Registered Nurse -PRN (As Needed) Home Health (Various Locations)

About the role

Maintains a professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in accordance with our Service Excellence Standards and Core Values. Functions within agency and unit policies and procedures. Manages own time productively and independently and complies with attendance and reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and implements patient care using remote care technology to achieve optimal clinical outcomes.
• Directs Licensed Practical Nurses to ensure quality patient care.
• Collaborates with all caregiver staff: team RNs, LPNs, HHAs, PT, OT, ST, MSW for interdisciplinary coordination of patient care.
• Provides field supervision of HHA.
• Works interdependently with Referral-Intake-Scheduling-Authorization (RISA) staff, managers, Practice Support, Billing Specialists and clerical support.
• Performs independent actions consistent with the professional standards of nursing practice.
• Directly accountable to the Clinical Manager and Director of Clinical Services, McLeod Home Health.
• Manages own time productively and independently and complies with attendance and reporting requirements.
• Must have foundational knowledge of medical surgical nursing practice.
• Must have good critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Must be able to handle potential problems related to safety issues for staff and patients in all settings.
• Must be familiar with the principles of growth and development over the life span and the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpretation of information needed for each patient’s requirements relative to his/her age specific needs to provide the care needed.
• Must have strong physical assessment skills and clinical skills.
• Must be highly adaptable and have the ability to exercise a high degree of initiative and judgement in carrying out work assignments.
• Is self-directed and seeks and acquires the information needed to function efficiently and effectively within a clinical model that incorporates the concept of coordinated patient care.
• Must be able to efficiently communicate with a diverse population.
• Must be able to handle potential problems related to safety issues for staff and patients in all settings.
• Must be familiar with the principles of growth and development over the life span and the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpretation of information needed for each patient’s requirements relative to his/her age specific needs to provide the care needed.
• Must have responsible, ethical, self-initiating professional behavior.
• Must have good interpersonal relationships.
• Must have good communication skills and computer literacy are desirable.
• Must have organizational and time management skills desirable.
• Must have strong physical assessment skills and clinical skills.
• Must be highly adaptable and have the ability to exercise a high degree of initiative and judgement in carrying out work assignments.
• Is self-directed and seeks and acquires the information needed to function efficiently and effectively within a clinical model that incorporates the concept of coordinated patient care.
• Must have good critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Must use own car when company transportation is not available for travel to remote sites, often in rural, isolated areas.
• Must be able to handle potential problems related to safety issues for staff and patients in all settings.
• Must be familiar with the principles of growth and development over the life span and the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpretation of information needed for each patient’s requirements relative to his/her age specific needs to provide the care needed.
• Must have responsible, ethical, self-initiating professional behavior.
• Must have good interpersonal relationships.
• Must have good communication skills and computer literacy are desirable.
• Must have organizational and time management skills desirable.
• Must have strong physical assessment skills and clinical skills.
• Must be highly adaptable and have the ability to exercise a high degree of initiative and judgement in carrying out work assignments.
• Is self-directed and seeks and acquires the information needed to function efficiently and effectively within a clinical model that incorporates the concept of coordinated patient care.
• Must have good critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Must use own car when company transportation is not available for travel to remote sites, often in rural, isolated areas.
• Must be able to handle potential problems related to safety issues for staff and patients in all settings.
• Must be familiar with the principles of growth and development over the life span and the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpretation of information needed for each patient’s requirements relative to his/her age specific needs to provide the care needed.
• Must have responsible, ethical, self-initiating professional behavior.
• Must have good interpersonal relationships.
• Must have good communication skills and computer literacy are desirable.
• Must have organizational and time management skills desirable.
• Must have strong physical assessment skills and clinical skills.
• Must be highly adaptable and have the ability to exercise a high degree of initiative and judgement in carrying out work assignments.
• Is self-directed and seeks and acquires the information needed to function efficiently and effectively within a clinical model that incorporates the concept of coordinated patient care.
• Must have good critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Must use own car when company transportation is not available for travel to remote sites, often in rural, isolated areas.
• Must be able to handle potential problems related to safety issues for staff and patients in all settings.
• Must be familiar with the principles of growth and development over the life span and the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpretation of information needed for each patient’s requirements relative to his/her age specific needs to provide the care needed.
• Must have responsible, ethical, self-initiating professional behavior.
• Must have good interpersonal relationships.
• Must have good communication skills and computer literacy are desirable.
• Must have organizational and time management skills desirable.
• Must have strong physical assessment skills and clinical skills.
• Must be highly adaptable and have the ability to exercise a high degree of initiative and judgement in carrying out work assignments.
• Is self-directed and seeks and acquires the information needed to function efficiently and effectively within a clinical model that incorporates the concept of coordinated patient care.
• Must have good critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Must use own car when company transportation is not available for travel to remote sites, often in rural, isolated areas.
• Must be able to handle potential problems related to safety issues for staff and patients in all settings.
• Must be familiar with the principles of growth and development over the life span and the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpretation of information needed for each patient’s requirements relative to his/her age specific needs to provide the care needed.
• Must have responsible, ethical, self-initiating professional behavior.
• Must have good interpersonal relationships.
• Must have good communication skills and computer literacy are desirable.
• Must have organizational and time management skills desirable.
• Must have strong physical assessment skills and clinical skills.
• Must be highly adaptable and have the ability to exercise a high degree of initiative and judgement in carrying out work assignments.
• Is self-directed and seeks and acquires the information needed to function efficiently and effectively within a clinical model that incorporates the concept of coordinated patient care.
• Must have good critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Must use own car when company transportation is not available for travel to remote sites, often in rural, isolated areas.
• Must be able to handle potential problems related to safety issues for staff and patients in all settings.
• Must be familiar with the principles of growth and development over the life span and the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpretation of information needed for each patient’s requirements relative to his/her age specific needs to provide the care needed.
• Must have responsible, ethical, self-initiating professional behavior.
• Must have good interpersonal relationships.
• Must have good communication skills and computer literacy are desirable.
• Must have organizational and time management skills desirable.
• Must have strong physical assessment skills and clinical skills.
• Must be highly adaptable and have the ability to exercise a high degree of initiative and judgement in carrying out work assignments.
• Is self-directed and seeks and acquires the information needed to function efficiently and effectively within a clinical model that incorporates the concept of coordinated patient care.
• Must have good critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Must use own car when company transportation is not available for travel to remote sites, often in rural, isolated areas.
• Must be able to handle potential problems related to safety issues for staff and patients in all settings.
• Must be familiar with the principles of growth and development over the life span and the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpretation of information needed for each patient’s requirements relative to his/her age specific needs to provide the care needed.
• Must have responsible, ethical, self-initiating professional behavior.
• Must have good interpersonal relationships.
• Must have good communication skills and computer literacy are desirable.
• Must have organizational and time management skills desirable.
• Must have strong physical assessment skills and clinical skills.
• Must be highly adaptable and have the ability to exercise a high degree of initiative and judgement in carrying out work assignments.
• Is self-directed and seeks and acquires the information needed to function efficiently and effectively within a clinical model that incorporates the concept of coordinated patient care.
• Must have good critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Must use own car when company transportation is not available for travel to remote sites, often in rural, isolated areas.
• Must be able to handle potential problems related to safety issues for staff and patients in all settings.
• Must be familiar with the principles of growth and development over the life span and the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpretation of information needed for each patient’s requirements relative to his/her age specific needs to provide the care needed.
• Must have responsible, ethical, self-initiating professional behavior.
• Must have good interpersonal relationships.
• Must have good communication skills and computer literacy are desirable.
• Must have organizational and time management skills desirable.
• Must have strong physical assessment skills and clinical skills.
• Must be highly adaptable and have the ability to exercise a high degree of initiative and judgement in carrying out work assignments.
• Is self-directed and seeks and acquires the information needed to function efficiently and effectively within a clinical model that incorporates the concept of coordinated patient care.
• Must have good critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Must use own car when company transportation is not available for travel to remote sites, often in rural, isolated areas.
• Must be able to handle potential problems related to safety issues for staff and patients in all settings.
• Must be familiar with the principles of growth and development over the life span and the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpretation of information needed for each patient’s requirements relative to his/her age specific needs to provide the care needed.
• Must have responsible, ethical, self-initiating professional behavior.
• Must have good interpersonal relationships.
• Must have good communication skills and computer literacy are desirable.
• Must have organizational and time management skills desirable.
• Must have strong physical assessment skills and clinical skills.
• Must be highly adaptable and have the ability to exercise a high degree of initiative and judgement in carrying out work assignments.
• Is self-directed and seeks and acquires the information needed to function efficiently and effectively within a clinical model that incorporates the concept of coordinated patient care.
• Must have good critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Must use own car when company transportation is not available for travel to remote sites, often in rural, isolated areas.
• Must be able to handle potential problems related to safety issues for staff and patients in all settings.
• Must be familiar with the principles of growth and development over the life span and the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpretation of information needed for each patient’s requirements relative to his/her age specific needs to provide the care needed.
• Must have responsible, ethical, self-initiating professional behavior.
• Must have good interpersonal relationships.
• Must have good communication skills and computer literacy are desirable.
• Must have organizational and time management skills desirable.
• Must have strong physical assessment skills and clinical skills.
• Must be highly adaptable and have the ability to exercise a high degree of initiative and judgement in carrying out work assignments.
• Is self-directed and seeks and acquires the information needed to function efficiently