Mobile In-Home RN, Advocate Health Hospital at Home (Lutheran General Hospital) .9 Days

Department:

34117 Advocate Lutheran General Hospital - Nursing: Hospital at Home

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

36

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Day shift, 12-hour shifts, rotating weekends and holidays

Pay Range

$37.50 - $56.25

Registered Nurse (RN) – Mobile In-Home RN, Advocate Health Hospital at Home (Lutheran General Hospital) Park Ridge, Illinois, United States

Where You Will Work:

Are you ready to take your experienced nursing skills to the next level outside the traditional hospital setting? This innovative model blends the autonomy of home health with the complexity of inpatient nursing. With the collaboration of an interdisciplinary team within Lutheran General Hospital, you’ll be delivering a high acuity of care independently. An experienced nurse would perform clinical tasks such as IV starts, phlebotomy, and medication administration while monitoring patient conditions. **Company vehicle and gas card provided. Local travel only. Mobile Hospital at Home Registered Nurse provides inpatient care to acutely ill patients within their residences as an extension of in-hospital care. Responsible for providing and coordinating comprehensive patient care through the nursing process to deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. Using evidence-based practice, clinical decision making, compassion, and skilled communication leads efforts to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum. The Mobile Hospital at Home Registered Nurse provides hospital-level acute care in a patient’s home within a defined radius around designated hospitals as part of the Advocate Hospital at Home team, which may include the following: Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, Pharmacists, Case Managers, Social Workers, Physical Therapists, and other operational staff according to the Hospital at Home Care Model.

We’re Looking For:

• Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing

Certification / Registration / License

• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA). 

• Required to have a valid driver’s license issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles and acceptable vehicle operator record 

• Travel required within designated geographic area 

Work Experience

• Minimum of two-years of recent nursing experience in an acute bedside setting or emergency nursing 

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Demonstrates progression to provide holistic patient care in the home and the ability to view clinical situations from a patient and family focus. 

• Demonstrates progression to recognize situational changes while providing care in the home that requires unplanned or unanticipated interventions, and responds to situations with confidence, timeliness and flexibility. 

• Proficiency in phlebotomy skills, IV insertion, and Midlines required.  

• Proficient technology skills, use of electronic mail, electronic medical records systems, and remote patient monitoring equipment 

• Excellent communication (written and verbal), listening and interpersonal skills. 

• Ability to work independently while in the patient’s home in collaboration with the virtual care team. 

• Provides comprehensive nursing assessment in an untraditional nursing environment. 

• Demonstrates human relation skills with the ability to develop rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with a variety of patients, team members and physicians while providing care in the home. Ability to take initiative and work collaboratively with others. 

• Demonstrated ability to effectively make critical, independent decisions. 

• Excellent organization, prioritization and problem-solving skills. 

• Demonstrates time management skills with an ability to multi-task and prioritize in an environment with frequent interruptions. 

• Demonstrates coordination, collaboration, delegation and team building skills. 

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

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