Registered Nurse (PRN Home Health)

Ascend Health; Bloomfield (NJ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascend Health is seeking a Registered Nurse for PRN home care coverage in Bergen and Essex Counties, New Jersey. The RN will plan, organize, and direct home care services within patients' homes, emphasizing community health education and preventive care.

Responsibilities include initial assessments, care plan development, and coordination with physicians. Requires state RN license, home care experience, OASIS familiarity, and willingness to travel with reliable transportation.

Qualifications

• Must hold a State Certified RN license.
• Experience in Certified Home Care and OASIS.
• Willingness to travel and have reliable transportation.
• Must have a valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Completes initial patient and family assessment to determine home care needs.
• Performs regular re-evaluations of patient nursing needs.
• Initiates and revises the plan of care as patient status changes.
• Develops nursing diagnoses from health assessment data.
• Creates care plans with patient and family involvement.
• Supervises LPN and HHA documentation per policies.
• Provides patient health instructions per plan of care.
• Coordinates discharge planning and communicates with physicians.

Skills

RN license

Home health care

OASIS

Travel readiness

Driver's license

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Home Care!

Registered Nurse - Bergen and Essex Counties PRN

The Registered Nurse plans, organizes and directs home care services and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and families within their homes and communities. Essential job duties can include, but are not limited to:

• Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
• Regularly re-evaluates patient nursing needs.
• Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
• Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Develops a care plan, which establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
• Supervise LPN and HHA documentation of care and services rendered according to agency policies and procedures.
• Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan of care.
• Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient.
• Report incidents timely and to appropriate persons per agency policy.
• Communicates with the physician regarding the patient's needs and reports any changes in the patient's condition; obtains/receives physician's orders as required.
• Participates in case conferences with other disciplines to coordinate plan of care.
• Participates in on -call duties as needed.

Education:

Associate's Degree in Nursing, Bachelor's preferred

Professional Experience:

• Must have a State Certified RN license
• Experience in Certified Home Care and OASIS
• Must be willing to travel
• Must have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation

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