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RN Home Health

The Custom Group of Companies

Marlton, NJ

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$55–$60
SKILLS
Academic Advice, Acute Care, Administrator Documentation, Analysis Skills, Basic Life Support (BLS), Best Practices, CPR Certification, Cardiology, Clinical Competency, Clinical Nursing, Communication Skills, Congestive Heart Failure, Cross-Functional, Disease, Driver's License, Education Regulations, Health Education, Healthcare, Healthcare Quality, Home Care, Identify Issues, Intensive Care, Leadership, Licensing, Medications, Needs Assessment, Nursing, Nursing Credentials, Ostomy, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Patient Education, Patient Safety, Performance Analysis, Performance Management, Performance Reviews, Policy Development, Procedure Development, R Programming Language, Registered Nurse (RN), Regulatory Requirements, Team Building, Team Player, Telemetry, Training/Teaching, Treatment Evaluation, Treatment Plan
LOCATION
Marlton, NJ
POSTED
30+ days ago
We just had some questions regarding the WOCN roles. Please see below for our questions.
  • What would the schedule look like for the WOCN’s? M-F 8;30-5 Is there an on-call aspect to this role? No How many patients a day would they be seeing? Depends on acuity upt to 6
  • Which counties would they be covering? All 3
  • Is the need for 2 WOCN’s? yes
  • If a candidate does not have their WOCN, would you accept them if they’re in the process of getting it? Yes Also, if they have been working as a wound care nurse would you accept that applicant? Yes but need to be willing to get certified 
  • Would you mind sending me job description? Attached 
  • Would this role be strictly temp? Temp to per or direct Temp to perm and then convert after 4-6 weeks or strictly perm?



Title: Clinical Nurse Specialist (JNESO)
Job Code:  1105Department: Home HealthLocation:  Lippincott 
************************************************************************************Job Summary: 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.
Job Responsibilities: EF designates whether the responsibility is an “Essential Function”or not.  See back page for details.  % TimeEF* (Y/N)Position Responsibilities95%Y
  • Performs a gastrointestinal, genitourinary, integumentary or cardiac assessment of the patient, leading to development, implementation and evaluation of a plan of care 
  • Administers, monitors and documents therapeutic interventions and regimes related to wound, ostomy, continence or heart failure.
  • Effectively manages rapidly changing situations.
  • Participate in clinical decision-making.
  • Promptly identify and address relevant changes in clinical status to prevent hospitalizations
  • Educates 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/ provider
  • Delegates and monitors care rendered by other members of nursing department and healthcare team.
  • Demonstrates standard precautions and patient safety principles in practice.
5%
  • Participates in orientation, education and development of healthcare team.
  • Identifies and participates in performance improvement activities.
  • Maintains professional and departmental level competencies.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to achieve highest clinical quality 
  • Review of patient cases and implementation of evidenced based practice to affect patient outcomes.
  • Develops and presents recommendations to nursing leadership for best practice that supports nursing excellence.
100%



Position 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 ICU 
Excellent assessment skills and clinical judgement.Required 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 license Approved licenses must be presented and maintained in accordance with the State of New Jersey Licensing Board. Specialty 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. Refer to the Educational/Regulatory Requirement (Department Specific) policy in the Nursing Administrative Manual.
Heart Failure: Certification in Heart Failure from an accredited program preferredA Culture of WE
Expectations of our colleagues:•      Patient and Consumer Centric•      Open Communication•      Purposeful Leadership•      Continuous Learning and Innovation•      Inclusive Teamwork•      Caring with Accountability


Level of Supervision Received:
Direct Supervision:The incumbent is assigned duties according to specific procedures.  Work is checked frequently, and in addition there may be formal training to ensure knowledge of policies, procedures, and methods used.XGeneral Supervision:The incumbent has his/her assignments and objectives prescribed, but the method is seldom supervised or controlled while work is in progress.  The employee is expected to plan the method and sequence of work using experience, judgment, and discretion.
Limited Supervision:The incumbent establishes procedures for attaining specific goals and objectives in a broad area of work.  Only the final results of work done are typically reviewed.   Incumbent typically develops procedures within the limits of established policy guidelines.
General Direction:The incumbent receives guidance in terms of broad goals and overall objectives, and is responsible for establishing the methods to attain them.  Generally the incumbent is in charge of an area of work, and typically formulates policy for the area, but does not necessarily have final authority for approving policy.
Reports To: Supervisor Name
Supervisor TitleLocation
AVP Patient Care/Administrator
Home Health Services Corporate
Supervisory Responsibility:Title Supervised#Level of Supervision Given (see definitions above)Final Authority to Hire / Terminate / Discipline (Y/N)Completes Performance Evaluations (Y/N)Plans and Assigns Work to Employees (Y/N)





























If additional reports, please explain briefly:

Budgetary Responsibility:
N/A
Physical, Mental and Environmental Conditions:(Indicate the physical, mental and environmental conditions of the essential functions.  Use these codes to complete this section:  “F”for frequently (51%+ of the time);“R”for regularly (16-51% of the time);“O”for occasionally (2-15% of the time);“S”for seldom (<2% of the time))
Physical –In this position the employee must:
Frequency (F, R, O, S)Condition
Frequency (F, R, O, S)Condition
Frequency (F, R, O, S)ConditionFBend
FSit
FClimbFSquat
FStand
FKneelFCrawl
FWalk
FPush / PullFHandle Objects -Manual Dexterity
FReach above shoulder level
FUse fine finger movementsOther:


Must carry / lift loads of:  (Please mark appropriate selection with an X.)
Light (up to 25 lbs.)
XModerate (25-50 lbs)

Heavy (over 50 lbs.)
Mental –In this position the employee must be able to:
Frequency (F, R, O, S)Condition
Frequency (F, R, O, S)ConditionFRead and Comprehend
FWriteFCommunicate Orally
FPerform CalculationsFReason and Analyze
FMake Visual DistinctionsOther:

Environmental –In this position the employee:
Frequency (F, R, O, S)Condition
Frequency (F, R, O, S)ConditionSIs exposed to excessive noise
FOperates motorized equipmentSIs around moving machinery
FWorks in confined quartersFIs exposed to marked changes in temperature and/or humidity
SIs exposed to dust, fumes, gases, radiation, microwave, chemicals (note below)FIs exposed to bloodborne pathogens / hazardous waste


Other:

Identifying Essential Functions
Definition / Criteria –Essential Function:Essential functions are the basic job duties that an employee must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation. Please carefully examine to determine which functions are essential to performance. Factors to consider in determining if a function is essential include:
  • Whether the reason the position exists is to perform that function.  (If so, it would likely qualify as essential)

  • The number of other employees available to perform the function or among whom the performance of the function can be distributed.  (If the work could not be reallocated or redistributed because of insufficient staff or shifts in staffing demands caused by work cycles, the function and related tasks would probably be essential)

  • The degree of expertise or skill required to perform the function.  (If performance of the function and related activities require specialized skills or expertise, they would likely qualify as essential)

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