Home Hospital RN

About the role

Hospital Care at Home is an innovative care model that allows us to provide inpatient-level care to patients in their homes. Potential patients are assessed by a Home Hospital provider to ensure their diagnosis can be treated in the home, that the patient’s home environment is a safe place to receive care, and that the patient has consented to participate. We have successfully cared for more than 500 patients in Hospital Care at Home and are excited to continue to grow!

Responsibilities

• Participate in the initial and ongoing assessment of patients determining care and services needed to stay in the home.
• Collaborate with medical providers, patient care staff, and skilled services in the planning and implementation of the patient care plan.
• Direct and coordinate services (i.e., nursing, therapy, care management, etc.) provided in the home during inpatient admissions.
• Collaborate with the clinical team for initiation of remote monitoring services. Monitor and manage alerts, provide education, and assess patient understanding for use.
• Act as a central point of contact for all patients, including interaction with medical, nursing, and ancillary services.
• Develop and coordinate individual nursing plan-of-care including patient/family education and discharge planning.
• Drive to patients’ homes within Franklin and the six contiguous counties in a university-provided vehicle to provide in-home care.
• May support provider with patient identification and enrollment activities.
• Participate in ongoing improvement initiatives to foster a culture of high quality and patient safety.

Organizational Expectations

• Supports the nursing professional practice model.
• Practices within the Medical Center’s policies and procedures.
• Adheres to OSUWMC’s Values as demonstrated through positive patient/guest relations, positive and effective interactions with staff, and formulating and meeting developmental goals.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications For Hire

• Degree in Nursing from a CCNE (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education) or Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) accredited nursing program required.
• Current Ohio RN license or interim permit.
• Minimum of 3 years’ clinical experience in the acute care setting, preferably in a medical-surgical, progressive care environment, or emergency department. *Experience in relevant care setting preferred.
• Valid United States or Canadian driver’s license.
• Ability to work independently, be self-directed, and adapt to unpredictable circumstances.
• Effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to problem-solve and iterate process improvements in delivery of home-based hospital-level care.
• Computer savvy and effectively utilizes technology, including Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) to gather, report, and analyze clinical data.

Ongoing Requirements

• Maintains current Ohio RN license and valid United States or Canadian driver’s license.
• Meets mandatory educational and health requirements.
• Demonstrates competence in technical, interpersonal, and cognitive skills required to meet essential job functions.

Job Relationships

Supervisory Responsibility: N/A

Contacts: Interacts with physician leaders, attending and resident staff, medical students, inpatient nursing, case management and social work staff, Medical Information Management staff, financial services, and other members of the health care team, patients, and families.

Responsible to: Home & Post-Acute Operations Consultant, Hospital Care at Home Nursing Lead.

Physical/Visual/Mental Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Transport/move patients to provide care.
• Move objects weighing up to 40 pounds around the work environment to provide care (does not include patient movement or transfers).
• Provide care, perform necessary duties, and maintain patient safety in the patient care environment.
• Set up/adjust various patient equipment items.
• Communicate clearly to facilitate the patient’s plan of care.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands or arms. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment involves risks or discomforts which require special safety precautions, additional safety education, and/or health risk monitoring, e.g., chemicals, radiation, working with sharps (needles, syringes, scalpels), infectious diseases. Employees may be required to use protective clothing or gear such as masks, gowns, goggles, gloves, etc.

The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices and meeting rooms (i.e., use of safe work practices, avoidance of trips and falls, and observance of fire regulations and traffic signs).

The work environment involves risks associated with the use of computers such as eye strain and disorders that result from repetitive motions associated with computer use.

The work environment involves risks associated with operating motor vehicles such as vehicular accidents and hazardous road conditions (e.g., weather-related, night-driving, etc.).