Home Care Nurse

Description :

About Children’s Minnesota

Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children's Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children’s Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org .

Children’s Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023's Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry.

Department Overview

The Home Care and Hospice department at Children's provides care and support for patients who live in the Twin Cities seven-county metropolitan area. The team is made up of registered nurses, clinical social workers, child life specialists, chaplains, and intake coordinator who work collaboratively to provide care in the patients home. Services provided include home care and home care pharmacy, hospice care, palliative care, perinatal hospice program, and Children's Institute for Palliative Care.

Position Summary

Coordinates and provides family-centered nursing care to infants, children and adolescents in the home setting. Accountable for professional practice including independent nursing functions and delegated medical functions performed in collaboration with other health members. Responsible for continuous review of all aspects of every patient on his / her caseload to include : appropriate utilization of services; ensuring continued skilled need; monitoring of homebound status; review of documentation in the medical record; maintenance of interdisciplinary communication and discharge planning.

Qualifications :

Education / Certification :

• Current Minnesota RN License, required.
• BSN, preferred.
• Current BLS Certification, required.
• Pediatric experience, preferred.
• Home care experience, preferred.
• Infusion experience, preferred.
• Venipuncture skills, preferred.

Requirements :

Physical Demands

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The posted salary represents a market competitive range based on salary survey benchmark data for similar roles in the local or national market. When determining individual pay rates, we carefully consider a wide range of factors including but not limited to market indicators for the specific role, the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate, internal equity and organizational needs.

In addition to your salary, this position may be eligible for medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other fringe benefits. Positions that require night, weekend or on-call work may be eligible for shift differentials or premium pay.

All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.

Children's Minnesota is proud to be an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.