Summary:
Home Care patients are classified into:
- Long term conditions: admitted to the program with no plans of discharge, e.g.,
- Palliative patients
- End of life patients
- Home Mechanically Ventilated Patients (HMVP)
- Home Hemodialysis Patients (HHDP)
- Home Parenteral Nutrition Patients (HPNP)
- Home Enzyme Replacement Patients (HERP)
- Other patients whose individual needs are addressed case by case
- Short term conditions: admitted to the program for a period that ranges from 1 month to 6 months.
Functions in HHC include:
- coordination and provision of nursing/medical care
- symptom control and pain management
- tracheotomy tube change and care
- gastrostomy tube change and care
- nebulizers, oropharyngeal and tracheal suctioning
- indwelling and intermittent urinary catheterization, bladder irrigation
- diabetic care
- enteral feeds
- wound care and vacuum wound care
- vascular access device care
- ostomy care
- subcutaneous fluid and pain control medication infusions
- intravenous antimicrobial infusion
Average patient care monthly visits: 1200 visits
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing (online/distance education programs cannot be considered)
- Current nursing (RN) license
- Must have a minimum of two years current experience as an RN in home health
At this time, the hospital can consider only FEMALE applicants.
Benefits Include:
- Tax-free income
- Single-status contract
- Accommodations provided
- Return airfare
- Medical coverage
- Annual Leave: 36 calendar days + 12 religious/public holidays