Home Health RN: Independent Visits & Care Coordination

Advocate Health; West Allis (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to perform scheduled visits, assess patients, and update care plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. The role emphasizes safety, age-appropriate care and accurate documentation.

The ideal candidate will hold a current RN license, BLS certification, and have completed an accredited nursing program. Typically, 1 year of nursing experience is expected, with strong communication and collaboration with physicians and the RN Case Manager.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited nursing program.
• Typically 1 year of nursing experience.
• BLS certification preferred at hire unless department leader determines it is not required.

Responsibilities

• Performs all scheduled visits and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team as necessary.
• Conducts thorough physical, psychosocial and environmental assessments of assigned patients and updates plan of care where appropriate and as a result of visit finding.
• Communicates with physicians to confirm and update patient's plan of treatment that may be necessary as a result of assigned visits. Communicates those changes to the RN Case Manager.
• Provides ongoing assessment of patient response to treatments, medications and teaching and applies interventions as appropriate. Updates and revises care plan as indicated.
• Partners with the RN Case Manager to provide discharge planning according to agency standards and utilizes interagency/system and community resources to assure continuity of care after discharge.
• Accurately documents and updates patient records according to agency, state and federal guidelines.
• Communicates problems to physicians and RN Case Manager, and clearly states plans, actions and goals so that changes are reflected as they occur.
• Follows published policies and procedures and regularly monitors changes or additions to them.
• Performs various patient positioning and transporting duties, which require lifting and pushing/pulling, while utilizing proper technique.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Skills

Clinical skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Decision making

Organization

Multitasking

Education

Nursing program completion

Job description

Advocate Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to perform scheduled visits, assess patients, and update care plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. The role emphasizes safety, age-appropriate care and accurate documentation.

The ideal candidate will hold a current RN license, BLS certification, and have completed an accredited nursing program. Typically, 1 year of nursing experience is expected, with strong communication and collaboration with physicians and the RN Case Manager.