Weekday RN Support-Field

Job Description

Job Description

Why Work for Us?

Partners In Care (PIC) is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the largest, oldest provider of home health, palliative care, and hospice services in Central Oregon. Serving Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties, our dedicated team of over 200 employees and 150 volunteers delivers compassionate, patient-centered care across a 10,000-square-mile area. We prioritize excellence, empathy, and collaboration. We foster a culture of kindness, respect, and learning while valuing diversity and the well-being of our employees, volunteers, patients, and families.

Status : Full Time (hourly, non-exempt) 32-40 hours per week. Monday-Friday.

Hours : 8 : 00 AM to 5 : 00 PM. Work outside of these hours may be required.

Location : This role involves local / regional travel throughout Central Oregon via personal vehicle during the workday, including visits to patients' homes and facilities.

Summary / Objective :

The Support Registered Nurse plans, coordinates, implements, evaluates home health and hospice services, and is experienced in nursing, with an emphasis on community health education. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the organization & community to provide services to meet the needs of individuals and families within their homes. The Support Registered Nurse is responsible for cost efficient and effective patient care with quality outcomes.

Essential Functions :

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Complete an initial comprehensive (if HH includes OASIS) and accurate assessment of the patient and family to determine home health needs. Provide a complete physical assessment and history of previous illness (es) and use the health assessment data to determine appropriate diagnosis and need for other disciplines and resources.
• Develop an individualized care plan, which establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions. Include the patient and the family in the planning process.
• Provide nursing procedures and treatments and / or end-of-life comfort procedures per plan of care. Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician.
• Complete and update the ongoing assessments and care plan as the patients status changes.
• Ensure that arrangements for equipment, other necessary items, and services are in place.
• Provide health care instructions and education to the patient and or family as appropriate per the assessment plan and the patients caregivers ability to learn. Adapt teaching styles to meet patients and families needs.
• Coordinate patient care with the patients case manager. Provide verbal or email updates as necessary.
• Develop, monitor, and update the HCA plan of care as necessary, including completion of HCA supervisory visits no later than every 14 days.
• Communicates with the physician regarding the patients needs, reports, and changes in the patients condition; obtains / receives the physicians orders as required.
• Communicate with all members of the healthcare team to promote coordinated, efficient care and document coordination of care with all involved with patient care.
• Initial assessments are complete, accurate, and submitted within 48-72 hours of admit. Additionally, ongoing clinical documentation is complete, accurate, documented, and submitted within 24 hours of the patient visit. Complete required reports / documentation prior to paid time off.
• Communicate with facility staff, providing written updates and orders as requested.
• Home Health comprehensive / OASIS assessments are completed within five calendar days.
• Participate in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
• When working after-hours (outside M-F 8am-5pm) follow the guidelines for making visits as listed in the on-call / weekend services policy and procedures.

The above statements are meant to be a representative summary of the duties of the Support Registered Nurse position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

Supervisory Responsibility : This position has no supervisory responsibility.

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