Hospital at Home Registered Nurse (RN)

Company: Mid Michigan Health
Location: Midland
Posted on: January 15, 2022

Job Description:

Summary

Hospital at Home Registered Nurse (RN) Position Summary

MidMichigan Health is embarking on a journey to offer Hospital at Home care to our patients. This innovative approach to care allows patients who are acutely ill to receive care and recover in their own home, where they are most comfortable, through the combination of remote patient monitoring equipment, nursing and other discipline home visits coupled with physician telemedicine visits.

• Workload : Number of patients seen in this position: 0-1 patient maximum patients per night. Most nights there will not be a hospital at home patient on service. The on-call RN will still receive on call pay when there are no patients on service. If there is one patient on service, many nights that patient will not require RN support during the night. All patients are carefully screened to ensure continuous caregiver 24/7 and to be medically stable to recover successfully at home. All hospital at home patients receive two in person RN visits, one virtual hospitalist visit, and two telehealth assessments to address concerns or issues on the day shift.
• Incentive Pay: $4 an hour on call, on call and shift differential. Will be provided I phone, laptop, all required supplies. All travel time and documentation time compensated.
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Hours: Casual
• Schedule: On Call
• Shift- 8:00 PM-8:00 AM
• Be a part of MidMichigan Health's newest innovation to Healthcare!
  
  A day in the life of on call hospital at home nurse
  
  • (90%) Down time not needed since only on call if needed
  • (10%) Triage and phone support for one hospital at home patient per shift, collaboration with hospitalist regarding patient needs, documentation time in medical record, travel time, patient visit time
    Primary Responsibilities
    
    • Phone triage support to one hospital at home patient. Assesses patient needs, collaborate with hospitalist
    • Make prn in home nursing visit to one hospital at home patient if required
      
      Other Duties and Responsibilities:
      
      • Documentation in medical record
      • Huddle hand off with day shift nurse at transition during start or end od shift
        Required Education, Experience, Training, and Skills:
        
        • Associate's Degree Required; Bachelor's Degree Preferred.
        • Registered Nurse licensure in the State of Michigan required.
        • Driver's License and Vehicle Insurance Required.
        • One year of direct patient care experience is preferred.
        • Ability to work independently, demonstrating problem solving and organizational skills.
        • Ability to work where employee may be exposed to communicable diseases in unpredictable home situations.
        • Attend hospital at home orientation (4-32 hours of orientation depending on Epic and/or clinical experience).
        • Attend hospital at home Epic documentation training
        • Ability to drive in hazardous road conditions Associated topics: ambulatory, infusion, maternal, mhb, nurse clinical, recovery, staff nurse, surgery, tcu, unit

Keywords: Mid Michigan Health, Midland , Hospital at Home Registered Nurse (RN), Healthcare , Midland, Michigan