mechanical hazards
• •Must be able to work with electrical hazards
• •Must be able to work with chemical hazards
• •Must be able to work with food
• •Must be able to work with medicine
• •Must be able to work with hazardous or flammable materials
• •Must be able to work with controlled substances
• •Must be able to work with life-threatening procedures
• •Must be able to work with disagreeable elements
• •Must be able to work in various environmental conditions
• •Must be able to work with pet allergens
• •Must be able to work with household chemicals
• •Must be able to work with biological hazards
• •Must be able to work with mechanical hazards
• •Must be able to work with electrical hazards
• •Must be able to work with chemical hazards
• •Must be able to work with food
• •Must be able to work with medicine
• •Must be able to work with hazardous or flammable materials
• •Must be able to work with controlled substances
• •Must be able to work with life-threatening procedures
• •Must be able to work with disagreeable elements
• •Must be able to work in various environmental conditions
• •Must be able to work with pet allergens
• •Must be able to work with household chemicals
• •Must be able to work with biological hazards
• •Must be able to work with mechanical hazards
• •Must be able to work with electrical hazards
• •Must be able to work with chemical hazards
• •Must be able to work with food
• •Must be able to work with medicine