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Job Title
RN Home Care Resident - Various Locations Available
Location
Independence
Facility
CC Business Operations Ctr
Department
Job Code
T98244
Shift
Days
Schedule
8:00am-5:00pm/8:00am-6:30pm
Job Summary
Participates in a residency core curriculum based on their individual learning needs. Provides direct nursing care, alongside a coach, in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization. Transitions to RN Homecare after one year from start state.
Job Details
Responsibilities:
- Participates in a residency core curriculum and/or tailored plan based on their individual learning needs.
- Provides direct nursing care, alongside a coach or independently, in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
- Performs accurate and complete admission assessments and reassessments within specified time frame.
- Assesses patient for safety risks, abuse and neglect.
- Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
- Assesses and documents patients' pain using appropriate pain scale and manages patients' pain then, prioritizes and documents patient problems based on assessed needs and problems in collaboration with patient, family and health care team.
- Maintains complete and up-to-date documentation and files at all times regarding patient condition and effectiveness and timeliness of care and interventions.
- Escalates change in patient condition to patient’s physician as appropriate.
- Seeks supervision, consultation, assistance when unable to perform safely and independently.
- Complies with established department personnel policies.
- Uses communication strategies in order to achieve desirable outcomes.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education:
- Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.
- BSN preferred.
Certifications:
- Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
- Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA).
- Valid Ohio Driver's license upon hire; per policy 8-175 thereafter.
- Proof of automobile insurance coverage with $100,000/$300,000 coverage, upon hire; per policy 8-175 thereafter.
Complexity of Work:
- Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Work Experience:
- New grad or less than one year RN work experience, or if experienced RN moving from non-inpatient to acute care home care setting with less than one year current acute direct patient care RN experience.
Physical Requirements:
- Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
- Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
- Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
- Requires some exposure to communicable disease or bodily fluids.
- Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
- Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.
- Must be ambulatory and able to drive to patients' homes, able to climb stairs, pull, push, and facilitate movement of the patient.
- Must be able to read, write and communicate with patients.
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
Keywords: new grad, nurse residency, registered nurse, flexible, autonomous, community
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