RN - Care Centers - Per Diem

Job Notes: 

• This is a contract role 
• This is a PRN as needed only role.

Job Summary: 

Under physician's orders, the Care Center Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for identifying and coordinating patient/family needs and for providing preventive and supportive care to the terminally ill patient/family unit. The Care Center RN utilizes assessment, intervention and teaching skills to maximize patient comfort and to enhance the quality of life to the patient/family unit. The Care Center RN provides direction and oversight of the LPN and/or aide for the delivery of patient care in the GIP environment. The RN partners with care center manager, the patient, the patient’s family or caregiver, and other staff members on a consistent basis. 

Job Responsibilities: 

• Supports and carries out the organization’s mission, vision, and values on a consistent basis. 
• Demonstrates the ability to obtain patient history, perform an age-specific physical, psychosocial and spiritual assessment and initiates appropriate referral, intervention and collaboration between the patient, family, Interdisciplinary team (IDT), physician and partnering facility (as applicable) following policy and practice guidelines. 
• The RN will identify patient/family goals, develop a Plan of Care with patient, family, IDT, attending physician and/or partnering facility and continually evaluate progress towards goals. 
• The Plan of Care will be updated according to policy/guidelines and as needs change (RN performs as case manager). 
• The RN will provide collaboration and care coordination between the patient, family, Interdisciplinary team (IDT), physician and partnering facility (as applicable) following policy and practice guidelines. 
• The RN will use excellent critical thinking, judgment and ethical principles for problem solving, positive and effective collaboration and follow-through in all patient and caregiver clinical situations. 
• The RN will demonstrate the ability to administer, monitor and document medications via all routes using age-specific care practices and provide appropriate patient/family teaching. 
• The RN will identify age-specific patient and caregiver learning needs, motivations, barriers, abilities and preferences and utilize teaching strategies/instructions and follow-through to match. 
• The RN will promote a culture of safety by implementing policy, guidelines and clinical documentation, applying best practice safety assessment and management principles and providing appropriate patient/family teaching and follow-through. 
• The RN will adhere to principles of infection control, including Standard Precautions on all patients, use appropriate isolation & PPE, perform proper hand hygiene and provide appropriate patient/family teaching. 
• The RN will prepare for and participate in the collaborative dialogue surrounding the Plan of Care during the IDT meeting valuing the expertise of all disciplines. 
• The RN will document all care processes within the EMR in a timely manner according to policy and practice guidelines. 
• The RN will follow palliative care and end of life principles for all interactions and provide compassionate care adhering to policy and guidelines. 
• The RN directs and oversees the care provided by the LPN and Home Health Aide following agency policy and Care Center protocols. 
• The RN collaborates with Care Center nursing leadership re: changes in patient condition, pt/family concerns, nursing staff needs. 
• The RN demonstrates knowledge of Empath Health policies, guidelines and clinical procedures and pertinent State and Federal Rules and Regulations and accreditation standards. 
• The RN participates in the team responsibility of providing 24/hour a day, 7 days a week patient care. 

Required Skills & Experience: 

• Minimum of one (1) year of current active nursing experience. 

Physical Requirements: 

• Ability to lift, pull, push 50 lbs and exert force up to 100 lbs. Also needs to have physical stamina to meet the demands of long shifts and physically demanding tasks. 
• Ability to ambulate throughout facility and stand for long periods of time. 
• Ability to bend, squat, kneel and reach. 
• Ability to make coordinated hand and finger movements, and possess strong coordination, and balance. 
• Visual acuity and ability to hear in order to auscultate patients, hear alarms, view monitors, etc. 

Preferred Skills & Experience: 

• Experience in caring for terminally ill patients or those with life threatening illnesses. 
• Prefer one (1) year experience in an acute or post-acute care setting. 
• An equivalent of education and experience may be considered. 
• Ability to type 25 wpm is highly preferred. 

Required Education:  

• Associate’s degree (A.A.). OR -Equivalent from two-year college or technical school. 

Required Certifications & Licensure:  

• Valid Florida license as a Registered Nurse. 
• Valid Florida State Driver’s License. 
• Valid BLS certification from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association. 
• For field-based positions, employees must have reliable transportation which will enable them to perform tasks and responsibilities in a timely and appropriate fashion. 
• Must provide proof of valid automobile insurance, a copy of which will be placed in the employee’s HR file. 
• For Care Center positions, may be required to float between multiple Care Centers. 

Required Education: 
 

• Associate’s degree (A.A.) OR Equivalent from two-year college or technical school.

Required Certifications & Licensure: 

• Valid Florida license as a Registered Nurse. 
• Valid Florida State Driver’s License
• Valid BLS certification from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association.
• For field-based positions, employees must have reliable transportation which will enable them to perform tasks and responsibilities in a timely and appropriate fashion.
• Must provide proof of valid automobile insurance, a copy of which will be placed in the employee’s HR file. For Care Center positions, may be required to float between multiple Care Centers.