What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse (RN), Home Health, PRN position at Amberwell Health?
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Health at Home Registered Nurse is responsible for traveling to a patient’s home to administer home health and hospice services and helping patients maintain their independence or allow them to remain in their home at end of life. The right candidate will possess strong interpersonal skills that allow them to get to know their patients, build a rapport, and establish trust to provide high quality care while improving the patient’s quality of life and comfort. The home health/hospice nurse must be able to use sound clinical judgment to make decisions independently when required and accept direction and requests from patients. The home health/hospice nurse must be prepared to work in a variety of living environments and serve as an advocate for the patient.
The Health at Home nurse provides a variety of tasks during patent visits depending on the specific plan of care and type of patient, duties include but are not limited to:
- Assess and document observations of patient condition
- Complete evaluation, review medications, and obtain vital signs
- Changing of dressings as ordered and assess wound/healing progress
- Provide education to patients and families on proper home health strategies and procedures
Coordinate with the multi-disciplinary care team on progress related to the plan of care
ABOUT AMBERWELL HEALTH:
Amberwell Health is a healthcare system dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the communities we serve, providing compassionate healthcare with clinical excellence. Amberwell locations include several complete care facilities that provide a full spectrum of patient care services including inpatient, surgical, orthopedic, maternal, health at home, emergency care services. In addition, Amberwell clinic locations offer primary care and specialty care services. Amberwell Health supports service lines and locations across the system with a range of support services including radiology, laboratory, cardiopulmonary, rehabilitation therapy, occupational health, infusion, nutrition, pharmacy, administrative services, and many other specialty services.
AMBERWELL CULTURE:
Amazing Amberwell employees are at the heart of a workplace focused on competencies with our cultural values. Excellence in healthcare is expected and our patients deserve nothing less. Our culture competencies range from warm greetings in the hall to providing patients with “wow” experiences in each department. At Amberwell, we go beyond excellence to provide the unexpected.
At Amberwell, you will find a professional environment that values consistency, collaboration, and patient-first decision making. Servant leadership is both modeled and mentored, with a focus on regular appreciation. Amberwell employees enjoy many appreciation events and activities to help them know just how important they are to our organization, our patients, and our communities.
To learn more about Amberwell Health, our affiliated organizations, and available career opportunities, visit careers.amberwellhealth.org.
Qualifications:JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience:
- Minimum Required Experience: N/A
- Preferred Experience: 2 Years
- Education:
- Minimum Required Education: Associates in Nursing
- Preferred Education: Bachelors in Nursing
- Licenses:
- Minimum Required Licenses: Active Unencumbered RN-Kansas
- Preferred Licenses: N/A
- Certifications:
- Minimum Required Certifications: BLS
- Preferred Certifications: ACLS, BTLS