RN Home Health - PRN Days

HonorHealth; Maarssen; On-site; EUR 61,290 - 87,558; Full time

Job summary

HonorHealth is seeking an RN for Home Health with focus on comprehensive patient assessment and care coordination. The RN will document medical history, develop care plans, and work with the care team to achieve optimal patient outcomes in a home setting.

The role requires strong clinical knowledge, excellent communication, and the ability to manage medications, IV therapy, and patient education. Per diem days available, with day shift responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Graduate from an NLN/CCNE-accredited institution required.
• ADN/ Diploma hires must complete BSN within 60 months or have 10 years RN experience.

Responsibilities

• Follow ANA Standards for Professional Nursing Practice and Code of Ethics.
• Develop and document patient care plans and discharge planning needs.
• Administer medications and IV therapy as prescribed and monitor patient response.
• Coordinate with physicians and healthcare team to ensure high-quality care.
• Educate patients and families on health conditions and post-treatment home care.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

NLN/CCNE-accredited institution graduation

Associate's Degree or Diploma in Nursing (BSN required within 60 months or 10 years RN experience)

Job description

Primary City/State

Osborn - BLDG - 3634 N Drinkwater Blvd

Category

Case Management

Shift

Day

Department

Home Health

PRN Days - per diem, as needed

Great care starts with great people. (Like you.)

At HonorHealth, you’ll find something special. From humble beginnings in 1927 to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness. Behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and an unwavering dedication to what matters most — caring for the health and well‑wellness of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.

Responsibilities

Job Summary

The RN's practice is guided by the ANA Standard for Professional Nurse and Code of Ethics. The RN has knowledge of professional nursing principles, practices, concepts, and procedures as applied to the care of the patient population served. The RN records patients' medical history and symptoms to help develop an appropriate plan of care to obtain the patients optimal functional goal. The RN may perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operate medical equipment, administer treatment and medications, and help with patient follow-up. The RN establishes a care plan or contributes to an existing plan. The plan may include activities, such as administering & teaching patients/patient care giver medication administration, careful medication management; starting, maintaining, and discontinuing peripheral intravenous (IV) lines, peripheral & central venous access devises for fluids, nutrition & medication administration. Administering therapies and treatment, observing the patient and recording those observations, and consulting with physicians and other healthcare clinicians. The RN teaches patients and their families how to manage their illnesses or injuries, explain post-treatment and home care needs; diet, nutrition, and exercise programs and self‑administration of medication and therapy. The RN provides direction to nursing aides regarding patient care and delegates when appropriate. The RN supports efforts to advance clinical knowledge and skills. The RN precepts new hire staff and students. The RN assists the staff and students to seek and complete the tasks required to complete their competency skills. The RN continues to enhance their knowledge in the nursing management and care of patient problems and conditions as required. The RN may continue to improve the patients experience, clinical outcomes and works to promote a healthy work environment. Nursing practices theory based nursing that is evidenced based utilizing a Shared Governance model for decision‑making. The RN Acts as a Field Case Manager and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for the assigned caseload. Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of patient.

Essential Functions

• Possess the knowledge of how to collect health data in a systematic and ongoing manner, prioritizing data collection as determined by the patient’s immediate condition or needs, and involving the family. Analyzes the assessment data in determining diagnoses, and utilize the nursing diagnosis to develop, implement, evaluate and revise an appropriate patient plan of care that is family centered, developmentally and age‑appropriate, and culturally relevant.
• Identifies expected outcomes individualized to the patient and their specific health problems. Develops plans of care that are individualized to the patient’s condition or needs, reflecting current nursing practice that is evidence‑based, providing for continuity of care, and are family centered.
• Implements interventions in the plan of care. Initiates treatments, medications based on appropriate utilization of policies and procedures. Provides nursing care to meet the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social‑cultural needs of the patient and family utilizing a family‑centered approach to care delivery.
• Evaluates the patient’s progress toward attainment of outcomes. Documents observations, nursing interventions, therapeutic measures, multi‑systems monitoring data, and other data relevant to the patient’s care in a retrievable form. Provides ongoing evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of the care plan to ensure that they maintain and enhance patient outcomes that promote the delivery of cost‑effective high quality healthcare
• Evaluates one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and relevant statutes and regulations of the system and department policies and maintains current knowledge in nursing practice. Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Integrates ethical principles in all aspects of practice. Enhances knowledge of culture and diversity needs for specific populations.
• Collaborates with others in the practice of nursing professional development at the institutional, local, regional and state levels. as colleagues. Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and other health care providers through positive role‑modeling, fostering peer relationships, and participating in preceptor and/or mentor programs thereby creating an environment for quality practice.
• Collaborates with members of the multidisciplinary team in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care delivery. Collaborates with the patient, family and other health care providers in providing patient care
• Develops and evaluates standards of care for patients that are evidence‑based. Identifies changes that should be made in nursing practice using an evidence‑based approach and facilitating the initiation of, adoption of, and adaptation to change. Participates in and uses evidence‑based research to identify strategies for improving nursing practice, and patient outcomes. Designs, creates, and applies research by supporting the integration of research into practice fostering the use of systematic evaluative research with regard to clinical, educational, and managerial data.
• Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, and cost in planning and delivering patient care by utilizing all resources effectively and efficiently.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing - Preferred
• Graduate from an accredited NLN/CCNE institution. - Required
• Associate's Degree or Diploma in Nursing. All staff who have direct responsibility for the care of stroke patients, please refer to the addendum for stroke specific education requirements. All Diploma and ADN hires must complete BSN within 60 months of hire date OR have 10 years of Registered Nurse Experience (direct or indirect) - Required

Experience

• 1 year RN Home Health experience - Preferred
• 2 years RN experience - Required

Licenses and Certifications

• Driver License - Required
• Nursing\WOCN - Wound/Ostomy/Continence Nurse - Preferred
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification in BLS training course C, and unit specific certification as required by specialty area. - Required
• Fingerprint Clearance Card - State Current Arizona Dept. of Health Services Fingerprint Clearance Card or shall apply and be eligible for a fingerprint clearance card within twenty (20) working days of employment - Required
• Registered Nurse (RN) State And/Or Compact State Licensure Licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Arizona Upon Hire - Required
• National certification for unit specific patient population. - Preferred
• Proof of vehicle insurance - Required

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