RN PACE (CI-1.0)

Meeting the highest standards of health care requires everyday leaders who encourage good health. Caretakers who don’t just administer medication, but who actively listen and assess each patient – looking the patient in the eye and letting them know that they are seen and heard and cared for. RN doesn’t just stand for Registered Nurse here – it stands for Required Nurturer

WHO WE ARE

With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

The PACE program’s vision statement is to provide unmatched, individualized, and joyful care through teamwork that is worthy of praise so that seniors experience the best quality-of-life in their communities.  PACE offers seniors and their families the care, nutrition, rehabilitation, transportation, and supportive services they need to remain healthy so that they can live in their own home. Franciscan is known for our mission of caring.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

The PACE Clinic Nurse provides direct and indirect nursing care to assigned patients in clinic or community setting. This role works under the supervision of the Clinic Manager but works independently in the application of advanced nursing knowledge and skills. The nurse manages complex clinical situations for which he/she is responsible.

• Practice Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 am – 5 pm

• On Call Rotation

• No Weekends or Holidays

• Competitive compensation

• Paid Time Off

• Full benefits package, including health, life, dental, vision and legal insurance

• Retirement options, including 403(b), 401(a)

• Short- and Long-Term Disability

• Provides skilled nursing care and prescribed treatments in participant homes, at the PACE Center, and at all places where participants reside, including in assisted living and in skilled nursing facilities.

• Conducts nursing assessments and care planning according to regulatory requirements such as: initial assessments, change in condition assessments, semiannual assessments.

• Conducts intake assessments, including collecting all necessary consents, demographic information, compiling all outside medical records, building medical chart within EPIC, and documenting all collected information.  

• Provides routine nursing assessment and care for chronic or acute illnesses according to the plan developed by the interdisciplinary team.

• Serves in an on-call rotation to troubleshoot, advise, teach and coordinate participant care needs outside of clinic hours.

• Manages medications within the center and clinic by filling pill boxes, administering medications and accurately completing documentation process.

• As a member of the Interdisciplinary Team, collaborates with team members to ensure that medical needs of each participant are met.

• Reports changes in the participant’s condition to appropriate members of the Interdisciplinary team.

• Participates in care plan meetings, Interdisciplinary team meetings, and referral meetings. 

• Coordinates participant care with outside health care personnel in order to maintain plan of care.

• Communicates effectively with hospital departments to minimize hospital lengths of stay and to coordinate a smooth discharge into the post-acute level of care.

• Case management: communicates with personnel from outside facilities, participates in discharge planning, manages participant recertification.

• Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with other program coworkers, contract agencies and outside organizations.

• Obtains and manages outside medical records.

• Demonstrates clinical skills regarding application of Franciscan Senior Health and Wellness PACE policy and procedures, physical assessments, symptom management and participant relationships.

•  Maintains compliance with nursing competencies.

•  Demonstrates a working knowledge of nursing contribution to the PACE quality program.

• Acts as a resource to peers, students, orientees, and other coworkers.

• Adheres to the philosophy and goals of Franciscan Senior Health and Wellness PACE model of care.

• Documents assessments, plans of care, interventions, and evaluations within electronic medical records, with accuracy, timeliness, legibility, professional terminology, and awareness of legal and regulatory implications.

• Scans clinical documents into media manager (POST forms, outside physician orders, notes etc.)

• Attends and participates in scheduled staff meetings.

• Participates in Franciscan Senior Health and Wellness Committees as requested by the Clinic Manager. May chair committees or other work groups.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate's Degree- Nursing/Patient Care - Required

• Bachelor's Degree- Nursing/Patient Care- Preferred

• Registered Nurse (RN)- State Licensing Board - Required

• Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association - Required

• 1 Year- Nursing/patient care with frail/elderly in an in-patient nursing or home health setting Experience- Required

• 2 Years- Nursing Experience- Preferred

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.