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IL-SSM Health at Home Mount Vernon
Regular
Job Highlights:
Come join the SSM Health Home Health and Hospice team! We are looking for a full time Home Health RN that is compassionate, knowledgeable, and willing to travel between the Glen Carbon and Mt. Vernon offices. You will work nine, 8 hour shifts in a 2 week time frame and will be on call one week and off the next.
In this position the selected candidate will be serving 9 counties;
Edwards
Wayne
Hamilton
Franklin
Perry
Washington
Clinton
Marion
Jefferson
***This position does come with a $10,000 sign on bonus for qualified candidates paid out on your FIRST paycheck!
Job Summary:
Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Implements and monitors patient care plans. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
- Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
- Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
- Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
- Graduate of accredited school of nursing
EXPERIENCE
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
- Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
- Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional driving.
- Rare crawling and running.
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)
Employee
1916000114 Hospice - Southern Illinois
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
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