Home Care Clinical Nurse

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At CHOP, your experience is valued; your voice is heard; and your contributions make a difference for patients and families. Join us as we build on our promise to advance pediatric careand your career.

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A Brief Overview

The Home Care Clinical Nurse is responsible for providing nursing care and services to home care patients in accordance with the CHOP, CHHC standards of practice, policy and procedure and within all regulatory and accrediting agency guidelines. Utilizes the nursing process to deliver nursing care to patients and families.

What You Will Do

• Practice: Provides competent care for patients and families based on experience.
• Nursing practice and documentation is in accordance with CHOP, CHHC standards of care, policy & procedure as well as all regulatory and accrediting agency guidelines.
• Participates in on-call rotation to meet patient care needs.
• Professionalism/Leadership: Demonstrates competence in professional practice.
• Research: Demonstrates an awareness of research and its value to clinical practice.
• Participates in efforts to apply research findings to practice.
• Learning Orientation: Participates in the development of professional and educational activities.
• Examines successes and failures to improve performance.
• Maintains a blame free environment.
• Able to identify own learning needs. Seeks out opportunity to meet needs and attends all required programs.
• Resource Management: Fully understand appropriate utilization of financial resources.
• Participates in promoting quality, efficient, and cost effective care.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Home Care Management.

Education Qualifications

• Technical Diploma Nursing - Required
• Bachelor's Degree Nursing - Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• Pediatric or Adult acute, subacute, other inpatient or Home Care experience - Required
• At least two (2) years of inpatient nursing with pediatrics/adults - Preferred
• At least one (1) year of home care experience - Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to operate a company vehicle and/or be insured on a CHOP policy. (Required proficiency)
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills (Required proficiency)
• Strong verbal and communication skills (Required proficiency)
• Strong clinical judgement skills (Required proficiency)
• Ability to work independently (Required proficiency)
• Ability to work as a team player in a fast paced environment (Required proficiency)
• Data entry skills (Required proficiency)

Licenses and Certifications

• Driver's License - Department of Motor Vehicles - upon hire - Required and
• Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required and
• Registered Nurse (New Jersey) - New Jersey State Licensing Board - within 9 months - Required

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must receive an annual influenza vaccine.

Salary ranges are shown for full-time jobs. If you're working part-time, your pay will be adjusted accordingly. At CHOP, we are committed to fair and transparent pay practices. Factors such as skills and experience could result in an offer above the salary range noted in this job posting. Click here for more information regarding CHOP's Compensation and Benefits.

$43.19 - $55.07 Hourly

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