Home Health RN

at  Franciscan Health

WHO WE ARE

With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

WHAT WE NEED

RNs ready to care for the whole person.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate’s Degree - Required
• Bachelor’s Degree - Preferred
• 1 year Acute Care - Required
• 2 years Home Health - Preferred
• 2 years Long Term Care - Preferred
• Registered Nurse (RN) License - Required
• Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association - Required
• Driver’s License - Required
• Auto Insurance - Required

• Make initial nursing evaluation visit to communicate with physician and determine a plan of care.
• Practice nursing according to Franciscan Alliance and nursing division’s philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.
• Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
• Collaborate with patients and their families, as well as members of a multidisciplinary team, to ensure optimal patient outcomes and enhancement of the patient experience.
• Assess, collect, and analyze comprehensive objective, subjective, psychosocial, and cultural data pertinent to patient condition to determine the nursing diagnosis, patient needs and plan of care.
• Develop an appropriate plan of care based on objective and subjective data, observations, and communications from patient and family and continuously review and revise the plan of care as patient condition warrants.
• Communicate timely changes in patient’s assessment/ongoing reassessment to providers that warrant consideration and/or a change in the plan of care and maintain and coordinate communication with all members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate safe transitions and continuity in care delivery.
• Supervise clinical care provided by LPNs and Home Health Aides.
• Serve in an on-call rotation and provides patient care outside of regular business hours.