Registered Nurse (Home Health)-75009 (Portland service area)

Company: Tuality Healthcare
Location: Hillsboro
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

POSITION SUMMARY

This role will provide services in Portland area zip codes.

The Registered Nurse for Home Health collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, the patient/family/caregiver, and the patient's primary care provider to develop a holistic plan of care focused on achieving the patient/family goals. Instructs, coaches, guides, and intervenes to support the patient and family in achieving the best possible outcomes while remaining in the communities they value. Promotes optimal health, well-being, and quality of life of home health patients, and their families by providing skilled, intermittent nursing care in the patient's home. Practices independently in the patient home using excellent, evidence-based practice for assessment, clinical decision making, clinical practice, and coordination of care across the continuum.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Performed majority of the time:

• Acts as clinical case manager and team leader for patients requiring home health services.
• Provides supervision to Licensed Practical Nurses, Home Health Aides and students in the clinical setting.
• Assesses, administers, and evaluates patient care given in the home.
• Develops patient-centered written plans of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team and primary care provider.
• Promotes continuity of care by collaborating with the interdisciplinary team, providers, facilities, and community resources to meet the needs of the patient.
• Completes accurate clinical documentation to effectively support services provided.
• Partners with patient/family/caregivers to ensure their understanding of patient care needs.
• Reports acute medical problems and condition changes to the primary care provider.
• Completes regulatory required assessments within specified timeframes.

Performed occasionally but critical to successful performance of the job:

• Participates in agency committees, staff meetings, and in-service education as requested.
• Participates in orientation of team members to the agency and their responsibilities, provides supervision to students.

Decision making and budget responsibilities :

• Works within a variety of payment models to maintain responsible financial stewardship while advocating for optimal outcomes for patients.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Education:

Required

• Bachelor or Master of Science in Nursing.

Preferred

• N/A

Experience:

Required

• N/A

Preferred

• One (1) year experience in hospital medical/surgical nursing.
• One (1) year experience in home health care or public health nursing.

Licenses, Certifications and/or Registrations:

Required

• Current license to practice professional nursing in the state of Oregon.
• Valid Oregon, Washington, or multi-state military driver's license and at least four (4) years of holding a driver's license.
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS.

Preferred

• Job Related Skills, Abilities and Behaviors:

Required

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to work without direct supervision.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge of nursing principles and practices.
• Knowledge of nursing process and its applications to patient care.
• Must be able to develop skills to use the technology used in home care setting.
• Excellent documentation skills.
• Professional personal appearance makes a good first impression.
• Provides care appropriate to the age of patients served (adult and geriatric) patients based on principles of growth and development and life stages.
• Demonstrates confidentiality according to PHI regarding patient and co-worker information.
• Follows infection control and transmission-based precaution procedures.

Preferred

• Critical care, oncology, or intravenous skills.
• Bilingual skills a plus.

Other:

Required

• Must have satisfactory driving records which is described as:

o no more than one (1) accident and two (2) moving violations or

o two (2) accidents and one (1) moving violation or

o no accidents and three (3) moving violations within the past 36 months and

o no conviction for driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII), license suspension, auto felony conviction or other serious violations within the past 36 months. Accidents with violations, if they occur simultaneously, will be considered one (1) violation (incident).

• Clearance of a criminal background check and sex offender check is required every three (3) years of employment as required by OAR 333-027-0064.

Overview

OHSU Health Hillsboro Medical Center, formerly Tuality Healthcare has always been committed to our community. It's a part of how we care for each other, and part of what makes this place different.

We had a humble start in 1918 when an enterprising woman named Minnie Jones Coy started a small six-bed hospital in her Hillsboro home. She brought together independent physicians under one roof to treat the sick and provide a safe place for mothers to give birth. A century after Minnie made her commitment to the people of Hillsboro, her vision continues as we provide world-class health care to patients.

As part of our affiliation with OHSU Health, we've changed our name to Hillsboro Medical Center. This new moniker reflects our expanded services and clinic locations that provide patients living in Hillsboro and western Washington County greater access to primary and specialty care.

Additional Posting Information

Hillsboro Medical Center believes in providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals. Recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, working conditions, training, and compensation will be based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, creed, national origin, marital status, family relationship, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. We further commit ourselves to continuing the practical application of this policy in our daily business conduct.

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