Registered Nurse - Home Health Case Manager (Sugar Grove, Yorkville and surrounding)

Department: 34100 Central Metro B - Nursing Status: Full time Benefits Eligible: Yes Hou rs Per Week: 40 Schedule Details/Additional Information: Territory covers Sugar Grove, Yorkville, Plano, Bristol, Big Rock and surrounding areas. This is a M-F 8am to 5pm job with weekend and holiday rotations. Every fourth weekend rotation. One winter and one summer holiday. On call rotation 3 to 4 times a month. Pay Range: $38.20 - $57.30 REGISTERED NURSE - HOME HEALTH LOCATION: Sugar Grove, Yorkville, Plano, Bristol, Big Rock and surrounding areas. HOURS: M-F 8am to 5pm job with weekend and holiday rotations.Every fourth weekend rotation. One winter and one summer holiday. On call rotation 3 to 4 times a month. This position is eligible for up to a $3,000.00 sign on bonus.  You must be working in this same position at time of payout.  Current internal team members are not eligible at this time. Major Responsibilities: Nurse/Patient Relationship: Develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum.   Demonstrates adaptive communication styles based on individual patient needs   Provides individualized care to promote physical and psychosocial comfort   Assesses patient and family readiness and involves them in planning and implementing care. Seeks consultation as needed.   Incorporates an individualized, holistic approach in the plan of care Assuring/Improving Quality Care: Facilitates the patient and family’s right to receive quality, cost effective care.   Mobilizes appropriate resources in response to situations that have the potential to negatively impact patient and family outcomes   Adapts practice to the latest standards according to evidence-based literature.   Participates in quality/process improvement initiatives   Participates in efforts to reduce risk and improve patient safety   Meets regulatory and mandatory requirements on the unit Patient/Staff Education: Demonstrates a commitment to meeting the learning needs of patients and families. Utilizes appropriate resources to meet those needs and achieve positive patient outcomes. Assists in creating an environment that promotes educational growth opportunities for nursing peers and colleagues.  Assesses patient and family readiness to learn, and modifies approach as necessary  Seeks out opportunities to enhance knowledge, skill, and competence of department members Nursing Process: Demonstrates the use of nursing process as a problem-solving model.   Recognizes changes in clinical situations. Evaluates and implements changes to the plan of care    Consistently makes sound clinical decisions, demonstrating the ability to care for patients with complex problems    Prioritizes and organizes patient care and ensures follow through with planned care    Initiates referrals and discharge planning for assigned patients and actively coordinates utilizing the interdisciplinary approach.    Applies ethical decision making.    Monitors for confidentiality and assures appropriate business conduct.    Delegates correctly to unlicensed assistive personnel.    Seeks resources for disruptive behavior that impedes care delivery. Leadership/Collaboration/Professional Development: Demonstrates respect and understanding for peers and other clinical disciplines and participates as an effective member of the patient care team to formulate an integrated approach to care. Demonstrates leadership behaviors and is committed to the development of self and others.    Participates in unit meetings and activities that improve patient care or administrative systems Utilizes available resources to maintain current knowledge base relevant to practice    Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills, promoting collaboration among healthcare team members    Demonstrates ability to critique own nursing practice and achieves required certifications or Bachelor’s Degree    Earns a minimum of 10 contact hours per year Licensure: Nurse, Registered (RN) Education/Experience Required: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing Earn 10 continuing education credits annually One year of medical surgical experience Has as demonstrated proficiency for the requirements for RN role Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required: Good communication and interpersonal skills Good documentation skills. Computer skills Good time management and organizational skills Familiarity with patient care equipment Current Illinois RN license Current CPR Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Ability to work weekends, holidays, and different shifts in order to accommodate staffing Ability to take “on call” assignments. Ability to handle multiple tasks and complete work within short timeframes. Ability to transport objects, patients, and equipment Ability to respond quickly to patient needs and work at fast pace Work environment includes probability of exposure to adverse, hazardous, or unpleasant conditions while caring for the sick Routinely works with potentially infectious specimens and patients Ability to respond to patients in a timely manner and access all areas of the unit Ability to lift up to 100 pounds occasionally and/or in excess of 50 pounds frequently and/or in excess of 20 pounds constantly Must be able to travel to all areas within the Advocate service area in all extremes of weather on all types of roads. Exposed to widely varying social and environmental conditions in patient’s neighborhoods and homes. Must be willing to work occasional overtime if needed. Required to make visits to private residences which may not be accessible to people with disabilities. Must be able to assist with ambulation including turning and transferring patients up to 200 pounds If position has direct patient care or direct patient contact the following lifting requirement supersedes any previous lifting requirement effective 06/01/201