What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Home Health, PRN position at JKV?
PRN (As Needed)
Competitive pay and benefits package
JOB SUMMARY
The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing services in accordance with physicians’ orders or plan of care. The Registered Nurse is responsible for admitting, resuming, and recertifying patients to home health services as ordered by a physician and based on patient skilled need on as needed basis. The RN is responsible for determining the nursing problems for an assigned group of patients / residents, making plans to solve them, initiating the plan and / or assigning others to implement it, and evaluating the extent to which the plan was effective in resolving the problems identified. Supportive of the Village’s mission, values, and service / hospitality (PRIDE) expectations. Completes training hours as required by policy.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Effectively and timely provides for the comfort and well-being of patients by assessing conditions, processing physicians’ orders, providing treatments and administering prescribed drugs.
- Timely and effectively coordinates nursing care for patients and educates the patients / residents and family about the care.
- Timely delegates appropriate aspects of nursing care to staff which includes evaluating, monitoring and assuring delivery of care.
- Accurately and timely documents patients / residents progress toward goals and other observations.
- Accurately and timely completes required documentation of nursing care to meet all state and Village requirements.
- Reports patient / resident changes, needs and / or requirements to the appropriate staff.
- Adheres to all safety regulations and requirements.
- Handles stress well and gets along with others within the workplace and with customers outside the department.
- Maintains acceptable standards of workplace conduct.
The responsibilities described above represent the primary responsibilities of the job. Other responsibilities may be assigned by the supervisor as warranted by business needs. The incumbent is expected to perform all assigned responsibilities.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
Education :
Licenses / Certifications :
Knowledge and Skills (required unless otherwise noted) :
Experience :
SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Maximum occasional lift of 50 lbs from floor to waist level; maximum occasional lift of 10 lbs from floor to shoulder; maximum occasional carry of 5 lbs for 100 ft; maximum occasional push / pull horizontal of 40 lbs at 36 in height for 100 ft; maximum frequent push / pull horizontal of 10 lbs at 46 in for 100 ft; maximum occasional grip force of 40 lbs; maximum occasional lateral pinch force of 15 lbs; maximum occasional climb of 8 in; frequent forward reach; frequent bend; frequent fine motor coordination; occasional foot coordination; occasional balance; frequent sitting; continuous standing; and continuous walking. PDC Level : Medium.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED / GIVEN
Receives daily supervision from Clinical Manager and / or Director of Nursing. Provides direction to LPNs and other members of the patient clinical team on an as needed basis.
EOE / D / V
Nicotine-Free Workplace
Post-offer background check and health screening required
Questions can be directed to careers@jkv.org
Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
