Registered Nurse - Home Health Care (FT & PRN)

The Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Work for The Whole Person:

1) New Hires get 5+ weeks (224 hours) of Paid Time Off (PTO) a year - this goes up at 2 year anniversary and 5 year anniversary!

2) Unused PTO rolls over to the next year - up to 350 hours

3) Flexible hours, you know who you need to visit, we let you dictate your schedule

4) We pay 100% of the Employee's Insurance costs for: Medical, Dental, Vision, Gap Medical

Insurance, Short Term and Long Term Disability and a $20,000 Term Life Insurance Policy

5) We pay 6.37% of your gross into your Retirement Plan - 403(b)

6) 11 Legal Holidays that aren't counted toward your PTO!

7) How many places have you worked that has a "FUN Committee"?

8) TWP has set aside Professional Development fees for each employee

9) We are a $35 million Not-for-Profit with 88 Full-time and 30+ part-time Employees

10) This year, our organization celebrated 40 years in the Greater Kansas City Area

• Hours per week:  PRN - As Needed Basis

1. Completes an initial assessment of participant and family to determine home care needs including a complete physical assessment and history of health issues; determine nursing diagnosis:
2. Re-assess participant health and nursing needs as required and provide health care instructions;
3. Develops a nursing care plan that identifies goals and establishes therapeutic, preventive and rehabilitative nursing actions; assures participant and family involvement in the planning process;
4. Implement appropriate therapeutic, preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures as outlined in the plan of care; makes necessary revisions as participant status and needs change;
5. Provides counsel to participant in meeting health needs;
6. Develops and implements discharge planning as part of the plan of care;
7. Ensures that all services are delivered consistent with standard practice of professional nursing;
8. Documentation of contacts and needed follow up information is accurate, thorough and completed within agency, funding source and regulatory authority timelines;
9. Participate in certification and regulatory authority surveys as assigned ;
10. Completes special projects as assigned by supervisor;
11. Provide nursing services to participants consistent with established professional nursing practices, state and federal licensing regulations;
12. Exercise professional judgment to assess participant need, evaluate and plan for meeting care needs and to implement the authorized Plan of Care;
13. Make home visits to participants to provide nursing services;
14. Prepares clinical notes and updates the primary physician as necessary and at least every 60 days;
15. Effectively communicates with the physician regarding the participants needs and reports changes in the participant’s condition; obtains/receives physician orders as required;
16. Ensures that equipment and other necessary items/services are available in a timely manner;
17. Instructs, supervises and evaluates home health aide care every 14 days;
18. Participates in On-Call rotation as assigned.
19. Regular and Predictable Attendance

• Licensed in the State of Missouri as a Registered Nurse
• Bachelor’s degree with one year experience in home health preferred
• Satisfactory background check.
• Must maintain current CPR certification.
• Ability to travel.

• Master’s Degree
• Personal Experience with a Disability

• Handles emergency or crisis situations in an effective manner.
• Remains flexible when faced with schedule changes, interruptions or need to deal with difficult situations
• Keeps confidential information confidential
• Demonstrates personal integrity and sound judgment
• Models professional attitude and demeanor
• Establishes priorities, demonstrates sound time management and organizational skills
• Demonstrates the willingness to share knowledge and expertise with others
• Engaging in active and careful listening to others