Stonerise Home Health Hiring For Registered Nurse (rn) at Princeton, WV, United States Full Time

Job Description

Stonerise Home Health is looking for a Registered Nurse to help patients get back to health and back to life. Come join a home health care team that is an instrumental part of the broader Stonerise Network that includes more than 3,000 team members providing skilled nursing center, therapy, home health and hospice care services across West Virginia and southeast Ohio.

This role is a key member of a multi-disciplinary care team that will plan, organize and direct home care services, within the RN state practice act. We are looking for an experienced nurse, with a community health education/experience background. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and families within their homes and communities. The Registered Nurse develops a working patient care plan and provides direction/supervision to paraprofessional nursing staff in implementation of care plan.

At Stonerise, our purpose is to serve others through love. Join us and benefit from the Stonerise difference. If you want to be part of a family-like team passionate about engaging and empowering patients toward patients’ independence at home, apply today.

In addition to competitive wages, you’ll benefit from:

• Tuition reimbursement
• Advancement opportunities
• Paid vacation
• Health insurance
• 401(k)
• And more!

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities:
Patient Care:

• Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
• Supervises and directs the Licensed Practical Nurse and/or the Home Health aide in implementation of the patient care plan.
• Develops patient teaching plans, as needed, and directs the Licensed Practical Nurse in implementation of the teaching plan.
• Creates and modifies the Home Health Aide care plan and supervises the home health aide via patient feedback and onsite interaction.
• Regularly re-evaluates patient nursing needs.
• Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
• Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Develops a care plan, which establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician.
• Care coordinates with the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
• Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan of care.
• Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient.
• Acts as Case Manager when assigned by Clinical Supervisor and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.
• A full-time RN will complete a minimum of 27 – 30 points per week.
• Adheres to the Organization’s documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct.

Communication:

• Prepares clinical notes and updates the primary physician when necessary and at least every 60 days.
• Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and s any changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physician’s orders as required.
• Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan.

Additional Duties:

• Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
• Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
• Instructs, supervises and evaluates Licensed Practical Nurse at a minimum of every 30 days.
• Instructs, supervises and evaluates home health aide care provided every two (2) weeks.

Position Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. One (1) to two (2) years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting.
• Current professional licensure in the state of the agency providing service (WV-OH) and CPR certification.
• Bachelor’s degree, with one (1) year of home health or hospice care experience preferred.
• Management experience not required. Responsible for supervising home health aides.
• Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, basic math skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.
• Prolonged or considerable walking or standing. Able to lift, position or transfer patients. Able to lift supplies and equipment. Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling or crouching. Visual acuity and hearing to perform required nursing skills.
• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state/or organization requirements and is in good working order.