RN Home Health Weekend

Responsibilities

• Performs the functions of the home health aide.
• Performs and monitors basic patient care according to policies and procedures.
• Provides a safe and comfortable environment in the patient’s home.
• Ensures privacy and demonstrates concern for the dignity of patient in performing all patient care.
• Completes assignments in a timely manner.
• Assumes on‑call responsibility per policy and procedures.
• Communicates patient care problems or potential problems to the Administrative Staff and/or other interdisciplinary team members to assure continuity and coordination of care.
• Provides care based on physical, psychosocial, communication, safety, education level, and related criteria for infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients per the established age‑specific standards.
• States and utilizes admission criteria per agency guidelines.
• Completes OASIS documentation within federal guidelines.
• Completes and documents full system assessment, including assessment of physical and psychosocial aspects and identifies age‑specific criteria upon admission and each visit thereafter.
• Reports significant observed changes in patient condition to Administrative Staff and/or physician.
• Documents patient status and care or services furnished in appropriate areas defined by the documentation policy and procedure.
• Documents home health aide supervisory visits as per standard.
• Performs CPR when directed by patient’s representative’s wishes.
• Displays safe, efficient, and prudent use and maintenance of D.M.E. and medical supplies and adaptive equipment; notifies admin/doctor if safely issues R/T DME in home.
• Demonstrates bag technique per policy and procedure.
• Applies and maintains equipment according to the Policy and Procedure Manual.
• Utilizes supplies effectively and to ensure cost containment.
• Maintains integrity of the IV site while performing patient care.
• Performs treatments/procedures according to specific standards (e.g., vital signs, patient weights, specimen collection, ostomy care, catheterization, wound care, dressing changes, suctioning, gastric tube feeding and maintenance).
• Performs and monitors patient teaching according to the policy and procedures.
• Coordinates care so that medications are administered as ordered by a physician and in compliance with medication administration policies.
• Coordinates the care team to facilitate a change in the level of care in compliance with the change‑in‑level‑of‑care standard.
• Identifies the stages of death and dying.
• Accurately and timely completes plan of treatment and recertification as per Medicare guidelines; completes OASIS SOC/ROC, OASIS Recertification, and Discharge OASIS per guidelines.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided, or current multi‑state Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• Valid driver’s license.
• CPR certification within 30 days of hire date.

Preferred Qualifications

• One year of Home Care Nursing and two years of prior nursing experience.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, and feeling necessary for nursing duties during the shift.
• Must be able to lift, move, and position patients of all weights with varying assistance in a fair manner on a regular and recurring basis.
• Must be able to read and write legibly in English.
• Hearing and visual acuity within normal range, as required for assessment tasks.
• Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; physical demand requirements exceed those for Light Work.
• Must be able to operate a motor vehicle safely.

Working Environment

• Exposure to bodily fluids, human tissues, contagious diseases, sharps, and explosive gases.
• Exposure to toxic gases, fumes, and odors.
• Exposure to high stress and constant interruptions.
• Exposure to electrical current.
• Exposure to radiation from x‑rays.
• Exposure to bad road conditions.
• Exposure to wind, rain, snow, sleet, mud, high and low temperatures, animals and insects, and hazardous roadways.
• Majority of work is performed in the patient’s home and may require extensive travel.
• Subject to unpredictable situations and may be exposed to adverse or unpleasant home environments.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to perform concentrated and complex mental activity with frequent involvement in complex and highly‑technical situations.
• Ability to work successfully under highly‑stressful conditions and adapt to varying workloads and assignments.
• Ability to make sound, independent judgments based on scientific principles and collaborate with multidisciplinary team members appropriately.
• Ability to comprehend and perform oral and written instructions and procedures.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Math skills to calculate drug dosages and infusion statistics.
• Availability to work weekends, holidays, and all shifts.
• Knowledge of and compliance with safety policies and procedures.
• IV skills required.

Shift & Hours

Shift: Weekend (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Exempt/Non‑Exempt: Non‑Exempt

Location

Address: 2673 Davisson Run Rd, Clarksburg, West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.