Home Health Registered Nurse (RN) Roosevelt Road to Devon, Lakefront to Harlem

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Our company is an established home healthcare company that has been servicing patients in Illinois seeking a high-energy self-initiating and caring RN who can work as a field nurse in the Chicago Land area including but not limited to Taylor Street Medical District LIncoln Park Logan Square Wicker Park Humboldt Park Near North Gold Coast Lake View Irving Park Ukraine Village)Your organizational skills and strong understanding of home health geriatric care and previous experience in home health will be highly valued and very well compensated.

Responsibilities and Qualifications:

As a Registered Nurse RN you will educate patients and their caregivers on their conditions and the steps needed to ensure proper recovery.

Additional responsibilities of our Registered Nurse include:

Provide admission case management and follow-up skilled nursing visits for home health patients. Confer with the physician and patient in developing a plan of care based on patients medical condition and assessment findings at the time of the Start of Care and with every re-certification
Observe and assess patients overall health and community status; train/educate patient /family on disease condition and treatment plan; render hands on care as needed and do management and evaluation when appropriate.
Coordinate with other disciplines involved in case to ensure that quality services are provided and there is continuity of care among providers
Update physician on patient status routinely and as needed when patient has a significant change in condition
Work with families and get them involved in the plan of care in order to achieve maximum resolution to patient needs/problems.
Create plan of care for home health aides and supervise them routinely to ensure that they are following the plan of care.
Perform discharge planning and provide patient with the necessary information they require in order for them to be able to continue to manage on their own after home health services are discontinued.

Required Skills

Associates of Science degree in Nursing
Valid RN license in state of employment
Valid drivers license
Able and willing to travel
Dependable car
Infusion ostomy wound vacwound care foley replacement and care nephrostomy tube care GT/JT/PEG care medication reconciliation and instruction and disease management teaching.
Ability to successfully complete required background check and drug screen
Excellent writing and charting skills experience with electronic medical record preferred

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

Responsibilities and Qualifications:

As a Registered Nurse RN you will educate patients and their caregivers on their conditions and the steps needed to ensure proper recovery.

Additional responsibilities of our Registered Nurse include:

Provide admission case management and follow-up skilled nursing visits for home health patients. Confer with the physician and patient in developing a plan of care based on patients medical condition and assessment findings at the time of the Start of Care and with every re-certification
Observe and assess patients overall health and community status; train/educate patient /family on disease condition and treatment plan; render hands on care as needed and do management and evaluation when appropriate.
Coordinate with other disciplines involved in case to ensure that quality services are provided and there is continuity of care among providers
Update physician on patient status routinely and as needed when patient has a significant change in condition
Work with families and get them involved in the plan of care in order to achieve maximum resolution to patient needs/problems.
Create plan of care for home health aides and supervise them routinely to ensure that they are following the plan of care.
Perform discharge planning and provide patient with the necessary information they require in order for them to be able to continue to manage on their own after home health services are discontinued.

Required Skills

Associates of Science degree in Nursing
Valid RN license in state of employment
Valid drivers license
Able and willing to travel
Dependable car
Infusion ostomy wound vacwound care foley replacement and care nephrostomy tube care GT/JT/PEG care medication reconciliation and instruction and disease management teaching.
Ability to successfully complete required background check and drug screen
Excellent writing and charting skills experience with electronic medical record preferred

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