Home Health

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Do you want to make the move to homecare but want to keep your acute care skills?

Come be a part of something new and exciting at Penn Medicine at Home Apply and learn about our brand-new Penn Home health & Infusion Response Support Team (PHIRST). The PHIRST Staffing Team will be Penn Medicine at Home's newest internal staffing team and will service patient's needing home health and infusion care. This exciting team will not be following a case load and would help support same day SOC's, SNF at Home, add on visits, Peripheral IV insertion, PICC or Midline Removals, Urgent Hydration or Solumedrol infusions and uncovered visits due to call outs in your own community. Join us and make a difference in patients' lives every day

The PHIRST team is currently hiring experienced RNs to service patients across our service areas and in your own community We have openings in our West Philadelphia, South Philadelphia, South West Philadelphia, Center City and Bucks/Northeast Philadelphia counties.

Why work as a PHIRST Nurse?

• No case loads

• Hands on 1:1 direct care

• Obtain certifications and pilot projects

• Not losing any acute care skillsets

• Maintain PIV skills

• Involved in your own community

• Day shift: 8, 10, and 12 hour shifts available

• 1 weekend every 4 weeks

Home Health Focused Competencies/ Visit types

• Oasis SOC ( with office support)

• Wound Care

• Wound Vacs

• Foley's/ Irrigations

• Pleurex, Surgical drains, & drain removal

• PEG tubes and enteral feeds

• Ostomies in extenuating circumstances

Infusion Focused Competencies

• PICC/ Port / Midline Care

• Picc and Midline removals

• IV antibiotics

• TPN

• Chemo disconnects

• PCA management

• Hospital Hook ups

• Milrinone

• Diuretics and Steroids

• Hydration

• Anaphylaxis Policy

• IVIG/ Biologic infusions/ relief

• Peripheral IV insertion and removal

• Pump competency

Responsibilities:

• These nurses are experts in administering medications, fluids, and other treatments directly into the patient's bloodstream through intravenous (IV) lines.

• They handle various types of infusions, including antibiotics, pain management, chemotherapy, nutrition, and factor therapy.

• Unlike hospital-based care, these nurses bring their expertise to patients' homes.

• They assess patients, monitor their progress, and ensure safe and effective administration of infusions.

• Home infusion therapy allows patients to avoid hospital stays and receive treatment in a familiar environment.

• Nurses may simultaneously administer two different infusions to a patient.

• This could involve managing multiple IV lines, coordinating medications, and ensuring compatibility and safety.

• Work closely with physicians and other healthcare providers.

• They follow established protocols and collaborate on treatment plans to meet each patient's unique needs.

• These nurses educate patients and their families about infusion procedures, potential side effects, and self-care.

• They empower patients to manage their health at home and recognize any warning signs.

• Regular monitoring is essential to track the patient's response to treatment.

• Nurses document vital signs, infusion rates, adverse reactions, and any adjustments made during the process.

• Some patients may have CVADs, such as PICC lines or implanted ports.

• Skilled in maintaining and using these devices for safe and efficient infusion delivery.

• Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI): The nurse utilizes data and QI methods to identify potential and actual problems and opportunities to provide care that is safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable.

• Evidence Based Practice and Research: The nurse evaluates and integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient and family preferences and values for the delivery of optimal health care and system effectiveness.

• Leadership: The nurse effectively collaborates and applies innovative, systems thinking to engage in systematic, evidence-based problem solving and decision making to promote effective changes within a complex care delivery system supporting the vision of Penn Medicine.

• Person and Family Centered Care: The nurse recognizes the patient (or the patient's designee) as the source of control and a full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for the patient's preferences, values, and needs.

• Professionalism: The nurse demonstrates a commitment to the nursing profession through lifelong learning, adherence to ANA's Code of Ethics for Nurses, participation in a professional organization and advancing community outreach.

• Safety: The nurse minimizes risk of harm to patients, families, providers and self through system effectiveness and individual performance.

• Technology/Informatics: The nurse utilizes appropriate information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making across the continuum.

• Teamwork: The nurse effectively engages in the process of cooperation, coordination, and collaboration in an effort to provide for safe, quality outcomes for patients within inter and intra-professional teams, including virtual teams.

Qualifications:

Clinical Nurse-NCL (Non-Clinical Ladder) track: requirements:

• Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing (ASN) from an accredited school of nursing

• 15+ months of relevant professional nursing experience

• Pennsylvania (or New Jersey) RN licensure (depending on hire location)

• BLS/CPR as a healthcare provider, as per the American Heart Association

• Have a car, valid driver's license, and car insurance

Clinical Nurse 2 track requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing

• 15+ months of relevant professional nursing experience

• Pennsylvania (or New Jersey) RN licensure

• BLS/CPR as a healthcare provider, as per the American Heart Association

• Have a car, valid driver's license, and car insurance
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

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We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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