RN Home Health

Clinical Nurse Specialist (JNESO)Responsible for assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care needs with selected disorders through outcome identification and evidence-based practice. Coordinates patient care and communicates and collaborates extensively with healthcare teams, patients and/or patient's family or significant other(s). Maintains and demonstrates high standards of professional ethics.Position Responsibilities:Performs a gastrointestinal, genitourinary, integumentary or cardiac assessment of the patient, leading to development, implementation and evaluation of a plan of careAdministers, monitors and documents therapeutic interventions and regimes related to wound, ostomy, continence or heart failureEffectively manages rapidly changing situationsParticipate in clinical decision-makingPromptly identify and address relevant changes in clinical status to prevent hospitalizationsEducates patient and family/responsible party regarding disease process, individual care needs, wellness, safety issues, etc.Provide education and counseling to patients and/or caregivers Diet restrictions, Medication review, Heart Failure symptoms When to report change in symptoms to nurse/providerDelegates and monitors care rendered by other members of nursing department and healthcare teamDemonstrates standard precautions and patient safety principles in practiceParticipates in orientation, education and development of healthcare teamIdentifies and participates in performance improvement activitiesMaintains professional and departmental level competenciesCollaborate with multidisciplinary team to achieve highest clinical quality Review of patient cases and implementation of evidenced based practice to affect patient outcomesDevelops and presents recommendations to nursing leadership for best practice that supports nursing excellencePosition Qualifications Required:Required Experience:WOCN: Minimum of 2-3 years of nursing experience. Home Health experience preferred.Heart Failure: Minimum of 2-3 years of acute care nursing experience in cardiac care, telemetry or ICURequired Education:Graduate of an accredited nursing program.Baccalaureate Degree preferred.Training / Certification / Licensure:Current State of New Jersey nursing license to practice as a registered nurse.Current CPR certification and BLS.Must have current proof of valid driver's license and auto insurance.Valid New Jersey RN licenseSpecialty Certification, CPR certified WOCN: WOC (ET) nurse (CWOCN) by the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board or presently enrolled in WOCN accredited ET program with certification within 12 months of hire.Certification in Heart Failure from an accredited program preferredA Culture of WE Expectations of our colleagues:Patient and Consumer CentricOpen CommunicationPurposeful LeadershipContinuous Learning and InnovationInclusive TeamworkCaring with Accountability