Registered Nurse Home Health
Location: Fargo North Dakota
Description: HOME CARE & PERSONAL CARE SERVICES - SANFORD SOUTH UNIVERSITY 1711 OFFICE BUILDING is at present recruited Registered Nurse Home Health right now, this job will be placed in North Dakota. For detail informations about this job opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Provides professional nursing services to patients at home. The registered nurse is responsible to implemen! t the nursing process within Sanford Health and the continuum of care. The nursing process is utilized to assess, diagnose, establish a plan with outcome criteria, intervene, evaluate, and document human responses to actual or potential health problems. This practice includes dependent, interdependent and independent functions. Reports to As Assigned Education, Experience and Skills Requirements Must have graduated from an accredited school or college of nursing. Bachelor's degree in nursing is preferred. Position requires one year of experience, preferably in home health, as well as excellent communication, problem solving and critical thinking skills. Must be able to work independently. Licensure/Certification Requirement Requires current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state, or states, of practice. Nurses performing nursing practice over the telephone require licensure in the states where the patients being served reside. Job Specific Competencies
Develops a ! written plan of care in accordance with the patients diagnosis! and family needs and physician orders. Coordinates the development of this plan with other disciplines providing care for patient. Modifies the written plan of care as necessitated by changes in patients condition.
Performs case management functions when assigned as primary clinician.
Documents observations, assessments, interventions of visits, phone calls and conferences in the patients clinical record on a timely basis.
Observes and follows the duly adopted standards, policies, directives, and orders of the Board of Nursing as they may relate to the registered nurse.
Administers nursing care in accordance with the established plan of care including therapeutic treatment, teaching, counseling and supervising patient and/or care givers in peforming specific procedures. Uses appropriate disciplines and community resources for optimum patient care.
Utilizes critical thinking skills when assessing the physical, psychosocial, spiritual and environmental ne! eds of assigned patients.
Discharges the patient when appropriate, notifying the physician. Instructs the patient and/or family how to access necessary follow-up.
Keeps updated on Medicare/Medicaid regulations and other regulatory agencies (ex. state, JCAHO).
Participates in patient care conferences with other members of the interdisciplinary team.
Core Competencies Customer Service
Interacts with customers in a warm and friendly way.
Takes immediate action to meet customer requests or needs.
Listens to understand what customers have to say. Safety
Recognizes safety hazards and takes corrective action; seeking assistance when needed.
Demonstrates knowledge of operational policies and procedures.
Performs work safely, without causing harm or risk to self, others or property. System Behavior
Makes a decision considering the impact of the decision on other areas.
Initiates collaboration with others outside of service area.
De! monstrates personal commitment to the principles, values, and ethics of! the organization.
Models accountability for learning by sharing knowledge and learning from others. Interpersonal/Communication/Relationships
Builds effective working relationships.
Expresses appreciation to others for their work.
Treats others with respect. Leadership Competencies
Defines and delegates work responsibilities with clear, consistent expectations and outcomes.
Demonstrates both knowledge and application of Sanford policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Demonstrates the ability to take charge, take unpopular stands if necessary, face difficult situations, and is looked to for direction from others.
Facilitates and supports change within the Sanford Health.
Demonstrates commitment to continuous learning for themselves and staff.
Demonstrates and applies continuous quality improvement knowledge and skills. Information Management Competencies
Demonstrates skill in accessing, preparing and using information as relevant to! position.
Verbalizes and demonstrates knowledge of procedures for maintaining security, confidentiality and integrity of employee, patient, family and other medical information.
Demonstrates ability to collect, analyze and present data as appropriate to position. Equipment Competencies
Demonstrates skill in use of equipment relevant to position; verbalizes knowledge of appropriate safety procedures.
Diagnoses equipment problems; fixes or seeks out someone to fix. Professional/Clinical Practice Competencies
Assessment: Conducts and documents nursing assessments of health status by collecting objective and subjective data from observations, exams, interviews and written records; sorting, selecting, reporting and recording the data; validating, refining, and modifying the data. Bases the scope and depth of assessment on the patients immediate condition or need.
Diagnosis: Analyzes the assessment data to establish or modify nursing diagnos! es to be used as a basis for nursing interventions.
Planning: In collaboration with the patient, develops a plan of care based on nursing assessment and diagnosis that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes. This includes identifying the holistic needs of the patient, treatment decisions and priorities. Identifies community resources needed for continued care and makes referrals.
Implementation: Implements the plan of care and the nursing interventions for the patient by writing nursing orders, giving direct care, assisting with care, determining the responsibilities that can properly and safely be assigned or delegated, providing an environment conducive to safety and health, communicating interventions and responses to other members of the health care team and executing the regimen prescribed by a licensed practitioner.
Evaluation: Evaluates the responses to nursing interventions by documenting and communicating evaluation data to appropriate members of the health care team, utilizing data as a ! basis for reassessing client health status, measuring outcomes and goal attainment, modifying nursing diagnoses, revising strategies of care and prescribing changes in nursing interventions.
Documentation: Thoroughly documents patient information in an accurate and timely manner, according to organizational policies, procedures and guidelines.
Patient Education: Assesses patient needs and designs, implements and evaluates a teaching plan specific to individual needs or patient groups. Age Related Competencies
Applies knowledge of growth and development in customer interactions and adapts care according to patient's age/developmental stage. Blood Exposure
This position is classified as a Category I position under OSHA guidelines with high risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other potentially infectious materials. Supervisory Provides clinical supervision to the home health aides, LPN's or volunteer staff for assigned patients. Dimension! NA Physical Requirements: View Physical Requirements
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This job starts available on: Wed, 08 May 2013 07:12:28 GMT