Homecare Intermittent Skilled Nurse Northwest Region

Contingent Hours

Coordinates and provides clinical care for patients transitioning to the home setting utilizing an Evidence-Based Practice approach. Practices professional nursing and promotes patient advocacy in accordance with the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses. Maintains a current Ohio Nursing License.

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-Provides nursing care using a Family Centered approach.

-Performs a variety of clinical skills, including but not limited to central line care, home infusion, wound care, assessment, and medication administration.

-Correctly calculates, prepares and administers medications by the five rights of medication administration.

-Provides Family Centered Care.

-Promotes and provides necessary patient and caregiver education for the patient's prescribed therapies.

-Initiates clear and purposeful, written and verbal communications with the patient, family, and other members of the health care team to review nursing actions, patient/family response, and progress towards goals.

-Documents according to organizational standards, policies, and procedures.

-Clinical care and documentation aligns with Medicare/Medicaid Conditions of Participation, Joint Commission regulations, and Nationwide Children's Homecare (NCHH) and Nationwide Children's Hospital (NCH) policies and procedures.

Education: BSN, or ADN with commitment to obtain BSN within 5 years of hire.

Licensure: Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio; valid Ohio driver's license required

Certification: BLS certification required

Skills:

- Must have excellent critical thinking skills, good communication and customer service skills, and the ability to organize and manage time well.

- Ability to work independently, as well as within a multi-disciplinary team.

- Included skills, but not limited to, are pediatric assessment, infusion and central line care, injections, wound care and patient education.

Experience: One year Pediatric and homecare experience preferred.

The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individual so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision.

EOE M/F/Disability/Vet