Care Advocate Nurse

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Health Case Manager

Location: Far Southwest Suburbs with focus on Worth, Alsip, Merionette Park and surrounding communities

Hours: Days with Wkd Rotation

Job Description

This position is eligible for up to a $10,000.00 sign on bonus.

You must be working in this same position at time of payout. Current internal team members are not eligible at this time.

Major Responsibilities

• Nurse/Patient Relationship: Develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum.
• Demonstrates adaptive communication styles based on individual patient needs
• Provides individualized care to promote physical and psychosocial comfort
• Assesses patient and family readiness and involves them in planning and implementing care. Seeks consultation as needed.
• Incorporates an individualized, holistic approach in the plan of care

Assuring/Improving Quality Care

• Facilitates the patient and family's right to receive quality, cost-effective care.
• Mobilizes appropriate resources in response to situations that have the potential to negatively impact patient and family outcomes
• Adapts practice to the latest standards according to evidence-based literature.
• Participates in quality/process improvement initiatives
• Participates in efforts to reduce risk and improve patient safety

Patient/Staff Education

• Demonstrates a commitment to meeting the learning needs of patients and families.
• Utilizes appropriate resources to meet those needs and achieve positive patient outcomes.
• Assists in creating an environment that promotes educational growth opportunities for nursing peers and colleagues.

Nursing Process

• Demonstrates the use of nursing process as a problem-solving model.
• Recognizes changes in clinical situations. Evaluates and implements changes to the plan of care
• Consistently makes sound clinical decisions, demonstrating the ability to care for patients with complex problems
• Prioritizes and organizes patient care and ensures follow through with planned care
• Initiates referrals and discharge planning for assigned patients and actively coordinates utilizing the interdisciplinary approach.

Leadership/Collaboration/Professional Development

• Demonstrates respect and understanding for peers and other clinical disciplines and participates as an effective member of the patient care team to formulate an integrated approach to care.
• Demonstrates leadership behaviors and is committed to the development of self and others.
• Participates in unit meetings and activities that improve patient care or administrative systems.
• Utilizes available resources to maintain current knowledge base relevant to practice

Licensure

• Nurse, Registered (RN)

Education/Experience Required

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Earn 10 continuing education credits annually
• One year of medical surgical experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Good documentation skills.
• Computer skills
• Good time management and organizational skills

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and different shifts in order to accommodate staffing
• Ability to take