Registered Nurse Home Visits
LOCATION: Canfield, Ohio
CATEGORY: nursing
Overview
At Akron Children’s, careers in nursing feel different. You make an impact on a daily basis, face-to-face, on children and their families. You do much more than treat patients. As the individual your patients come to recognize, rely on and smile at, you go beyond the title of nurse. Because this is more than a job. It’s what you were meant to do.
Success Profile
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- Compassionate
- Helpful
- Personable
- Positive
- Sincere
- Understanding
Job Description
Job Requisition Number 33073Summary:
The RN Home Visitor functions in a multifaceted role that demonstrates professionalism and promotes excellence in the practice of Nursing. The RN Home Visitor is responsible for maintaining high standards in clinical practice/continuum of care, professional practice development, teamwork, customer relations, and research/performance improvement in delivering case management and support services for a designated caseload of patients. The RN Home Visitor carries out the guidelines outlined in the Nurse-Family Partnership Program.
Responsibilities:
1. Home visits will be made with this caseload of pregnant/parenting women and their children under the program research protocols.
2. The RN Home Visitor will also interact with appropriate community agencies in accordance with guidelines.
3. The RN Home Visitor is accountable for compliance with the Ohio Nurse Practice Act and all applicable regulatory standards.
4. Policies, procedures and protocols of the Human Resources Department, Children's Home Care Group and the contracting entity, and the Nurse-Family Partnership research project are followed.
5. The RN Home Visitor is accountable for compliance with all applicable regulatory standards, policies, procedures, and protocols of the Human Resources Department, Children's Home Care Group and any funding sources for the work of the department.
6. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the physical, psychological, social, educational, and safety needs of the patients served regardless of age.
7. Other duties as required.
Other information: 1. Good communications and ease with adolescents. 2. Valid driver's license and an insured safe automobile. 1. Education: BSN required within 5 years. 2. Certification: Registered Nurse licensure is required. BLS certification is required. 3. Years of relevant experience: At least two years of recent experience in pediatrics or related experience required with children birth through 5 years. 4. Experience in adolescent psychology, OB, home care and community nursing preferred.
Technical Expertise
Education and Experience
Part Time
FTE: 0.600000
Status: Onsite
Grow Your Career with Akron Children’s
Here at Akron Children's, we offer many ways for our nurses to succeed and grow professionally. There are multiple ways to grow your nursing career into areas such as leadership, education/professional development, advanced practice, informatics, research, quality, and more.
Benefits
Benefits for Akron Children’s team members go far beyond their compensation. Our comprehensive benefits program offers coverage, connections and resources that enable you to live your best life while growing your career.
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Employee Highlight
What inspires me as a nurse manager is my team of staff nurses and how dedicated they are. It doesn't matter how busy we are. They work and continue to work until the job is done.Karan Johnson
Nurse Manager, Adolescent Unit
Our Promises
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To treat every child as we would our own.
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To treat others as they would like to be treated.
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To turn no child away.
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