Registered Nurse - Home Care (Farmington MO)

Company: BJC HealthCare
Location: Farmington
Posted on: June 11, 2021

Job Description:

Additional Job Information

• 40 Hours per Week -
• Farmington, MO Facility -
• Covers the Farmington, MO Area -
• On Call -
• Sign-On Bonus Eligible -
• #BJCcareers -
• Local Travel Required -
• Salaried -
• 8 Hour Shift -
• Benefits Eligible -
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  Job ID: 1216078
  Employment Status: Full-Time
  More Information:
  

BJC Home Care Services offers patients and their families a complete range of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy, home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical equipment and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma, cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs as well as the Lifeline emergency response system. BJC Home Care Services provides care to thousands of patients in both Missouri and Illinois. Serving more than 25 counties, it has become the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest in the country.

The Parkland Intermittent Home Care Department of BJC Home Care Services provides home visits to patients in Farmington, Missouri and several nearby counties, with 24 hour on-call home care nursing supervision. Our JCAHO accredited, multi-disciplinary approach combines leading edge technology with a firm belief in the powerful recuperative advantages of receiving home care.

Role Purpose

Registered Nurse evaluates the client and furnishes services requiring substantial and specialized skill, appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures, and instructions to assist the client in learning appropriate self-care techniques. When assigned as case manager, the staff nurse is responsible for coordinating all aspects of care related to that patient.

Responsibilities

• Monitors patients response and modifies plan of care accordingly.
• Provides accurate documentation as required.
• Delivers direct patient care by assessing and evaluating patient's physical, psychosocial and emotional needs.
• Develops and implements individual plans of care in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care.
• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment.
  Educates patients and their families on how to manage their illness or injury, including post treatment home care needs and medication administration.
• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

Degree

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's
• - Nursing

Experience

• No Experience

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• Valid Driver's License
• RN

Preferred Requirements and Additional Job Information

Degree

• Bachelor's Degree
• - Nursing/Home Health

Experience

• <2 years

Licenses & Certifications

• Valid Driver's License
• Registered Nurse (RN) License

Clinical - Direct Skills

• Direct Patient Care -
• Wound/Ostomy Care -
• Patient Assessment -
• Long Term Care (LTC) -
• Intensive Care Unit (ICU) -
• Critical Care -
• Home Health Care -
• Registered Nurse (RN) -
• Infusion -

Note: not all benefits apply to all openings

-  Comprehensive medical, dental, life insurance, and disability plan options
-  Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan
-  401(k) plan
-  Tuition Assistance
-  Health Care and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
-  On-Site Fitness Center (depending on location)
-  Paid Time Off Program for vacation, holiday and sick time

*Pension does not apply to Memorial Hospital, Memorial Hospital East, Alton Memorial or Parkland Health Center

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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