Home Care RN
Location: Estes Park Colorado
Description: InnovAge is currently seeking to employ Home Care RN right now, this career will be placed in Colorado. For detail informations about this career opportunity please read the description below. Under the supervision of the Lead Manager and Manager of Home Care, the Registered Nurse (RN) assists participants by providing assessments/evaluations, coordinating of participant plans, monitoring compliance wit! h plan of care (POC) by participant, License Practical Nurses (LPNs), Certified Nursing Assistants (C.N.As), and Personal Care Provider (PCP) and maintains participants medical records through documentation of care performed.
Essential Functions and Work Duties
The following essential functions of this position are performed personally, in cooperation with your supervisor, and/or in coordination with other staff. Additional work functions and duties may be assigned.
PARTICIPANT CARE (Approximately 50% of Time)
- Triages participant and staff phone calls and concerns for appropriate follow-up and maintains a visit log of all contacts with participants.
- Assesses and re-assesses participants to determine individual needs and to ensure the least restrictive environment. Assesses participants to determine change in condition that necessitates a change in level of care and coordinates the plan of care with Home Care resources.
- Provide! s skilled supportive and restorative nursing care to participa! nts as ordered, re-evaluates their care plan and health status on an on-going basis, as needed.
- Administers medications, provides training in self-administration of all non-scheduled medications and monitors medication compliance.
- Provides health counseling to participants and their families on an individual or group basis.
- Maintains participant medical record(s) and fulfills agency charting and reporting requirements.
- Integrates decisions into the Plan of Care and accesses information for investigations and projects utilizing electronic databases and in-house computer software.
- Assists the Home Care Manager in the development of processes to support the Home Care licensed and non-licensed nursing staff.
- Delegates tasks necessary to complete projects, performs audits to ensure project compliance and reports results of audits and compliance to the Home Care Manager! .
- Compiles information related to participant satisfaction with I.H.S. staff performance and will initiate resolutions within the scope of practice and job description in collaboration with the Home Care Manager.
- Ensures that all orientation check lists have been completed for newly hired Home Care staff. Meets with newly hired staff on a regular basis to ensure that they are adjusting to the role and making progress. Reports progress to Home Care Manager for follow-up.
- Ensures that quality care is delivered by home care team to site participants via periodic participant/caregiver inquiry, intermittent review of care plan, and trending of data from various reports/supervisory visits in collaboration with the Home Care Manager.
- Acts as an educational resource for techs regarding skills training, education and delegation.
- Demonstrates a commitment to the quality improvement process and the phil! osophy of continuous improvement; identifies and responds actively and ! with sensitivity to the needs of all concerned; participates as a team player in all phases of the organization; and is open and responsive to change.
- Communicates and interacts with co-workers and all others in a pleasant and professional manner at all times.
- Maintains strict confidentiality of personnel data, proprietary information, and sensitive materials as required.
- Maximizes cost efficiency and productivity in the use of all resources of the department and organization.
- Attends all required department events, staff meetings, and any other job-related functions. Attends and successfully completes all mandatory trainings.
- Does not communicate with any news media or volunteer business information to other agencies. Directs public relations issues to the appropriate person.
- Does not enter into any contract without approval which commits the organization to any obligation, or which transfers company assets to any outsi! de interests, or which involve expenditures of a capital nature.
- Performs within position and personal limitations and provides information to employees, co-workers, business contacts, and others only as able and appropriate for position.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and Experience
- Current state issued Registered Nurses License and CPR card, or the ability to obtain a CPR card required.
- A minimum of two years of health care experience with emphasis in geriatrics and broad knowledge of health care problems that afflict the frail/elderly is highly preferred.
- Requires personal transportation, current state issue! d driver’s license, good driving record and auto insurance as require! d by law..
- Must be computer proficient and possess experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Must be able to quickly learn specific software and new applications.
- Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
- Ability to read, analyze and interpret regulations and other documents.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively and tactfully present information to, and communicate with, co-workers, employees, and others.
- Possess exceptional English written and verbal communication skills, including accurate grammar and business correspondence knowledge.
- Ability to read and write memos, reports, and correspondence that conform to prescribed style and format.
- Ability to define problems, colle! ct data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Able to perform physical assessments/develop plans of care and able to communicate results to others.
- Skilled in preparing and maintaining records, in addition to writing reports, and responding to correspondence.
- Able to establish and maintain cooperative and positive working relationships.
- Organized, detail-oriented, courteous, proactive, self motivated, dependable, customer service driven and trustworthy.
- Even-tempered and able to balance multiple tasks in accordance with changing deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work sensitively and effectively with individuals of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Meets/exceeds established performance goals. Additional performance requirements may be communicated.
- Alignment with ! Company Goals & Objectives â€" Supports the organization’s mission, vi! sion, and values and holding self accountable for applying these principles daily and personally living them when working with co workers, participants, clients, and all other business contacts.
- Adherence to Company Policy â€" Follows and enforces guidelines as established by policies. Conforms to company and job standards and requirements. Shows respect for others. Acts in the best interests of the company at all times. Serves as an example for others. Conducts business in an ethical fashion.
- Job Knowledge â€" Demonstrates a thorough understanding of his/her job processes and procedures. Integrates knowledge to efficiently accomplish job requirements. Efficiently uses resources (including staff and management) to obtain additional knowledge.
- Cooperativeness â€" Consistently supports management decisions as demonstrated by his/her actions. Demonstrates a “can do†attitude by responding positively to instructions. Follows instructions and works! harmoniously with others to complete the job or task.
- Commitment â€" Commits to his/her job and to the success of the company. Continuously puts forth the effort to achieve goals and continuous quality improvement. Degree to which employee goes the extra step to ensure job/task completion. Takes initiative to offer ideas to improve processes or results.
- Customer Service - Embraces the organization's commitment to internal and external customer service and demonstrates a customer-centric approach when interacting with co-workers, participants, clients, and all other business contacts.
- Safety â€" Maintains a safe work place. Reports all unsafe work conditions to supervisor and/or Safety & Loss Control Manager and works in conjunction with supervisor, Safety & Loss Control Manager, and staff to correct unsafe work conditions. Follows and enforces all safety policies.
- Quantity of Work / Productivity â€" Produces at a high volume. Always puts! forth the effort to maximize productivity. Meets or exceeds establishe! d work deadlines. Engages in a productive work effort whenever possible. Meets goals and objectives.
- Quality of Work â€" Produces work that is accurate and reliable. Accomplishes work quickly and efficiently. Works in a thorough and organized manner while minimizing down time. Results are consistently within acceptable quality standards.
- Reliability â€" Completes responsibilities with minimal direct supervision. Follows through with assigned jobs and tasks all the way through completion. Puts forth the effort to achieve goals and objectives under varying circumstances.
- Attendance â€" Meets or exceeds punctuality and attendance expectations/requirements. Faithfully reports to work and conforms to scheduled work hours. When necessitated, follows call-in procedures and informs others of absences.
- Communication â€" Exhibits good interpersonal skills. Develops and fosters professional relationships with co-workers, participants, clients, and v! endors. Keeps others informed as directed by operational demands and need-to-know. Keeps self informed of announcement made via established company venues.
- Confidentiality â€" Maintains confidentiality of employee, participant, and client data/information, and any other sensitive organization information as appropriate.
Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Requirements
- Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
- Requires standing, walking, pushing, bending, kneeling and reaching at arm’s length and overhead in community for prolonged periods of time.
- Must be able to transfer pa! rticipants needing total assist.
- Must be able to make home vis! its to participants who live in non-handicapped accessible dwellings.
- Requires the ability to lift/carry up to 65 pounds and push or pull objects exceeding 150 pounds, using appropriate body mechanics.
- Requires intermittent driving throughout the day, between participant’s homes and the centers.
- Requires corrected vision, including close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Requires hearing to normal range and must be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with co-workers, vendors, participants, and others for work-related purposes.
- May require use of wheelchair, medical equipment, gait belts, sliding board, bedside commode, shower equipment, and other work aids.
Work environment characteristics described here! are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Pressure Factor
- May require working under stressful conditions.
- Working conditions may be noisy and crowded, fluctuating indoor temperatures, and humidity around showers/bathrooms.
- There may be moderate pressure to meet transportation schedules while dealing with frail and confused participants.
- May be subject to participants that may have the potential for verbal or physical aggression.
- May be exposed to a risk of bodily injury through contact with moving instrumentation, toxic substances, medicinal preparations, bodily fluids, cleaning supplies, communicable diseases and any other conditions common in a home environment.
- Subject to unpleasant odors and liv! ing conditions of participants.
- May be subjected to adverse dr! iving conditions including wet, icy, slushy and snow-packed roads.
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This career starts available on: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 17:53:21 GMT