RN at SHANADOA HOME HEALTH

These are turbulent times and the stress on healthcare workers is insane, but have you really thought about what you want out of your nursing career? What is your purpose? What is important to you?

Yes, we all have to make money or we wouldn't have to work but what about after that? (By the way our wages are very competitive and we have a great benefit package)

Is flexibility important to you? Do you want to be able to control your work day? Home health has that. Instead of a 12-hour shift on your feet, you drive from appointment to appointment, helping educate patients and caregivers about treatments, assessing their progress and providing counsel and care. You work and make appointments around your life. Have a soccer game at 5 then schedule your patients around that. Need to run by the tag office, schedule it in. You are in control.

What about culture? Maslow's hierarchy of needs says that every human needs to belong to something. Something they believe in and contribute to. We have that as well. We have a very rich culture that values everyone's contribution.

What about connecting with your patients? In home health you get to truly connect with and teach your patients. You will have a voice in that patient's care and can affect change in their lives. You get to really utilize your nursing and critical thinking skills since you are in charge of the healthcare delivered to your patients in their homes. When you go into someone's home you can see a lot about what's going on that you wouldn't get to see in the hospital and it's invaluable to improving their health. You learn so much more about them, like what kind of support network they have, what resources they are taking advantage of and if there are other variables impacting their health and potential to recover. This is a rewarding career that can re-energize your nursing purpose.

We are a growing agency that is bursting at the seams with all the patients who are needing care. We need nurses that are devoted to their purpose of caring for others and truly want to be part of a great team that is affecting change.

About Us:

Shanadoa Home Health has been providing exceptional healthcare services since 2007. We are a growing home health agency and looking for dedicated healthcare professionals who have a compassion, and caring for others in time of need.

Summary:

The registered nurse plans, organizes and directs home care services and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and families within their homes and communities.

Essential Duties / Responsibilities:

• Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
• Regularly re-evaluates patient nursing needs.
• Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
• Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Develops a care plan, which establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician.
• Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
• Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan of care.
• Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient.
• Acts as Case Manager when assigned by Clinical Supervisor and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.
• Supervises Home Health Aides.
• Prepares clinical notes and updates the primary physician when necessary and at least every sixty days.
• Communicates with the physician regarding the patient's needs and reports any changes in the patient's condition; obtains/receives physician's orders as required.
• Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan.

Qualifications:

• Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrates excellent observation, problem solving, verbal and written communication skills, nursing skills per competency checklist.
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload independently.
• Ability to lift, position or transfer patients.
• Ability to lift supplies and equipment.
• Possess visual acuity and hearing to perform required nursing skills.
• Ability to stand, stoop, bend, kneel, or crouch.
• Prolonged or considerable walking or standing.

Education / Experience:

• Registered nurse with current licensure to practice professional nursing in the state.
• Graduate of National League for Nursing accredited school of nursing.
• Minimum of two-year's experience, at least one of which is in public health or home care nursing is preferred.
• Management experience required.
• Maintains a current CPR certification.
• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization requirements and is in good working order.

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