Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Health Case Manager - Specialty Infusion - Mundelein, Gurnee, Round Lake and Surrounding Communities

Department:

34100 Peds - Nursing

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

M-F, 1st shift, Rotating on call nights, weekends and holidays

REGISTERED NURSE (RN) - HOME HEALTH CASE MANAGER - SPECIALTY INFUSIONS

LOCATION: MUNDELEIN, GURNEE, ROUND LAKE AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES

HOURS: DAYS WITH WKD AND ON CALL ROTATION

This position is eligible for up to a $10,000.00 sign on bonus.  You must be working in this same position at time of payout.  Current internal team members are not eligible at this time.

Major Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for patient outcomes through application of the nursing process involving optimal level of self-care for patient and optimal quality of life for patient, family, significant others.
  •     1)Performs holistic assessment on assigned patient according to established procedures including but not limited to: i. Evaluation of home environment ii. Availability of able and willing caregiver iii. Identification of appropriate home care services iv. Reasonableness of expectation of patient’s ability to achieve goals
  •     2)Develops and adheres to appropriate visit frequencies for patient’s plan of care.
  •     3)Assesses changes in patient’s condition that could be potentially hazardous or life threatening.
  •     4)Establishes plan of care reflective of identified actual and potential problems/needs and re-evaluates and updates at least every sixty days and as needed.
  •     5)Implements plan of care/nursing care plan and revises accordingly.
  •     6)Develops discharge plans for patient and significant others in a timely manner.
  •     7)Identifies interventions to achieve desired patient outcomes.
  •     8)Demonstrates appropriate nursing skills both evaluative and task oriented.
  •     9)Demonstrates accountability for delivery of patient care.
  •     10)Evaluates patient outcomes in response to actions of health care team.
• Minimization of patient/family knowledge deficits regarding disease process, patient/care, medications, infection control and specific procedures utilizing appropriate teaching processes as well as sharing professional knowledge base with other health team members.
  •     1)Provides anticipatory guidance and teaching to patients and caregivers to optimize quality of life and prevent unnecessary/preventable negative outcomes.
  •     2)Demonstrates use of appropriate teaching strategies with patients, families and significant others; documents accordingly.
  •     3)Demonstrates teaching strategies with other health team members.
  •     4)Participates in inservices and orientation of new employees.
  •     5)Demonstrates effective use of teaching plans appropriate to patient care plan.
  •     6)Provides preceptorship for new staff nurses learning infusion therapy techniques.
• Responsibility for human relations with patients, families, referral sources, physicians, community services and vendors through the use of appropriate, effective, facilitative interpersonal communication skills.
  •     1)Utilizes therapeutic communication skills and effective interpersonal skills with patients, caregivers and significant others.
  •     2)Promotes multidisciplinary coordination; conducts multidisciplinary conferences at least once during round of care for each patient.
  •     3)Participates with other staff members to create a cooperative working environment.
  •     4)Maintains confidentiality of information in the field, as well as in the office setting.
  •     5)Communicates patient care strategies and patient problems/needs to relevant coworkers; i.e., conferences with supervisors, HHA’s, therapies, relief RN’s, etc.
• Achievement of agency, department and personal goals and objectives.
  •     3)Demonstrates commitment and actively supports the department and organization/agency goals.
  •     4)Maintains and support