Staff Nurse - RN - 100% - (Iowa City) in Iowa City, Iowa For Sale

HOME HEALTH CARE NURSE, RN Full Time M-5 8am - 5pm with on call responsibilities $1,000 Bonus Paid During First Year of Employment SUMMARY OF DUTIES: Provides comprehensive nursing service to individuals and families in the home and community health setting, accepting primary care responsibilities and coordinating with other disciplines and community agencies. Provides health services to special community groups. SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE/COGNITIVE DEMANDS: The employee will demonstrate skill and knowledge in providing professional nursing care for the treatment of acute and chronic illnesses and in the area of wellness and preventive health care. The employee will demonstrate organizational skills required to manage a minimum of six (6) client appointments and necessary follow-up each day; the employee will demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in the English language, both orally and in writing. The employee will demonstrate the ability to maintain and update professional knowledge base and the ability to assimilate and utilize agency information regarding policy and procedure changes. The employee will demonstrate competence in professional decision-making skills within the parameters of the Nurse Practice Act, including the ability to make appropriate assessments, problem-solve, prioritize, establish Plans of Care and evaluate their effectiveness. The employee will demonstrate the ability to use technology effectively and appropriately, including client care equipment, laptop computers and communication devices (cell phones, voicemail, and electronic mail). The employee will perform the duties of the job at clients' homes and /or community sites during employed hours. The employee will be expected to participate in evening; weekend and holiday visit coverage on a rotating basis. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The duties include performing skilled physical assessments and various skilled nursing activities, such as changing dressings, providing medication via IVs and injections, drawing blood, assisting with personal cares, exercises/ambulation, auscultation of lung and bowel sounds, etc. The duties also include the use of equipment for client care, such as oxygen equipment, suctioning, medication dispensers, laboratory screening meters, and IV pumps. This position requires knowledge of the use of laptop computers, and cell phones for documentation and communication. These duties require fine motor coordination/dexterity, the ability to grasp, vision with or without corrective aids adequate for fine motor tasks, client assessment, and driving. The job requires the physical demands of occasional lifting greater than 50 lbs., reaching, pushing, walking, going up and down stairs, driving, etc., with or without the use of assistive/adaptive devices. ESSENTIAL DUTIES: PROFESSIONAL SKILLS/ CLIENT CARE Provides comprehensive nursing services to individuals and families in the home or community setting which include: Assessment Problem identification Goal setting Plan appropriate nursing interventions for clients or multi-problem families requiring skilled or health promotion care or intervention. Evaluate effectiveness of plans Provides comprehensive case management skills that include: Accepts primary care responsibilities Coordinates services of all disciplines Manages the care of a caseload or group of clients efficiently and effectively Uses the nursing process and reports appropriately to the Clinical Services Managers, Quality Manager, physicians, etc. Complies with agency policies on frequency of home visits to meet individual and family health needs. Provides assessment and care to adults and elderly; performs assessment and care to specialty populations under the guidance of agency policies and nurses (pediatric, maternity and newborn, wound/ostomy and psychiatric). Plans and provides health services to special groups as assigned, ie, Eldercare. Maintains knowledge of community resources; utilizes appropriately and coordinates services to meet needs of individuals and families. Promotes optimal independence of clients as feasible while meeting their needs. Maintains, up-grades nursing knowledge through continuing education programs, review of literature, etc., applicable to home and community health. Submits documentation of such activities for personnel record. Maintains current knowledge of agency policy and procedures through attendance at required meetings and by review of written materials provided by agency. Incorporates changes into daily job activities. Maintains current CPR and knowledge of expected performance in emergency situations. Performs client visits according to Plan of Treatment or as client needs dictate. COMMUNICATION & DOCUMENTATION Reviews admission processes with new clients and communicates basic information about VNA services and policies. Establishes effective relationships with clients and families, respecting client rights and involving clients and families in decision making as possible. Communicates and obtains verbal orders to request additional authorizations of services (based on client needs) from acting physician. Provide[s] Clinical Service Manager, intake manager, and billing coordinator with clinical updates as appropriate. Provides pertinent client geographical, financial, medical and statistical information in a complete, accurate and timely manner as required by the agency. Completes and generates all necessary documentation accurately within the timelines determined by Medicare and other regulatory body requirements. JOB REQUIREMENTS: Baccalaureate degree from an accredited College of Nursing, (one year clinical experience preferred); or graduate of an accredited school of Nursing. Home care or community health nursing experience preferred. Licensure as a registered nurse in Iowa. Car, driver's license and adequate insurance as outlined in the personnel policies. A physical examination is required, completed at the time of employment with a statement from the physician of the ability of the employee to perform the duties of the job. Annual TB testing is required. All offers of employment are conditioned upon the result of a criminal background check conducted by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, as required by law and a negative finding on the Office of Inspector General’s Excluded Provider List .
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