What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Health RN position at Doylestown Surgery Center?
JOB TITLE: Registered Nurse, Stay Suites JOB CODE:
JOB FAMILY: Doylestown Surgery Center
REPORTS TO: Nurse Manager, Stay Suites PAYCODE:
FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt GRADE:
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About Us
Doylestown Surgery Center is an innovative healthcare delivery organization that develops, markets, and operates a unique set of hyper-specialized assets that provide care in a non-institutionalized setting. We believe in a better way for clients to experience it, a better way for Doctors to practice it, a better way for payers to support it, and a better way to build the entire model.
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The Impact You’ll Have
Our Registered Nurse performs nursing care for clients across the Postoperative period by providing nursing oversight during a 48 hour recovery stage in our residential suites. Our unique care delivery model, guided by our proprietary software, helps you deliver client recovery care with a focus on enhancing surgical recovery while minimizing potential for complications. As the RN, you will be clinically competent while delivering care to clients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. You will set priorities in planning care and making clinical decisions during this delivery model. Our RNs are a resource for complex decision making and establish individualized plan of care for clients. Clients assigned to his/her care, and in accordance with standards of practice, the Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for client initial and on-going assessments. He/she works with the client in the development and implementation of the plan of service and evaluates its effectiveness.
Job Duties
- Ability to set priorities and organize workload
- Has the ability to interpret information to identify each client’s requirements for care relative to his/her specific needs
- Using our process of assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation and ongoing evaluation, coordinates care activities to foster self-care
- Deliver competence in technical, critical thinking, and communication skills in client care to a culturally diverse client population, and in all functions of assigned area or duties
- Adhere to policies, procedures, safety programs, standards of behavior, mission, vision, values and customer service expectations
- Accurate and timely nursing documentation of the client's condition and care including developing and updating individualized client care plans and client education process
- Supervise and direct activities of other care providers, assisting as necessary and delegating when appropriate
- Act as a client advocate and maintain client confidentiality
- Maintain licensure according to state agency directives
- Provide oversight to client self delivered medications
- Report adverse reactions to medications or treatments in accordance with the policy
- Record all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner, in the appropriate format and on the appropriate forms
- Initiates client education plan. Teaches clients and significant others how to manage their post-treatment care needs, self-administration of medication and rehabilitation
- Assists in managing inventory of supplies
- Performs other duties as requested by management
- Adheres to The Joint Commission (TJC) professional standards and attends in-service training sessions as directed.
- Provides age-appropriate care for all age groups
Job Requirements
Required
- 1 years RN experience within a Hospital, ASC, or Home Health setting
- Active RN license as required by State
- BCLS Certifications
- Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.
- Follow Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
- A sense of humor a must!
Preferred
- ACLS Certifications
- Orthopedic experience
- BSN, Post Surgical Orthopedic experience and/or PACU experience
Competencies
- Customer/Client Focus
- Teamwork Orientation
- Problem Solving/Analysis
- Communication Proficiency
- Learning Orientation
- Ethical Conduct
- Stress Management/Composure
- Discretion
Physical Demands & Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit, converse, and listen; use hands to touch, handle, or feel objects; and to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
- The noise level in the work environment is typical of an office environment and, as such, is considered moderate.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Ability to travel domestically may be up to 10% of time.
Life is short. Do something that matters!
At Doylestown Surgery Center, we are building an extraordinary company that helps people live a better life. We have a strong belief that our people are the most important part of our business. We incorporate this philosophy into our practices and we live it every day. The experience is a two-way exchange. We expect you to give us your best every day, and you can expect the same from us. In exchange for your talent, your energy, and your unique contributions, we will strive to give you what you need to live a balanced, healthy life. This means more than competitive pay and benefits—it means offering the freedom and flexibility to create your ideal experience inside and outside the office.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, parental or pregnancy status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status. We value a diverse team.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. This job description has been approved by all levels of management:
Manager Signature: __________________________________ Date: _________________
Employee signature below constitutes employee's understanding of the requirements, essential functions and duties of the position.
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Job Types: Part-time, PRN, Per diem
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Home Health
- Surgery
Physical Setting:
- Outpatient
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
Supplemental Pay:
- Crisis pay
- Differential pay
COVID-19 considerations:
All new hires must be Covid tested
Education:
- Associate (Preferred)
Experience:
- Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Preferred)
- RN (Preferred)
Work Location: Multiple Locations