Registered Nurse - Casual - Home Health

Department: Home Health - Mount Pleasant

Daily Work Times: Varies

Shift: Days

Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours: PRN/Casual

Position Summary:

Implements the agency program of full time professional nursing service to patients in their homes under the supervision of the Clinical Services Supervisor in accordance with agency standards and policies.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Initiates and provides medically prescribed skilled nursing care and/or health counseling that contributes to the treatment of the medical condition, achievement of the rehabilitation potential, and/or reduction of pain and other symptoms.

2. Makes the initial visit to assess the patient’s physical and emotional status, needs, and resources through observation, interview and analysis of records.

3. Prepares the nursing plan of care, in accordance with the physician’s plan of treatment, based on problems identified in the nursing assessment and provides patient teaching using the Care Plan/Standard of Care.

4. Interprets to the patient and family the implications of the diagnosis and nature of the treatment, consistent with the Physician’s instruction.

5. Provides emotional support and encouragement to help the patient and family accept and adjust to the effects of disease, disability, or dying.

6. Supervises and evaluates patient self care or care given by others.

7. Notifies physician and Clinical Services Supervisor of changes in patient condition.

Required:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Preference will be given to applicants with educational preparation appropriate to the immediate or long-range needs of the agency.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan.
• Minimum of one to two years of med/surg, critical care or demonstrated experience in a specialty area.
• Current Michigan driver’s license and proof of valid automobile insurance.

Preferred:

• Two years hospital experience.
• Experience in a certified home health agency.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Per Diem
• Requisition ID: 26012490
• Daily Work Times: Varies
• Hours Per Pay Period: 0.01
• On Call: Yes
• Weekends: Yes

About Us

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company.

McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.