RN - Home Health (Santa Monica/Inglewood)
Company: Providence Health & Services
Location: Inglewood
Posted on: May 4, 2022
Job Description:
Description:Providence is calling a Staff Nurse Home Health (RN)
(Full-Time/Day Shift) at Providence Little Company Of Mary Home
Health. This position will see patients in the Santa Monica and
surrounding areas.$10K Hiring Bonus for eligible external
candidates who meet all conditions for payment - this is in
addition to the fantastic benefits and compensation package offered
by Providence that begins on your first day of employment.We are
seeking a Staff Nurse Home Health (RN) a professional nurse who
will apply the nursing process to develop and execute an
age-appropriate plan of care for assigned home care/hospice
patients by coordinating the interdisciplinary team to implement
and/or update the patient plan of care according to assessment
findings.In this position you will:
- Implement and maintain established department, unit,
administrative, and clinical policies/procedures for patient care,
safety, and infection control
- Participate in improving organizational performance activities
as assigned
- Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessment with attention
to the patient's physical, emotional, psychosocial, functional,
home environment, and spiritual needs
- Develop and implement individualized plan of care for each
patient
- Develop and teach individualized patient education according to
assessed learning needs
- Provide care to patients in the home and consults with other
specialists as indicated
- Assess each patient's clinical condition per unit/dept
standards and report changes as appropriate
- Administer prescribed medications and treatments according to
physician orders and/or approved protocols
- Collaborate and communicate with other personnel and physicians
to optimize patient care according to the plan of care
- Coordinate and provide the necessary equipment/supplies needed
for patient care
- Document in a clear, concise, and organized manner to ensure
the accuracy of the medical record to include updating the patient
plan of care and medication profile
- Provide direction to team members to coordinate care of
assigned patients and problem-solve patient care issues
- Assist patient/family in discharge planning and continuity of
care after home health, i.e., how/where to obtain supplies,
services from community resources, outpatient clinics
- Orient and educate new employees and students as assigned
- Prepare patients for scheduled procedures and assists
physicians as needed
- Demonstrate sensitivity to each patient's comfort, safety, and
privacy needs
- Activate the chain of command and to follow through on
complaints, incidents, ethical concerns, or unusual
occurrences
- Participate in meetings, case conferences, educational events,
license/certification renewals, and professional associations as
appropriate to nursing specialtyQualifications:Required
qualifications:
- MOAB I required within 30 to 150 days of hire
- Current California Licensed Registered Nurse
- Current BLS HCP Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers
American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) -
CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer accepted on hire until card
expiration date
- Current California Driver License
- 1 year professional nursing experience
- Experience in cardiac care (for Staff on the Cardiac team
- 1 year experience in Maternal and Child Nursing (for Staff on
the Maternal and Child team)About the home health ministry you will
serve:As an integral part of the respected Providence Health &
Services for over 25 years, our highly skilled healthcare
professionals provide a full range of home health and clinical
specialty programs to patients experiencing an illness,
hospitalization or surgery or, for those receiving treatment for a
chronic or acute illness. Providence Home Health embraces everyone
from new mothers and their babies to the elderly with chronic
health problems.Our team of health care professionals starts with
the patient and his or her physician and may include: registered
nurses; certified home health aides; social workers; physical,
occupational and speech therapists. Our specialty care includes
patient assessment and monitoring; beside protime monitoring; IV
therapy; total parenteral nutrition; gastric feeding tube (G-Tube)
for long-term enteral nutrition; V.A.C. therapy used to promote
healing in acute or chronic wounds, fight infection and enhance
healing of burns; pain management; injections; and ostomy
management. From same-day referrals and a smooth transition from
hospital to home, to attentive follow-up and communication with
your own doctor, we provide care and support for you every step of
the way to help restore your health to its fullest potential. Our
goal is to equip our patients with the education and resources
needed to regain and maintain good health.We offer comprehensive,
best-in-class benefits to our caregivers. For more information,
visithttps://www.providenceiscalling.jobs/rewards-benefits/Our
MissionAs expressions of God's healing love, witnessed through the
ministry of Jesus, we are steadfast in serving all, especially
those who are poor and vulnerable.About UsProvidence is a
comprehensive not-for-profit network of hospitals, care centers,
health plans, physicians, clinics, home health care and services
continuing a more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and
vulnerable. Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity
Employer. Providence does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age,
creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual
orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other
basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.Schedule:
Full-timeShift: DayJob Category: Home Health NursingLocation:
California-TorranceOther Location(s): California-Los Angeles,
California-Inglewood, California-Santa MonicaReq ID: 351128
Keywords: Providence Health & Services, Inglewood , RN - Home Health (Santa Monica/Inglewood), Healthcare , Inglewood, California
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