Job Summary:
Here is an opportunity to join the EldaCare Home Health Services, Inc. The agency provides care to families with non-medical and medical services in Philadelphia and designated areas of Bucks, Delaware, Chester, and Montgomery counties. In this role, you will provide hands-on nursing care and education/training for patients, families, and caregivers to equip them with effective self-management skills for their illness and conditions. As a Registered Nurse, you will lead and coordinate care for interdisciplinary team members. If you are a RN who wants to make a positive difference in the lives of the patients you touch and build a sucesseful team, this job is for you.
Responsibilities for the Registered Nurse:
- Completes records and reports necessary for patient service and administrative requirements as determined by EldaCare.
- Attains personal professional growth and maintains clinical competence.
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with patients, families, peers, supervisors, and community agencies.
- Meets all performance standards, including those for quality and quantity, as defined by EldaCare.
- Identifies the need for services of other health care disciplines or agencies and initiates the appropriate referral.
- Participates in interdisciplinary team conferences; facilitates coordinated and comprehensive plans and goals for EldaCare patients.
- Communicates regularly with other health care providers to develop coordinated plans for patient care.
- Supervises Home Health Aide in completing the established plan for patient care, and evaluates the effectiveness of the service.
- Participates, as assigned, in implementation of the Agency’s Quality Assurance Program.
- Participates as appropriate in EldaCare educational activities, including new employee orientation and professional student clinical training and staff education programs.
- Interprets EldaCare services and programs to individuals/families and personnel of other agencies.
- Participates, as assigned, in community programs.
- Complies with EldaCare Policies and Procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Assessment Duties and Responsibilities
- Completes a comprehensive assessment, including OASIS items, that accurately reflect the patient’s current health status and includes information that may be used to demonstrate the patient’s progress toward achievement of desired outcomes.
- Completes a review of all medications the patient is currently using in order to identify any potential adverse effects and drug reactions, side effects, and noncompliance with drug therapy.
- Verifies patient’s eligibility for the Medicare home health benefit, including home-bound status.
- Documents assessment findings according to agency standards utilizing laptop application.
- Full-time RNs will be required to perform between 30-32 visits per week
- Part-time RNs will be required to perform between 22-28 visits per week
- PRN- RNs will be per visits
Evaluation:
- Evaluates and documents patient/family understanding of home care services.
Knowledge and Experience:
- A minimum of one year's experience in the provision of direct patient care in acute care or long term care facility.
- Demonstrated competency in OASIS documentation.
- Knowledge of home care home base EMR system preferred
- Experience in home health care preferred.
- Current license in Pennsylvania as a Registered Nurse.
- Current Driver's License.
- Current CPR Certification.
- Demonstrates good verbal and written communication, and organization skills
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, PRN, Per diem
Pay: $50.00 - $55.00 per hour
Expected hours: 10 – 40 per week
Medical specialties:
- Home Health
- Medical-Surgical
- Telemetry
Physical setting:
Standard shift:
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Night shift
- Overnight shift
Supplemental pay types:
Supplemental schedule:
Weekly schedule:
- Choose your own hours
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Experience:
- Nursing: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Required)
- RN (Required)
Work Location: On the road