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Form of workRegistered Nurse, per-diem WEEKENDS ONLY - Southwoods Health at home
Our mission is simple: provide services unparalleled in quality and efficiency while cultivating an environment that emphasizes the individual needs of each of our patients. We understand patients have a choice when it comes to their healthcare. So we combined the most advanced technology, with comprehensive, quality care and the finest patient experience this area has to offer to make that choice easier.
Job Summary:
Works in collaboration with physicians and other health care professionals to provide comprehensive health assessment, treatment and follow up evaluation for patients.
- Verifies and implements physician/other licensed independent practitioners’ orders.
- Assess and chart observations of the patient’s condition upon each visit.
- Complete evaluation tasks, including reviewing medications and vital signs.
- Administer Physician-prescribed medication.
- Dress or redress wounds and assess healing progress.
- Provide education to patients and families on proper Home Health care procedures and strategies as well as education on disease processed and when to contact a health professional.
- Coordinate with physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other individuals involved in the patient’s care plan.
- Conducts assessments and identifies potential discharge needs.
- Participates in discharge planning and coordinates identified discharge needs referring to community resources as appropriate.
- Documents accurately and completely pertinent assessments, interventions, and outcomes for patients in accordance to documentation standards, policies, procedures and/or guidelines.
- Effectively manages resource utilization to ensure efficiency and appropriate reimbursement.
- Integrates clinical, financial, ethical, compliance and other variables in decision making.
Requirements:
Required
- Active RN license in the state of Ohio
- Current AHA BLS certification
- Valid Driver’s License
- Proof of current car insurance
Preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or related field
- Certification in Case Management
Work Site Highlights:
Founded in 1996, Southwoods Health has grown from a physician owned Ambulatory Surgery Center with four operating rooms to a multi-service, physician owned health system. The Surgical Hospital at Southwoods is an acute care hospital renowned for providing a superior patient experience and consistently ranking at the top of national patient satisfaction and quality of care surveys. The hospital continues to expand its scope of services, which includes inpatient, outpatient and robotic-assisted surgery, as well as endoscopy services. Southwoods offers a provider network comprised of hundreds of physicians and advanced practice providers, as well as an expanding array of ancillary health services at locations across Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana Counties – all of which are certified to meet Southwoods’ high operational standards. Southwoods Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Per-diem; Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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