Homecare RN Liaison

Starts at $36.90/hr, will be more based on experience

BSN Required, looking for 3-5 years Bedside/Homecare experience mixed with teaching experience

20 hours per week - days and times flexible; no weekends

Liaison will work at Main Campus but will travel to Homecare (255 E Main St) on occasion

Essential Functions:

• Assists in developing and monitoring appropriate home care needs for patients.
• Informs patient and family about plan status and changes based on progress. Monitors patient progress and identifies issues and concerns regarding progress. Works with multidisciplinary teams to create an overall patient care plan.
• Collaborates with Homecare staff, care coordination, and other stakeholders on patient needs prior to discharge home.
• Provides Family Centered Care. Promotes and provides necessary patient and caregiver education for the patient’s prescribed therapies.
• Initiates clear and purposeful, written and verbal communications with the patient, family, and other members of the health care team to review nursing support, patient/family response, and progress towards discharge home. Documents according to organizational standards, policies, and procedures.
• Serves as a communication partner with the Homecare team to disseminate operational information between the hospital and Homecare.

Education Requirement:

BSN, required.

Licensure Requirement:

Valid Ohio driver’s license and proof of auto insurance as required by hospital policy and position-specific requirements. Must pass motor vehicle background inspection, insurance eligibility, driving qualifications, and training set forth by Nationwide Children’s Hospital and maintain qualification of insurance guidelines.

Skills:

• Must have excellent critical thinking skills, good communication and customer service skills, and the ability to organize and manage time well.
• Ability to work independently, as well as within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Pediatric Assessment, Wound Care, Infusion, Central line Care, Injections, Patient Education.

Experience:

One year of Pediatric nursing experience, required.

Physical Requirements:

OCCASIONALLY: Bend/twist, Biohazard waste, Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Chemicals/Medications, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Squat/kneel

FREQUENTLY: Interpreting Data, Sitting, Standing, Walking

CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Computer skills, Decision Making, Depth perception, Hearing acuity, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing – Far/near

"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"