Home Health RN
New Lenox, Illinois
Silver Cross Hospital

Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Health (Days)

Location: New Lenox, IL Employment Type: Temp Shift: Days, 8 hours per day Contract Length: 13 weeks

Role Overview

• Prescribes, coordinates, and delivers care through the nursing process while maintaining professional nursing standards.
• Supervises CNAs and coordinates care with other healthcare workers as assigned.
• Performs comprehensive initial assessments and ongoing assessments of physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs and community resources, applying growth and development principles across the lifespan.
• Initiates, re-evaluates, and modifies the Plan of Care as ordered or needed.
• Establishes discharge plans with the patient, physician, other disciplines, and caregivers.
• Completes OASIS data and documentation according to regulatory guidelines.
• Assesses educational needs of patients, families, and caregivers and implements teaching strategies.
• Provides care under current federal, state, and agency regulations and promotes a clean, safe environment using SAFE error prevention habits.
• Maintains the highest standard of privacy and confidentiality under the Standards of Conduct.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Illinois RN license
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Home Health experience, with at least 1 year of experience
• Home Health experience within the last year
• Active BLS, or willingness to obtain BLS
• Valid driver's license and car insurance
• COVID and flu vaccination required; declinations will not be approved

Preferred Qualifications

• OASIS and start of care experience

Profile Requirements

• Resume
• Skills checklist completed within the last year
• Two supervisory references
• Certifications, active at time of submission
• License, active at time of submission
• COVID card or vaccination status, added to the profile

Candidate Consideration

• Candidates with strong Med Surg experience and some Home Health experience will be considered.
• The manager prefers local candidates. Candidates too far from the territory will be redirected.

Territory and Caseload

• Territory: within 15 miles (may increase if census is low and hours need to be offered)
• Caseload: 24-26 patients; a larger territory lowers this number

Orientation

• 2 days: the first day is in the office and the second day is in the field.
• Includes some telehealth/virtual visits in addition to home visits.

Services Offered

• Catheter care
• Chronic disease management and telemonitoring
• Diabetes management
• Home health aide services
• Infusion management (including antibiotic therapy)
• Laboratory testing
• Medical social services
• Nutrition instruction
• Physical, occupational, and speech therapy
• Skilled nursing
• Telemonitoring and virtual visits
• Tube feeding
• Wound/ostomy care

Technology

• An iPad is provided for the electronic medical record.

Interview Process

• Phone screen, followed by an in-person or virtual interview with the clinical manager.

About the Agency

• Recognized among the top 25% of home health providers for over 10 consecutive years.