Registered Nurse

Job Title: Registered Nurse

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Registered Nurse to join our team at MedCare Equipment. As a Registered Nurse, you will play a vital role in providing high-quality patient care and contributing to the success of our organization.

Job Summary:

The Registered Nurse will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care for a designated group of patients in their home. You will coordinate, direct, and promote positive patient outcomes, and contribute to efficient agency operation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and other individuals who can understand care requirements.
• Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients and caregivers.
• Promote patient independence by establishing patient care goals, teaching patients/caregivers to understand their condition, medications, and self-care skills, and answering questions.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations, and calling for assistance from healthcare support personnel as needed.
• Document patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Maintain continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs using Nurse Knowledge Exchange techniques.
• Maintain nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels, anticipating needed supplies, placing and expediting orders for supplies, verifying receipt of supplies, and using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Provide direct and indirect supervision of personal care provided by Home Health Aides in patients' homes, in accordance with federal regulation and accrediting bodies.
• Resolve patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintain a cooperative relationship among healthcare teams by communicating information, responding to requests, building rapport, participating in team continuous quality improvement and problem-solving methods.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Specialty Job Functions:

• Hospice Role: Understand the Hospice philosophy and perform care accordingly to enhance the quality of life of terminally ill patients.
• Maintain and demonstrate an understanding of the Hospice benefit and comply with regulatory conditions of participation.
• Follow established guidelines for pain and symptom management to enhance quality of life.
• Educate patients/caregivers regarding care needs at the end-of-life, including palliative care measures.
• Function as a primary nurse and core member of the Interdisciplinary Group to develop a plan of care that addresses the physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual needs of terminally ill patients and their families.
• Assess eligibility for Hospice care and obtain informed consent prior to the initiation of services.
• Mental Health Role - In conjunction with the physician, implement mental health concepts and psychiatric nursing principles in the plan of care.
• Provide supportive psychotherapy.
• Demonstrate knowledge of commitment laws, mental health clinical programming, and community resources.
• Make appropriate referrals based on the nursing assessment and in collaboration with the physician.
• Function as a resource for Agency staff with patients demonstrating mental health issues as a secondary diagnosis.
• Provide overall guidance to Agency staff and managers related to day-to-day operations and long-term use of laptop computers.
• Ensure the process includes education about safely and effectively using medication, pain, and pain management.
• Acquire and distribute educational resources to Agency staff.
• Complete medical conditions reports and forward to physician for signature.
• Complete non-medical nursing visits for private duty division as required (i.e., medication pre-fills).
• Complete care plans for Options consumers for Westmoreland County area of aging, consumers of the Veteran's Administration H/HHA program, and Community Health Choice participants.
• Complete assessments for private duty consumers and complete all associated documentation as requested.
• Function as a liaison between consumers and participants, families, physician, allied health personnel.
• Supervise Direct Care Partners as requested to assure performance of quality care and adherence to care plans and services delivery plans. Document supervisor visits per regulatory guidelines.
• Provide guidance and training for Direct Care Partners as needed.
• Interpret extent and limitations of services available from the Private Duty Division of the agency.
• Maternal/Child Nurse Role: Instruct and assess the postpartum patient and newborn for early detection and intervention of complications.
• Maternal/Child Nurse Role: Instruct and assess the newborn and child's physical and emotional development, adjustment, and/or abnormalities and report to the physician.
• Maternal/Child Nurse Role: Provide prenatal nursing services, which includes instruction, assessment, and monitoring of the physical and emotional status of the patient with a high-risk pregnancy for early detection.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program required.
• Strong leadership ability, good organizational skills, independent thinking and decision-making ability, analytical problem-solving skills, sound judgment, excellent oral and written communication skills, must be able to function in a team environment, and knowledge of legal aspects and liability of nursing practice.

Preferred Qualifications:

• One (1) to two (2) years' RN experience
• One (1) to two (2) year's prior hospice and/or oncology experience; Hospice and Palliative Care Certification
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing

License, Certification & Clearances:

• Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Pennsylvania required.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) approved curriculum of the American Heart Association (CPR and AED) program required.
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance
• Valid Pennsylvania Driver's License (if out of state hire current Department of Motor Vehicle record report required and obtain PA Current Driver License within 30 days of hire).

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities, but may serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

• Regular, consistent, on-site and timely attendance.
• Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.).
• Travel may be expected locally between Excela Health locations.

LEAN:

• Actively promotes a Lean work culture by performing team member duties to encourage consistent use of LEAN principles and processes, including continually seeking work process improvements. Recognizes the necessity of taking ownership of one's own motivation, morale, performance, and professional development. Strives for behavior consistent with being committed to Excela's missions, vision, and values.

AAP/EEO:

• Excela Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of Excela Health to prohibit discrimination of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, non-job-related disability, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected class. Excela Health will conform to the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.
• Ability to perform the Essential Functions listed on the Physical Conditions and ability to perform the Essential Functions on the Working Condition chart below.

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