What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN - Home Care - FT position at BLUESTEM COMMUNITIES MANAGEMENT INC?
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Description
Bluestem PACE is looking for a full-time Homecare Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team!
Join our team and enjoy outstanding benefits!
At Bluestem Communities, we value our full-time team members and offer a benefits package designed to support both your personal and professional well-being. As a full-time employee you can enjoy the following benefits:
Health and insurance
- Health, dental and vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (medical & childcare available)
- AFLAC products
- Voluntary life insurance
Financial wellness
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Gradifi student loan payment program
- Payactiv: Early access to earned wages
Company-paid benefits
- Group term life and AD&D insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Time off and perks
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and six (6) paid holidays
- Bluestem Wellness Center membership
- Meal discounts at our dining locations
Our benefits are designed to help you thrive both personally and professionally. Explore the full range of benefits and learn more about how Bluestem Communities can be the right fit for you—visit our Careers page today!
Position Overview:
Under the direction of the Clinical Service Director, this individual is responsible for rendering skilled nursing services, palliative care services as well as planning and monitoring of in-home services. Assist Clinical Service Director in the supervision of the home care aides employed by Bluestem PACE.
Essential Job Functions:
- Responsible for the skilled nursing care, palliative care and home care needs of the group of participants assigned.
- Responsible for the completion of care plans utilizing the nursing process of assessment, establishing goals, planning interventions and evaluations for the assigned participants.
- Provide comfort/palliative care at end of life.
- Responsible for a documented encounter at least monthly on assigned participants.
- Responsible for the completion of the supervisory visits on the participants assigned and notifying Clinical Service Director if care issues arise.
- Participate in quality assurance activities as assigned.
- Assure that documentation for home care is accurate, current, and that the home care charts are up to date.
- Provide accurate and timely utilization and PACE data.
- Provide off-hour on-call assistance as assigned for the completion of skilled nursing and palliative care visits occurring at that time.
- Provide direct patient care in home and at clinic based upon policy and procedures standards of care and regulatory bodies.
- Prepare and administer medications, enteral nutrition, parenteral nutrition and treatment as ordered.
- Attend and participate in staff meetings, in-services, projects and committees as assigned.
- Adhere to and supports the facilities’ policies, practices and procedures.
- Accept assigned duties in a cooperative manner and perform all other related duties as assigned.
- Must be flexible in schedule of hours worked.
- Does require use of personal vehicle.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
- Kansas Registered Nurse degree from an accredited school of nursing or college/university
- Must have working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
Physical Requirements:
Medium Work – Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly.
