What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse Home Visits position at Akron Children's?
Part-Time
Day/Evening OR Evening/Night OR Weekend only
Summary
The Registered Nurse (RN) provides a skilled level of care to select patients by assessing and monitoring their physical condition, supporting and providing patient/caregiver education, and providing treatments and procedures based on a physician ordered plan of care. The RN helps the patient achieve and/or maintain their optimal level of function and provides a level of care required to manage the patient in a home and community environment.
Responsibilities
Technical Expertise
FTE: 0.600000
Status: Onsite
Day/Evening OR Evening/Night OR Weekend only
Summary
The Registered Nurse (RN) provides a skilled level of care to select patients by assessing and monitoring their physical condition, supporting and providing patient/caregiver education, and providing treatments and procedures based on a physician ordered plan of care. The RN helps the patient achieve and/or maintain their optimal level of function and provides a level of care required to manage the patient in a home and community environment.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the physiological, psychological, socioeconomic, developmental, educational, and safety needs of the patients served regardless of age.
- Assesses physiological, cognitive/mental, developmental, emotional, and social status of each patient.
- Provides treatments and procedures based on a physician ordered plan of care.
- Provides patient and/or caregiver education as needed.
- Serves as a back-up for office RNs as deemed necessary in updating comprehensive assessments due to changes in patient condition or 60-day regulatory follow-ups.
- Assists the patient in achieving and/or maintaining their optimal level of function.
- Assists, prompts, and/or provides personal care and other activities of daily living (ADLs) in order to maintain proper hygiene and nutrition.
- Serves as a vital member of the patient care team and provides input on patient plan of care and progress toward goals.
- Maintains a clean working/patient care environment.
- Documents all treatments/care provided and patient responses to treatments.
- Reports changes in patient condition to physician, Case Coordinator and/or Clinical Supervisor as indicated.
- Obtains and/or clarifies home care orders as needed and communicates changes to team members.
- Provides a safe environment and reports safety concerns to the RN and other appropriate regulatory entities.
- Provides medical clinic nursing coverage to youths at the Summit County Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) as assigned.
- Other duties as required.
Technical Expertise
- Experience in home health or an acute care setting is preferred.
- Experience in Pediatrics and/or working with individuals with developmental delays is preferred.
- Experience in managing technology dependent and/or medically complex patients is preferred.
- Communication skills needed to work with all levels within an organization is required.
- Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required.
- Education: Graduation from an approved accredited Registered Nursing program is required.
- Certification: Current Ohio licensure as a Registered Nurse is required. Current CPR/BLS certification through the American Heart Association is required.
- Years of experience: Six months experience preferred in one of more of the following areas: Home Care, Geriatric care, Medical/Surgical, CCU, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, or Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD).
- Years of experience supervising: None
FTE: 0.600000
Status: Onsite