Weekend Home Health Start of Care Nurse (RN)

Description

A Start of Care (SOC) Registered Nurse (RN) provides direct care to residents and is a critical part of the healthcare team. Working as part of a team, you will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate resident care plans to promote optimal health, safety, and well-being. This role requires strong clinical skills, excellent communication abilities, and the capability to work independently while collaborating with an interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Schedule: PRN, Weekends, Day Shifts, 8 Hours

Primary Responsibilities and Duties:

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of residents’ health status, including vital signs, medical history, and current symptoms.
• Collaborate with residents, families, physicians, and other team members to establish goals of care and develop appropriate care strategies.
• Regularly reassess resident needs and adjust care plans accordingly, ensuring continuity and responsiveness to changing conditions.
• Provide skilled nursing interventions and treatments in accordance with physician orders and established care protocols.
• Administer medications, perform wound care, monitor vital signs, and manage medical equipment as needed to support resident health and recovery.
• Coordinate with ancillary services, including therapy, dietary, and social services to ensure comprehensive and integrated care delivery.
• Educate residents and families on health conditions, treatment options, medication management, and self-care strategies to promote understanding and empowerment.
• Provide emotional support, counseling, and advocacy to residents and families facing health challenges, fostering a trust and therapeutic relationship.
• Promote preventive health practices and wellness initiatives to optimize resident health and quality of life.
• Document nursing assessments, interventions, and outcomes in resident medical records.
• Participate in care conferences and team meetings to discuss residents’ progress goals, and any changes in condition or care needs.
• Adhere to infection control protocols and maintain a clean, safe, and hygienic environment for residents, staff and visitors.
• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals, including registered nurses, physicians, therapists, and social workers, to optimize resident outcomes and promote teamwork.
• Perform all other duties assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Valid license as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state where work is performed.
• Minimum of two (2) years nursing experience in Home Health preferred.
• Strong clinical skills and knowledge of nursing principles, procedures, and best practices in long-term care.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability interact effectively with residents, families, caregivers, and healthcare professionals.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple responsibilities, and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Understanding of regulatory requirements governing nursing practices and skilled nursing facilities.
• Ability to build rapport with patients through a compassionate and caring demeanor.

Physical Demands:

• Work performed in a medical setting due to the need to work directly with residents.
• Must be able to sit, stand, bend, reach, talk, hear, stoop, kneel, crouch, stretch, and twist.
• Stamina to stand and move about the facility to perform frequent rounds and respond to emergent situations as needed.
• Emotional resilience and ability to cope with the physical and emotional demands of working with residents who may have complex healthcare needs.
• Capability to lift and transfer residents safely, with proper body mechanics and assistance as needed.
• Required vision includes close, vision, distance, peripheral, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Maintain regular attendance and timeliness as set forth within the work schedule designated by the department supervisor/manager.
• Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
• The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
• The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.

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