Join Our Team and Make a Difference!
We are seeking dedicated nursing professionals who are passionate about educating patients and fostering independence. If you’re motivated to teach and support patients on their journey to recovery, we want you on our team!
Flexible travel within a 45-mile radius!
Key Responsibilities:
- Educate and empower patients to achieve independence
- Provide hands-on support and guidance for approximately two weeks with each patient
- Collaborate with a dedicated team to ensure quality patient care
Schedule:
- Regular hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
- Weekend hours: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM on Saturdays and Sundays
- On-call: 4:30 PM - 9:00 PM Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- 1-2 weekends and 1-2 holidays per year
- Flexible PRN scheduling; team self-schedules with rotation for on-call duties
Ideal Candidate:
- Passionate about patient education and empowerment
- Desire to teach and guide patients towards independence
- No long-term care experience required
Job Summary
Integrates health care for clients from pre-admission to post discharge. This is accomplished through the coordination and sequencing of the client’s care. Integration enhances patient/resident flow and interdisciplinary communication promotes early intervention. Seeks to evaluate outcomes based on an integration among established clinical, financial and utilization data. Functions in structured and unstructured health care settings described as a geographic and/or situational environment that may not have established policies and procedures. Utilizes independent nursing judgment when integrating health care.
Able to work with growth and development needs of client populations in clinical area. May work with clients in all age groups. Ability to communicate with patients/residents, family members and others on the health care team. Coordinates, facilitates, and negotiates with others. Monitors, evaluates and trends patient/resident responses utilizing structured care methodologies. Fiscally responsible. Controls variances and duplication.
Must demonstrate independence, assertiveness and critical thinking when working with patients/residents and co-workers. Ability to document clearly. Ability to solve problems. Self motivated. Works with little direction. Ability to incorporate teaching/learning principles and adapt teaching to age group. Ability to facilitate groups and implement projects when necessary. Must be able to establish priorities, have strong flexibility and organizational skills. Must be knowledgeable about reimbursement for services provided.
Will be required to work primarily day hours, scheduled weekends, and occasional evenings. May be exposed to communicable or infectious disease, hazardous materials and injury from performance of assigned duties. Is subject to multiple sensory and environmental stressors.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
- Graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).
- Minimum of one to two years of professional nursing experience in a clinic care setting preferred. In-depth knowledge of specialty area preferred.
- Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications. Depending on location, a valid drivers license may be required.
Sanford Health offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance.
Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org.
Sanford Health has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.
Req Number: R-0185897
Job Function: Care Coordination
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