Registered Nurse Home Care

RN – Home Care – Bel Air Full time benefit eligible positions available.

Make a Positive Difference with MedStar Home Health!

At MedStar Home Health, nurses make a positive difference in people’s lives by helping patients heal in the comfort of their own homes. Nurses develop an individualized care plan for each patient and then help patients and their caregivers achieve progress toward their goals for improved health and independence.As a home health nurse at MedStar Home Health, you have the autonomy to make individualized patient-centered decisions to promote optimal clinical care. The MedStar Home Healthnurse provides, teaches, and demonstrates professional nursing activities in accordance with policies andprocedures of the agency, and as defined by the Nurse Practice Act of the State of Maryland, District ofColumbia or Virginia.

Qualifications

• EDUCATION: Graduation from a diploma, Associate’s degree, or Bachelor’s degree program in Nursing; BSNpreferred.
• EXPERIENCE: 2 years acute care experience (ICU, CCU, med-surg, oncology, gerontology) within last 5years; 1 year home health nursing experience preferred or successful completion of LPN to RN CompetencyAssessment.
• LICENSE/CERT/REG: Valid RN license in the District of Columbia, Maryland or Virginia, or any combinationas required based on work location(s). CPR certification preferred.
• SKILLS: I.V. therapy skills. Organizational skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Basiccomputer skills preferred.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Analyzes and documents patients and families response to interventions. Evaluates measurable progress toward goals and revises plan of care. Identifies and modifies underlying factors that impede progress toward goals. Makes recommendations for update in plan of care, using knowledge of interventions and resources.
• Independently develops and documents individualized plan of care and includes patient and family in development and revision of plan and goal setting. Care plan includes specific care interventions with expected measurable patient outcomes. Establishes and documents teaching plan for patients/families.
• Independently identifies comprehensive learning needs of designated patients. Independently develops teaching plans that specify time frames. Bases teaching and counseling plan on patient’s level of knowledge, diagnosis, prescribed treatment and available resources. Utilizes demonstration, verbal and written instruction in order to carry out care plan. Independently evaluates effectiveness of teaching plan in meeting patient/family goals. Revises as needed.
• Independently implements and documents plan of care for patients with routine to complex problems to facilitate continuity of care. Documented interventions are related to plan of care. Interventions reflect standard of care for patient condition/diagnosis. Interventions include utilizing agency and community resources. Performs nursing procedures consistent with home care protocols. Interventions reflect knowledge of standard home care supplies and equipment used in patient care.

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