Professional Staff Nurse, Home Health
Company: UPMC
Location: Harrisburg
Posted on: July 21, 2021
Job Description:
Description
This is a great opportunity for a registered nurse looking
for flexible scheduling options and to provide one on one
individualized care to patients in their homes.
Sign-On
Bonus Details (Full Time)
- $15,000
sign-on bonus available for nurses with over two years of
experience
- $10,000
sign-on bonus available for nurses with less than two years of
experience
As a Professional Staff Nurse at UPMC Home Healthcare, you will
find:
-
Competitive wages, with a BSN differential
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An incomparable benefit package
-
100% Tuition Reimbursement for your BSN/MSN degree through
approved Universities.
-
A generous vacation accrual
The Professional Staff Nurse is a valued step in the UPMC nursing
career ladder, with opportunities for continued growth and
advancement!
Join the team that’s providing the highest quality of home health
care in our communities. With state-of-the-art safety protocols and
the support of an academic medical center, UPMC Senior Services has
demonstrated a continued commitment to keeping both our residents
and our employees safe and healthy, especially throughout the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Make a true impact in your community where you’ll have the
confidence that your care is clinically backed by a best-in-class
health care system and the rewarding knowledge that you are
changing lives every day.
Purpose:
The Professional Staff Nurse is responsible for the delivery of
skilled nursing services to patients in their homes according to
the physician's plan of care, agency policies and procedures,
fiscal intermediaries, regulatory agencies and bodies and within
recognized standards of nursing practice. Must possess the ability
to assess and interpret patient data needed to identify each
patient's requirements relative to the population served.
Responsibilities:
- Attend compliance training and
adhere to the organization standards of conduct, policies and
procedures.
- Provides direct patient care,
evaluates outcomes and adjusts nursing care process as indicated to
ensure optimal patient care.
- Initiates, coordinates and
evaluates patient and family centered health
teaching.
- Establishes the plan of care in
collaboration with the physician, patient and UM Professional in
accordance with the physician orders and patient
needs.
- Advises and consults with family
and other agency personnel, as appropriate.
- Completes documentation including
visit assessment, OASIS, 485 and Verbal Orders accurately and
promptly on the laptop device or in written documentation while in
the patient's home and within the agency's and regulatory
standards.
- Data syncs (transmits) information
same day.
- Exercise independent judgment in
matters concerning emergent and non-emergent patient care needs and
communicate with the physician Participates in on-call coverage
rotation for the agency
- Coordinates case management
activities within a multi disciplinary health care team to insure
appropriate delivery of services to patient.
- Initiates, coordinates and insures
ongoing communication with the physician and other members of the
health care team.
- Attends and participates in patient
care conferences, team meetings and other related
meetings.
- Performs duties and job
responsibilities in a fashion which coincides with the service
management philosophy of UPMC Home Health Care towards patients,
visitors, staff, peers, physicians and other departments within the
organization.
- Identifies, develops and
participates in process improvement opportunities within the home
health agency that will enhance the quality of the services we
provide.
- Focuses on customer service and
continually strives to perform the duties of their job in a manner
that will result in optimal patient satisfaction.
- Assigns other nursing personnel,
including LPNs and Aides to assist in the appropriate delivery of
services as ordered on the plan of care to the
patient.
- Supervises and teaches other
nursing personnel including LPNs and Home Health
Aides.
- Identifies, investigates and
recommends solutions to organization issues.
- Identifies any deficits or
exceptional performance issues of other nursing personnel, LPNs and
Aides, and recommends solutions.
- Proven ability to facilitate
change.
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredit school of
professional nursing required.
- Bachelor's degree
preferred.
- UPMC Home Health Care approved
certification preferred.
- Minimum of 6 months of nursing
experience in an Acute Care Facility or Skilled Care
Facility
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
UPMC approved national certification preferred. Current
Pennsylvania licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse. CPR
required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and
skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
- Automotive Insurance
- Automotive Insurance OR Basic Life
Support (BLS) OR Driver's License
- Basic Life Support (BLS) OR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Driver's License
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Act 33
- Act 34
- OAPSA
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity
Employer/Disability/Veteran
Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and
salary from the My Nursing Career Ladder based on their individual
experience and education.
Keywords: UPMC, Harrisburg , Professional Staff Nurse, Home Health, Other , Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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