Home Care Clinical Nurse

Home Care Clinical Nurse

The Home Care Clinical Nurse is responsible for providing nursing care and services to home care patients in accordance with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (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.
• Demonstrates competence in professional practice.
• Demonstrates an awareness of research and its value to clinical practice.
• Participates in efforts to apply research findings to practice.
• 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.
• 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

SALARY RANGE:

$43.19 - $55.07 Hourly

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.