Concordia Visiting Nurses is seeking Registered Nurses (RN) for full-time or part-time positions in our Slippery Rock service area. Allowing you to work close to home, to accommodate a great work life balance. Graduate nurses are welcome to apply!

This is nursing at its fullest potential! Maximizing your knowledge by applying all of the skills within your scope of practice.

Your patients, your schedule. Typical hours are Monday-Friday 8-5, but we are open to other possibilities. Let us know what type of schedule you are seeking. Let us prove it. Contact us today!

WHY SHOULD YOU APPLY for the Registered Nurse position?

• $5,000 Retention Bonus for Full-time Registered Nurses
• PREMIUM Clinical Ladder Pay Rates for FT/PT Registered Nurses
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
• Education Assistance Programs (Tuition Reimbursement/Fully-Paid Tuition - your choice!)
• Top Benefits
• Unparalleled 403(b) Retirement Investments
• Registered Nurse to Patient Ratio - 1:1

Registered Nurse Qualifications:

• Graduate of state-approved school with course in pharmacology
• Reliable, independent means of transportation to make home visits. Drivers must have a valid driver’s license and drive a vehicle with insurance limits as established by the state.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES for the Registered Nurse RN Position:

• Provides skilled nursing care that includes activities such as teaching, treatments, (including IV therapy, venipuncture, complex wound care) and health promotion practices
• Executes preventive, rehabilitative, and restorative nursing procedures appropriate for the patient’s care and safety
• Assesses signs and symptoms in conjunction with reporting reactions to treatments, including drugs, and changes in patient’s physical, mental, or emotional condition to the physician
• Develops the plan of care collaboratively with the physician, patient, designated representative, and the agency with revisions made based on patient condition
• Instructs and counsels the patient and the designated representative regarding the care requirements of the patient in the home
• Assigns and instructs the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or home health aide in accordance with the physician’s plan of care
• Supervises and evaluates the care given by the home health aide to his/her primary patients every 14 days
• Supervises and periodically evaluates the care given by the LPN to his/her primary patients to ensure oversight
• Evaluates and manages LPNs and home health aides who are providing services to his/her primary patients
• Obtains a medical history, particularly as it relates to the present condition, from the patient and/or designated representative at the start of care.
• Conducts a comprehensive physical examination and nursing assessment of the patient at each skilled visit
• Evaluates the patient and the home situation to determine the health teaching required at each skilled visit
• Evaluates the patient’s condition and home situation to determine what assistance will be available from the designated representative in caring for the patient
• Coordinates total patient care serving as the primary nurse for designated patients and evaluating the effectiveness and the appropriateness of care
• Interprets nursing and other services of the agency to the patient and designated representative as part of planning for care
• Serves as the primary agency liaison and coordinator of care when nursing and other services are provided
• Plans with the patient, designated representative, and other team members for the patient’s discharge from service
• Meets with the interdisciplinary team routinely to ensure coordination of care and to update the plan of care as appropriate
• Meets with Clinical Supervisor or Case Manager weekly for an evaluation of patients under his/her care
• Completes all appropriate OASIS assessments and documentation as assigned

Since 1998, Concordia Visiting Nurses has provided high-quality skilled nursing and a variety of therapy services to people in the communities we serve.

Our goal is to deliver quality home health services, in good faith, to those who entrust themselves to our care - and to minister to the unique needs of each individual with respect, dignity and compassion.

Respect. Dignity. Compassion. Our Mission, Your Future! EOE

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Home Health

Standard shift:

• Day shift

Weekly schedule:

• Monday to Friday

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)
• RN License (Preferred)

Work Location: On the road