Registered Nurse-RN - Virtual Hospital

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(Registered Nurse (RN)

Mobile In-Home RN, Advocate Health Hospital at Home (Lutheran General Hospital) Park Ridge, Illinois, United States

Are you ready to take your experienced nursing skills to the next level outside the traditional hospital setting? This innovative model blends the autonomy of home health with the complexity of inpatient nursing. With the collaboration of an interdisciplinary team within Lutheran General Hospital, youll be delivering a high acuity of care independently. An experienced nurse would perform clinical tasks such as IV starts, phlebotomy, and medication administration while monitoring patient conditions. **Company vehicle and gas card provided. Local travel only. Mobile Hospital at Home Registered Nurse provides inpatient care to acutely ill patients within their residences as an extension of in-hospital care. Responsible for providing and coordinating comprehensive patient care through the nursing process to deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. The Mobile Hospital at Home Registered Nurse provides hospital-level acute care in a patients home within a defined radius around designated hospitals as part of the Advocate Hospital at Home team, which may include the following: Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, Pharmacists, Case Managers, Social Workers, Physical Therapists, and other operational staff according to the Hospital at Home Care Model.

Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing

Certification / Registration / License

• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers?Travel required within designated geographic area

Work Experience

~ Minimum of two-years of recent nursing experience in an acute bedside setting or emergency nursing

Demonstrates progression to provide holistic patient care in the home and the ability to view clinical situations from a patient and family focus.

• Demonstrates progression to recognize situational changes while providing care in the home that requires unplanned or unanticipated interventions, and responds to situations with confidence, timeliness and flexibility.
• Proficiency in phlebotomy skills, IV insertion, and Midlines required.
• Proficient technology skills, use of electronic mail, electronic medical records systems, and remote patient monitoring equipment
• Ability to work independently while in the patients home in collaboration with the virtual care team.
• Provides comprehensive nursing assessment in an untraditional nursing environment.
• Demonstrates human relation skills with the ability to develop rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with a variety of patients, team members and physicians while providing care in the home. Demonstrates coordination, collaboration, delegation and team building skills.

Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently throughout the workday in possible confined spaces.

• Must be able to work safely with people of various sizes and weight with diverse and complex medical conditions and physical limitations.
• from floor to waist.
• May be exposed to chemical and hazardous waste as well as blood and body fluids and communicable disease. Therefore, protective clothing and equipment must be worn as necessary.
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
• Must be able to travel to all areas within the Advocate service area in all extremes of weather on all types of roads
• Must have a tolerance for differences and an appreciation of multi-culturalism and diversity of the patients and their families.
• Required to make visits to private residences which may not be accessible to people with disabilities.

Uses the nursing process to assess the needs of the patient, plan and implement individualized interventions in the home and evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care. Includes the patient and family in planning and implementing care and develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum.

• Anticipates and recognizes significant changes in the patients condition, status, and need for care escalation that may be need in the in-home care setting. Anticipates and alters the plan of care as needed, mobilizes appropriate resources, and collaborates with other health care team members to coordinate patient centered care. Implements strategies to reduce patient risk and increase patient safety while in the home.
• Applies evidence-based practice to deliver patient care in the home. Consistently incorporates nursing and regulatory standards of care into practice.
• Provides ongoing in-home evaluation of patient, team, and unit outcomes and is empowered to take appropriate action when changes are needed while providing care in the home. Supports shared governance activities and initiatives to improve processes and patient outcomes.
• Demonstrates effective communication and promotes collaboration among healthcare team members virtually and in-person. Assumes a leadership role in the care team and delegates appropriately to unlicensed personnel.
• Promotes a culture of safety through identifying threats to patient and in-home care teams safety and intervening to prevent harm. Seeks to identify potential safety issues and assists in the implementation of corrective actions.
• Participates as an effective member of the patient care team while working in the home to formulate an integrated, unbiased, individualized approach to care.
• Participates in quality/process improvement initiatives to improve the functions of the department and the in-home patient care experience.
• Participates in professional activities which contribute to personal professional development and the development of others. Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide in-home care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Be the Nurse Who Redefines Care.

At Advocate Health, being a nurse means more than delivering exceptional clinical careit means leading with purpose, compassion, and boldness. As part of our One Advocate Nurse community, youll join a unified team committed to lifting others up, embracing innovation, and creating inclusive spaces where everyone can thrive. Whether you're at the bedside, in the community, or advancing care through research and education, youll help shape the future of healthbecause here, were redefining care for you, for us, for all.

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