Job Description

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Facility: Sheldon Medical Center

Location: Sheldon, IA

Address: 118 N 7th Ave, Sheldon, IA 51201, USA

Shift: Day

Job Schedule: Full time

Weekly Hours: 36. 00

Salary Range: $34.00 - $51.00

Department Details

Join our Sheldon Home Health team as an Registered Nurse!

Sanford Sheldon Home Health and Hospice in Sheldon, Iowa, has experienced, staff providing personalized, compassionate, high quality care to meet our patients needs. Residents in Obrien County have had access our local home health services for more than 35 years, and our hospice care for more than 30 years.

$$ Sign on bonus available for eligible applicants!

Job Summary

Integrates health care for clients from pre-admission to post discharge. This is accomplished through the coordination and sequencing of the client s care. Integration enhances patient/resident flow and interdisciplinary communication promotes early intervention. Seeks to evaluate outcomes based on an integration among established clinical, financial and utilization data. Functions in structured and unstructured health care settings described as a geographic and/or situational environment that may not have established policies and procedures. Utilizes independent nursing judgment when integrating health care. Has knowledge of and utilizes appropriate age-specific structured care methodologies, such as protocols/integrated clinical pathways/guidelines/standards of care relating to the overall health care needs of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult and/or geriatric patients/residents.

Able to work with growth and development needs of client populations in clinical area. May work with clients in all age groups. Ability to communicate with patients/residents, family members and others on the health care team. Coordinates, facilitates, and negotiates with others. Monitors, evaluates and trends patient/resident responses utilizing structured care methodologies. Fiscally responsible. Controls variances and duplication.

Must demonstrate independence, assertiveness and critical thinking when working with patients/residents and co-workers. Ability to document clearly. Ability to solve problems. Self motivated. Works with little direction. Ability to incorporate teaching/learning principles and adapt teaching to age group. Ability to facilitate groups and implement projects when necessary. Must be able to establish priorities, have strong flexibility and organizational skills. Must be knowledgeable about reimbursement for services provided.

Will be required to work primarily day hours, scheduled weekends, and occasional evenings. May be exposed to communicable or infectious disease, hazardous materials and injury from performance of assigned duties. Is subject to multiple sensory and environmental stressors.

Qualifications

Bachelor s degree in nursing preferred.

Graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).

Minimum of one to two years of professional nursing experience in a clinic care setting preferred. In-depth knowledge of specialty area preferred.

Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications. Depending on location, a valid drivers license may be required.

Benefits

Sanford Health offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits .

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org .

Sanford Health has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.

Req Number: R-0162170

Job Function: Care Coordination

Featured: No

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