The Home-Based Hospital Care Registered Nurse (RN) is an integral part of the Home-Based Hospital Care interdisciplinary care team, providing hands-on care to acute patients in the home setting. The Home-Based Hospital Care RN provides essential acute clinical care in the home setting and coordinates and directs the patient’s care based on individual patient needs. This position is responsible to provide care for the Home-Based Hospital Care patient population requiring the use of advanced assessment, technical, teaching, and decision-making skills. The nurse works in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team including the Home-Based Hospital Care provider, Home-Based Hospital Care Nurse Manager, RN Care Navigators, Team Support Coordinator, Social Work, and ancillary services to ensure that patients receive exemplary care in their home. The nurse is required to work autonomously and apply their critical thinking skills to each patient during the Home-Based Hospital Care episode of care. In addition to clinical skills, the nurse must be proficient with home safety assessments and adaptation of patient/caregiver education to each unique patient situation. Collaboration with patients and providers will occur in person and through digital health technology. The nurse is responsible for assessing post-acute needs and ensuring that appropriate referrals to other services are made. Interdisciplinary conferencing is a key component of this role’s responsibility, and thorough and timely documentation is required.
The Home-Based Hospital Care RN position will require evening/weekend hours, rotating holiday scheduling, and on-call responsibilities.