Registered Nurse RN Preceptor Home Health

JOB PURPOSE\:

The RN Preceptor is responsible for activities related to orientation, onboarding, and education of new RN partners. The RN Preceptor is intended to provide the support and guidance needed to integrate new RN partners to PruittHealth @Home and ensure new RN partners become independent and clinically competent members of the PruittHealth @Home team. When not precepting, the RN will spend 100% of their time taking on full patient load.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES\:

Precepting Duties

• Serve as the primary educator for all new RN partners within a specified region or agency. Typically, will begin precepting in week 3 of onboarding and orientation, following clinical orientation.

• Teaches, demonstrates, and supervises clinical activities and documentation to aid in the development of preceptees skills to ensure proper patient care.

• Primarily dedicated to Precepting, when not precepting will spend 100% of time taking on full patient load. Precepting rotations will average eight-weeks (depending on new-hire’s experience) and the number of rotations each year will fluctuate based on number of incoming new hires within the Preceptor’s home health agency (HHA).

• Work with various agency stakeholders to assess and progress the preceptees experience and comfort level.

• Participates in the evaluation of clinical skills and medical knowledge base through the following mechanisms\:

• Teaching in the patient setting

• Direct supervision

• Observation

• Provides timely and ongoing feedback to the Preceptee each week in a candid summary discussion.

• Meets with the Preceptorship Coordinator weekly to provide feedback on the program, which will directly inform and drive improvements to the precepting process / experience.

Clinical Duties

• Provides advanced nursing care & interventions to home health patients according to state & industry practice standards (on-call basis, as needed)

• Communicates with RN supervisors, Clinical Managers, and patient care team (as appropriate) of any changes noted during care.

• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of home care and competency in discipline for specific patient care skills, required for the provision of patient care.

Technical Duties

• Assess, monitor, documents and reports progress of patient's health and condition using required documents via clinician preferred technology, and within established timelines.

• Completes documentation timely, accurately, and at the point of care, according to industry standards (e.g., OASIS assessments, SOC/Admissions, Recertifications, ABN’s, subsequent visits, physician orders, care coordination, etc.).

Continuing Education

• Attend and participate in continuing educational programs to keep abreast of industry and nursing changes.

• Maintains license & clinical record to meet federal, state, and agency regulations and guidelines.

General Conduct

• Honor patients/residents’ rights to be notified in advance of care, treatment, and services to be provided and work with patient team to adhere to physician-approved care plan. Ensure fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property, and civil rights, including the right to wage complaints.

• Comply with corporate compliance program.

• Meets agency productivity standards and utilizes time and resources effectively and efficiently.

• Participate in center/agency surveys (Licensure/Joint Commission), mandatory in-services, case conferences, staff meetings, and programs (e.g., Performance Improvement Program) as required.

• Follow established safety regulations and procedures, and report job-related functions or tasks that involve occupational hazards, as necessary.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES\:

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of protocols, procedures, and standards

• Ability to assess educational needs of new partners and design / tailor training approach accordingly

• High degree of verbal and written communication skills

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with multiple stakeholders

• Possess strong / advanced clinical experience

• Participates in center/agency surveys (Licensure/JCAHO) and any subsequently required reports.

• Attends and participates in continuing educational programs to keep abreast of changes in your field as well as to maintain current license/certification as required.

• Attends and participates in mandatory in-services.

• Honors patients/residents’ rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property, and civil rights, including the right to wage complaints.

• Complies with corporate compliance program.

• Reports job-related functions/tasks that involve occupational hazards including exposure to blood and body fluids and others as necessary.

• Follows established safety regulations, to include fire protection & prevention, smoking regulations, infection control, etc.

• Follows established safety procedures when performing tasks and/or working with equipment.