Home Health Registered Nurse- Weekend Program

About the role

This position covers metro Milwaukee. Holiday rotation and night on call rotation. Hours 8-8 Saturday, Sunday.

Major Responsibilities

• Performs all scheduled visits and collaborates with members of 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 findings.
• Follows a care plan, which identifies problems (nursing diagnosis) and evaluates outcomes within a certain time frame.
• 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 on-going 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.

  Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

  • Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently throughout the workday.
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist.
  • Must be able to lift up to 20 lbs. over the head.
  • Must be able to carry up to 40 lbs. a reasonable distance.
  • Must be able to push/pull with 30 lbs. of force.
  • Must be able to perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present.
  • May be exposed to chemical and hazardous waste as well as blood and body fluids and communicable disease.
  • Therefore, protective clothing and equipment must be worn as necessary.
  • Must have functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch with ability to use fine hand manipulation skills for procedures/functions.
  • Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.

  Benefits

  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
  • Education Assistance Program