RN-Home Care

Job Details RN-Home Care Department: Home Care Usual Schedule: 8a-5p (Mon-Fri) (4-8hr Shifts) Regions: On Call Requirements: rotation Job Category: Nursing Work Location: Carle on Fieldstone Employment Type: Full - Time Nursing Specialty: Home Health and Hospice Job Post ID: 40878 Secondary Job Category: Nursing Experience Requirements: 1 - 3 Years Weekend Requirements: rotation Education Requirements: Associates Degree Shift: Day Location: Urbana, IL Holiday Requirements: rotation APPLY NOW Check out this job opening for Carle Providers: RN-Home Care Check out this job opening for Carle Providers: RN-Home Care Job Description JOB SUMMARY: The Home Care Field RN is a professional caregiver who is a member of the interdisciplinary team. Responsibilities include the coordination and provision of direct and indirect patient care using the nursing process to meet the physical, psychosocial, environmental, and spiritual needs of Carle Home Services specific patient populations and families throughout the geographical area. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS Associate's Degree in Nursing or Diploma (Not HS) in Nursing CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS Registered Professional Nurse (RN) License Illinois upon hire and Driver's License upon hire and Proof of Auto Insurance upon hire. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS One (1) Healthcare/Medical - Nursing General ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS Attend and satisfactorily complete all required continuing education regarding the care of acute stroke patients. SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE Ability to work as a member of interdisciplinary team. Drives reliable transportation and maintains state required insurance and Illinois Drivers license in good standing. Current CPR. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Demonstrates understanding of Medicare Home Care benefits including covered services, recertifications, transfers, and non-recertifications. Follows regulatory requirements regarding documentation standards. Comprehends department specific indicators. Performs case management activities of assessment, coordination, planning, monitoring, implementation, and evaluation. Interacts with clients, caregivers and families to assess, plan care, arrange services, monitor, and provide support and education. Consistently completes all admission documentation within policy guidelines. Returns admission documents to office complete and in a timely manner (according to policy). Completes required OASIS/485 changes within 24 hours of receiving them. Completes visits notes and telephone conversations records and transmitted timely according to policy (includes physician orders, admission, routine, supervisory, telephone and discharge notes.) Ensures Physician Orders are written timely, corrections to care plans are entered and transmitted according to time line. Reviews verbal orders with MD office, written and evidenced as read-back, completed immediately and transmitted within time frame established by policy. Once documented and transmitted orders are never changed. Ensures patient visit string(s) are added to the record to make sure visits are not missed. Ensures proper acronym is evident on all physician orders. Completes Home Health Aide supervisory visits. Acts as the coordinator of the health care team in order to maintain the proper linkages within the continuum of care. Collaboratively communicates and initiates case conferencing as necessary and documents interacts (other disciplines, MD, care coordinator, insurers, etc.). Communicates pertinent information for patient care conferences on all admits done by him/her. Practices in a manner sensitive to the needs of patients and families. Provides care according to plan of care and orders. Directs the activities of the licensed practical nurse. Makes home health aide assignments, prepare written instructions for the aide and supervises the aide in the patient home. Demonstrates adequate knowledge of State and Federal regulatory and accreditation guidelines which is evidenced by daily performance. Perform OASIS assessments for admissions, recertifications, resumptions and discharges. Performs complex wound care including wound vacs, packing, removal of staples or sutures. Monitors central lines including PICC and Hickman catheters and performs dressing changes per agency protocol. Accesses mediports for IV infusion and/or blood draws and flushes per agency protocol. Performs case management for patients assigned to her/his case load. Communicates with MD per phone or electronically regarding patient updates and condition changes. APPLY NOW All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. We are committed to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace that includes partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We believe that enables us to better meet our mission and values while serving customers throughout our communities. People of color, women, LGBTQIA+, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal state and local ordinances. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. For more information: . Positions are not available for remote work in the state of Colorado. Effective September 20, 2021, the COVID 19 vaccine is required for all new Carle Health team members. Requests for Medical or Religious exemption will be permitted. Illinois Required Notices Your Rights Under Illinois Employment Laws Federal Required Notices Employee Rights under FLSA OSHA Employee Rights under FMLA EEO It's The Law Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision Employee Polygraph Protection Act Your Rights under USERRA