PRN Registered Nurse

Schedule: 10-15 hours/week, Flexible

Summary:

The CAPABLE Registered Nurse (RN) will collaborate with older adults to deliver nursing components of the CAPABLE program after completion of required CAPABLE training through Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. CAPABLE is a home-based program to address functional opportunities and promote independence and tenure in the community with older adults The RN will work with CAPABLE participants to understand their goals, assess and suggest strategies in peoples’ homes who have volunteered to participate in CAPABLE. The CAPABLE program consists of up to four RN home visits over 4–5 months. Clinicians meet with participants in their home unless otherwise determined. The RN uses training and motivational interviewing techniques to conduct a comprehensive interview to identify and prioritize issues that matter to the participant. These goals become the foundation for brainstorming and action plan development and implementation. The RN documents the participant’s own goals in up to 3 Action Plans. The RN interacts and communicates with the CAPABLE Occupational Therapist (OT) and other team members as needed to ensure close collaboration throughout and after the program.

Qualifications:

• Individual must be a registered nurse licensed by the state in which she/he is practicing. Ability to work from a collaborative, client-directed model.
• Willingness and ability to implement a protocol and balance with clinical judgment. Bachelor's degree in nursing
• Experience in home care preferred.

Physical Demands:

• Position requires moderate visual concentration for patient charting/documentation.
• This position carries a risk of exposure to infectious diseases and requires skill in standard safety precautions.
• The RN requires the mobility to ambulate or lift a patient with or without the assistance of devices in excess of 75 pounds using proper body mechanics.

Work Environment:

• A part-time position works a 16-29 hour work week with occasional requests to work additional hours as needed.
• At times, due to patient census and acuity, this position may be required to remain on site at Hospice House during meal breaks.
• The RN position may be required to provide care in what has been determined by local authorities as a high-risk crime area and unsafe situations (potential or actual).
• This position encounters stressful situations with patients and their families regarding end of life care.
• The RN must be able to accurately, timely, and concisely document the patient/family encounter using a computer.
• The RN is required to perform patient visits using their personal vehicle.
• Although each RN may be designated to a specific department/region in our service area, at times they may be required to serve patients outside of their department/specific region.