Registered Nurse, RN Visit Nurse (part-time, evening) na Lifespark

The Evening Visit RN is primarily responsible for planning, organizing and directing home care services after hours.  This clinician is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience.  The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and families within their homes and communities.

Position: Evening RN Visit Nurse for Home Health

RN Hourly Range:  $42.00 - 45.00 hourly, depending on experience PLUS pay-per-visit stipend of $75/per complete visit

Service Area: Metro Area (Minneapolis, St. Paul and surrounding). Plus, mileage reimbursement of .70 cents per mile.

Schedule: Part-Time (3-4 days/week), 5pm-11pm with every 4th weekend rotation and 2 holiday rotations per year (1 winter/1 summer)

Lifespark is a complete senior health company headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Since 2004, we’ve been helping seniors stay healthy, navigate their health care options with confidence, and live fuller, more independent lives as they age. That’s where our people come in – from accounting and health technology to front-line nurses, advanced practice professionals, caregivers and everything in between, we are all invested entrepreneurs focused on helping people age magnificently.

Lifespark Benefits Include:   

• Annual Reviews/Raises {Shift differentials if applicable} 
• Paid Time Off – Vacation Time 
• Mileage reimbursement
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits for Full Time Hires 
• Short-Term Disability & Long-Term Disability Insurance 
• Life Insurances 
• 401k + Company Match for full-time and part-time employees 
• Referral bonuses 
• Career path to other positions within our growing company! 

Position Functions & Responsibilities:

• Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
• Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Assess the problem based on conversation with client/patient, family or caregiver
• Uses clinical judgment, knowledge and experience to direct conversation and guide decision-making to give self-care advice, refer client/patient to physician, make an appointment, instruct client/patient contact emergency assistance or complete a skilled nurse visit.
• Provides direct/triage client/patient care as
• Honors Client Confidentiality, Rights, Privacy, and Reporting Maltreatment Expectations.
• Understands and Accepts Clients’ Diagnosis.
• Understands and accepts emotional needs of client.
• Accepts unique client symptoms and behaviors.
• Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection Act.
• Adheres to Emergency Procedure and Response Expectations
• Understands and complies with all rules and regulations that govern skilled nurse care responsibilities.
• Prioritizes skilled needs after hours with effective triage and ensures client needs are met and scheduled effectively
• Completes accurate documentation with the EMR
• Identifies home safety issues and notify appropriate care team members or leadership
• Demonstrates proper procedures: handling, lifting, transfers.
• Participates in Lifespark event management process including initiation of reports, escalation of events, and investigation

Qualifications:

• One year of home health care experience preferred
• Recent triage experience in clinic, ALF, SNF, or Home Health
• Strong clinical skills
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Stellar customer service skills
• Current state nursing license
• Participate in weekend and holiday rotations
• Strong phone communication skills
• Must pass a MVR check based on Lifespark company policy

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Aging process and related care issues
• Advanced care planning
• Assessment and person-centered care planning
• Creativity and ability to solve problems
• Ability to create trusted relationships with members/families
• Proficient with technology and relevant applications: Microsoft Office, Smart Phone, Calendaring, Clinical Software platforms (EMR), Wi-Fi, Printers, and Internet Browsing
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Teams: skilled at collaboration, works effectively as part of a care team
• Customer-focus: demonstrates empathy, a desire to serve, and reliability
• Influencing: confident and comfortable promoting proactive solutions
• Personal resiliency: emotional/intellectual flexibility, ability to remain calm, stay focused and maintain objectivity in stressful situations
• Self-directed: demonstrates initiative and works independently 
• Productivity: skills in prioritization, planning, organizing and time management
• Creativity and Ability to Solve Problems
• Organization and Detail Orientation
• Implementation, Follow-through, and Accountability
• Communication: Oral and Written
• Time Management

Contact Lifespark Now! 

Donna Vang, Talent Acquisition Specialist
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 952-955-7862
Book a time to Chat: Lifespark - Donna (office365.com)  

Our Lifespark culture has created not only an award-winning workplace — earning Star Tribune Top Workplace 12 times, Minneapolis Business Journal Best Places to Work three times, and Top USA #1 in Healthcare — but a place where you have the room to be creative, make a difference, and have a purposeful, direct impact on how people age. Lifespark’s full continuum of services offers a breadth of roles with the support to grow your career. To see the experience we are creating, watch our award-winning video Going South – this is the experience you will help create at Lifespark! Changing the age-old story starts with you – let’s get you hired. 

It has been and will continue to be our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest record, conviction record, military service, use or nonuse of lawful products off the Employer’s premises during nonworking hours, or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.