Home Care Registered Nurse (RN)
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Summary
Provides professional nursing care through skillful assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with facility or department policies and procedures. Directs and manages the care of designated patients. Utilizes effective and appropriate communication styles. Assists in maintaining a safe work environment and maintains clinical and professional competency as appropriate to the population of patients served.
Job description
Summary
Provides professional nursing care through skillful assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with facility or department policies and procedures. Directs and manages the care of designated patients. Utilizes effective and appropriate communication styles. Assists in maintaining a safe work environment and maintains clinical and professional competency as appropriate to the population of patients served.
Job Duties
- Performs a comprehensive subjective and objective assessment using standardized assessment tools to gain pertinent details about the patient's overall health, well-being, abilities, and living environment; performs on-going assessment of physical, psychosocial, and environmental parameters.
- Delivers patient care based on the medical plan of treatment established by the physician and protocols using a patient family centered approach. Reviews, evaluates, and as appropriate, revises the established plan of care for each patient.
- Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and other members of the patient's care team in assessing and supporting psychosocial needs of the patient/family members/caregiver.
- Provides educational opportunities for patients, families, and clinical staff focusing on end-of-life issues, palliative care, advance directives, chronic disease management, pain management, symptom control, home care, hospice, and discharge planning.
- Promotes shared governance, facility decision making activities, and developing and nurturing research to positively affect clinical outcomes and promotion.
- Utilizes appropriate resources to plan, provide, and sustain evidence-based nursing services that are safe, effective, and fiscally responsible.
- Directs and guides ancillary personnel and maintains standards of professional nursing.
Minimum Qualifications
- Specialized Diploma Nursing
- 1 year recent direct care experience in a healthcare setting
- Ability to build comprehensive reports and effectively convey information to others
- Ability to deal with crisis situations and make independent judgments
- Knowledge of patient education techniques and principles
- Knowledge of home care Conditions of Participation
- Skill in providing patient care, ensuring safety, and quality of nursing care
- Basic computer skills and ability to perform duties with accuracy and attention to detail
- Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability in varying situations to meet patient care needs
- Demonstrates initiative and ability to function independently without direct supervision and as a member of the care team
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support - State of Pennsylvania within 30 Days
- RN - Licensed Registered Nurse_PA - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
- DL - Driver's License_PA - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree Nursing
Requirements
- Specialized Diploma Nursing
- 1 year recent direct care experience in a healthcare setting
- Ability to build comprehensive reports and effectively convey information to others
- Ability to deal with crisis situations and make independent judgments
- Knowledge of patient education techniques and principles
- Knowledge of home care Conditions of Participation
- Skill in providing patient care, ensuring safety, and quality of nursing care
- Basic computer skills and ability to perform duties with accuracy and attention to detail
- Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability in varying situations to meet patient care needs
- Demonstrates initiative and ability to function independently without direct supervision and as a member of the care team
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support - State of Pennsylvania within 30 Days
- RN - Licensed Registered Nurse_PA - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
- DL - Driver's License_PA - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
- Bachelor's Degree Nursing (Preferred)
Benefits
- $15,000 Sign On Bonus
Company overview
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is a major healthcare provider and hospital network based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, serving the Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania regions. Founded in 1899, LVHN operates as a comprehensive healthcare system with 13 hospital campuses, 28 health centers, numerous primary and specialty care physician practices, and multiple urgent care locations. The network's flagship facility, Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, is Pennsylvania's third-largest hospital and features the state's first Level One Trauma Center. LVHN provides a wide range of medical services including specialized institutes for cancer care, heart and vascular treatment, surgical excellence, orthopedics, and neuroscience. The network operates the third-largest heart surgery program in Pennsylvania, performing over 1,200 open-heart procedures annually, and maintains one of the state's largest cancer centers treating over 2,400 new patients each year. In August 2024, LVHN completed a merger with Jefferson Health, becoming part of a larger healthcare system with 32 hospitals and over 700 locations across Pennsylvania. Prior to the merger, LVHN was the largest employer in the Lehigh Valley metropolitan region, with approximately 20,000 employees dedicated to providing comprehensive healthcare services to the community.