Home Care Registered Nurse (RN)

Ecumen Home Care - Pathstone
Overview

Home Care Registered Nurse, RN - Full Time NOC 8pm-6am 1.0 FTE Day/NOC Rotation - every 3rd weekend day shift - We offer excellent benefits, great pay, Paide Holidays and an amazing team environment!

Ecumen Home Care-Pathstone is hiring a Registered Nurse, RN of Home Care. Ecumen Home Care-Pathstone provides in-home and community based services in the Minnesota Mankato area.

Ecumen Overview

Ecumen is an industry leader dedicated to advocating for older adults by providing housing choices, compassionate healthcare, and innovative services. For 160 years Ecumen has cared for those in need. Now, as Minnesota's 8th largest senior living provider, we continue to advocate for those we serve.

Join a team where you can make a difference in advancing our mission to serve our older adults, while we commit to creating a place where everyone belongs.

Responsibilities

Home Care Registered Nurse (RN)

This position is responsible for the delivery of patient care including; triaging patient needs over the phone, making visits to patients with changing conditions, and performing admissions as necessary.

Essential job responsibilities include:

Receives and responds to phone calls during assigned shifts as well as making visits to patients with changing conditions, and completing weekend admissions.

Completes an initial, comprehensive and ongoing comprehensive assessment of patient and family to determine hospice needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness.

Assesses and evaluates patient's status by writing and initiating plan of care, regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs, and participating in revising the plan of care as necessary.

Develops a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.

Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician's plan of care. Records pain and/or symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate.

Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change. Communicates with the physician regarding patient needs and reports changes in the patient's condition; seeks physicians' orders as required.

Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse (RN)

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Education: Graduate of an accredited Registered Nursing program
• Relevant Experience: One to two years in post-acute care setting
• Licensure/Certification: Must be licensed as a Registered Nurse within the state in which working and must maintain licensure.
• Current valid driver's license and proof of vehicle insurance
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats
• Able to follow all safety rules, regulations, policies and procedures of the facility including but not limited to: Vulnerable Adult and Abuse Policy, HIPAA< Resident's Bill of Rights, OSHA, Universal Precaution, AWAIR, Right to know, and SDS, ADA HUD policy and procedures, Fair Housing laws and regulations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education:
• Relevant Experience: One to two years nursing experience in Medicare-Hospice
• Licensure/Certification:
• Other knowledge, skills and abilities: (examples include supervisory, computer skills and software/hardware knowledge, etc.).

Equal Opportunity Employer

Ecumen is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Ensuring the safety and well-being of our residents, patients and staff is one of our highest priorities at Ecumen. To ensure we are complying with CMS guidelines, this position requires candidates to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or submit for an exemption request prior to starting employment.

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