staff - Staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Health - Advocate Aurora Health

Advocate Aurora Health; Harwood Heights (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Aurora Health is looking for a Registered Nurse (RN) specializing in Home Health in Harwood Heights, Illinois. This role involves developing therapeutic relationships with patients, delivering individualized care, and ensuring safety and quality in health delivery. Nurses will participate in educational growth opportunities and quality improvement initiatives while working under challenging conditions.

Benefits

Holiday Pay

Guaranteed Hours

Continuing Education

401k retirement plan

Pet insurance

Wellness and fitness programs

Mileage reimbursement

Employee assistance programs

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Discount program

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) license required.
• One year of medical surgical experience preferred.
• Continuing education credits required annually.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains a therapeutic nurse/patient relationship.
• Facilitates quality care and participates in quality improvement initiatives.
• Educates patients and families about health care needs.

Skills

Good communication and interpersonal skills

Good documentation skills

Good time management and organizational skills

Education

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing

Job description

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staff - Staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Health - Advocate Aurora Health

Advocate Aurora Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Home Health for a nursing job in Harwood Heights, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

Advocate Aurora Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Home Health for a nursing job in Harwood Heights, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Home Health
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: Ongoing
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: days
• Employment Type: Staff

Major Responsibilities:

• Nurse/Patient Relationship: Develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum.
  • Demonstrates adaptive communication styles based on individual patient needs
  • Provides individualized care to promote physical and psychosocial comfort
  • Assesses patient and family readiness and involves them in planning and implementing care. Seeks consultation as needed.
  • Incorporates an individualized, holistic approach in the plan of care
• Assuring/Improving Quality Care: Facilitates the patient and family’s right to receive quality, cost effective care.
  • Mobilizes appropriate resources in response to situations that have the potential to negatively impact patient and family outcomes
  • Adapts practice to the latest standards according to evidence-based literature.
  • Participates in quality/process improvement initiatives
  • Participates in efforts to reduce risk and improve patient safety
  • Meets regulatory and mandatory requirements on the unit
• Patient/Staff Education: Demonstrates a commitment to meeting the learning needs of patients and families. Utilizes appropriate resources to meet those needs and achieve positive patient outcomes. Assists in creating an environment that promotes educational growth opportunities for nursing peers and colleagues.
  • Assesses patient and family readiness to learn, and modifies approach as necessary
  • Seeks out opportunities to enhance knowledge, skill, and competence of department members
• Nursing Process: Demonstrates the use of nursing process as a problem-solving model.
  • Recognizes changes in clinical situations. Evaluates and implements changes to the plan of care
  • Consistently makes sound clinical decisions, demonstrating the ability to care for patients with complex problems
  • Prioritizes and organizes patient care and ensures follow through with planned care
  • Initiates referrals and discharge planning for assigned patients and actively coordinates utilizing the interdisciplinary approach.
  • Applies ethical decision making.
  • Monitors for confidentiality and assures appropriate business conduct.
  • Delegates correctly to unlicensed assistive personnel.
  • Seeks resources for disruptive behavior that impedes care delivery.
• Leadership/Collaboration/Professional Development: Demonstrates respect and understanding for peers and other clinical disciplines and participates as an effective member of the patient care team to formulate an integrated approach to care. Demonstrates leadership behaviors and is committed to the development of self and others.
  • Participates in unit meetings and activities that improve patient care or administrative systems Utilizes available resources to maintain current knowledge base relevant to practice
  • Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills, promoting collaboration among healthcare team members
  • Demonstrates ability to critique own nursing practice and achieves required certifications or Bachelor’s Degree
  • Earns a minimum of 10 contact hours per year

Licensure:

• Nurse, Registered (RN)

• A valid driver’s license issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles.

Education/Experience Required:

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Earn 10 continuing education credits annually
• One year of medical surgical experience
• Has as demonstrated proficiency for the requirements for RN role

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Good documentation skills.
• Computer skills
• Good time management and organizational skills
• Familiarity with patient care equipment
• Current Illinois RN license
• Current CPR

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and different shifts in order to accommodate staffing
• Ability to take “on call” assignments.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and complete work within short timeframes.
• Ability to transport objects, patients, and equipment
• Ability to respond quickly to patient needs and work at fast pace
• Work environment includes probability of exposure to adverse, hazardous, or unpleasant conditions while caring for the sick
• Routinely works with potentially infectious specimens and patients
• Ability to respond to patients in a timely manner and access all areas of the unit
• Ability to lift up to 100 pounds occasionally and/or in excess of 50 pounds frequently and/or in excess of 20 pounds constantly
• Must be able to travel to all areas within the Advocate service area in all extremes of weather on all types of roads.
• Exposed to widely varying social and environmental conditions in patient’s neighborhoods and homes.
• Must be willing to work occasional overtime if needed. Required to make visits to private residences which may not be accessible to people with disabilities.
• Must be able to assist with ambulation including turning and transferring patients up to 200 pounds
• If position has direct patient care or direct patient contact the following lifting requirement supersedes any previous lifting requirement effective 06/01/2015. Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Advocate Aurora Health Job ID #R152614. Posted job title: Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Health

About Advocate Aurora Health

Advocate Aurora Health’s 22,000 nurses demonstrate our values of excellence, compassion and respect, collaborating to advance our stated purpose of helping people live well. To encourage you to be the best nurse you can, Advocate Aurora will provide support, tools and resources for orientation, education and professional development, in the care setting that is best for you. Your voice as a team member will be heard clearly whether you’re at one of our 10 Magnet designated hospitals or more than 500 sites of care.

Join our team and be inspired to chart a course for Advocate Aurora to become the best place in the nation for nurses to pursue their passion.

Benefits

• Holiday Pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Pet insurance
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Mileage reimbursement
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Life insurance
• Discount program