RN Home Health Visiting Nurse

Company: HarmonyCares
Location: Troy
Posted on: September 1, 2024

Job Description:

Overview

HarmonyCares is one of the nation's largest home-based primary care practices. HarmonyCares is a family of companies all dedicated to providing high-quality, coordinated health care in the home. This includes HarmonyCares, HarmonyCares Medical Group, HarmonyCares Home Health and HarmonyCares Hospice. -Our Mission - To bring personalized, quality-based healthcare to the home of patients who have difficult accessing care. -Our Shared Vision - Every patient deserves access to quality healthcare. -Our Values - The way we care is our legacy. Every interaction counts. Go the extra mile. Empower and support each other. -Why You Should Want to Work with Us

• Bonus potential of $2500+ per quarter!
• Health, Dental, Vision, Disability & Life Insurance, and much more
• 401K Retirement Plan (with company match)
• Tuition, Professional License and Certification Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off, Holidays and Volunteer Time
• Paid Orientation and Training
• Home Health locations in 8 states
• Great Place to Work Certified
  Responsibilities
  
  The Home Health Visiting Nurse provides intermittent skilled nursing services in a face-to-face capacity to include patient residence and qualifying facilities. The Home Health Visiting Nurse is responsible to communicate the patient's progress with other disciplines and directs, supervises and instructs non-professional home health aide staff in the provision of personal care to the patient.Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Under the physician's order, admits patients eligible for home care services within 24-48 hours
  • Assess and evaluates patient needs/problems, identifies mutually agreed upon goals with patients
  • Reports patient status and need for other disciplines to agency Clinical Supervisor and referring physician
  • Reports to assigned follow-up Clinician as indicated
  • Develops patient care plan that specifically addresses identified patient problems; patient problems and goals
  • Updates care plans on an ongoing basis; revises and resolves patient problems and goals as changes occur and/or at recertification
  • Completed admission paperwork and patient care plan submitted to Clinical Supervisor per agency policy following the admission including completed and signed admission checklist
  • Provides intermittent Skilled Nursing services including assessment, evaluation, procedures, teaching and training activities as outlined in the patient Plan of Care
  • Provides Skilled Nursing visits according to visit schedule and notifies agency of need to alter schedule in any way
  • Reports significant findings to patient's physician and Clinical Supervisor as they occur
  • Submits completed skilled nursing visit notes; communication notes and home health aide supervisory notes per agency policy on designated days as requested by Clinical Supervisor
  • Submits change orders per agency policy
  • Performs all OASIS time point assessment per Medicare Criteria and submits recertification paperwork per agency policy and procedure
  • Mantains open lines of communications to all members of the continuum of care team
  • Supervises Home Health Aide and license and documents per Medicare criteria and per agency policy and procedure
  • Acts as a preceptor in the orientation of new nursing staff as requested
  • Attends staff meetings, team conferences and educational in-services per agency requirements
  • Participates in Process Improvement (PI) program by assisting with collection of data and serves on PI team upon request
  • Participates in discharge planning process Medicare Criteria and agency policy and procedure
  • Follows agency policies and procedures
  • Performs these and all other duties as assigned by the Administrator
  • Able to lift 40 pounds from floor to shoulder
  • Repetitive walking, standing, sitting, bending, and use of hands
  • Able to drive a car 2-4 hours per day
  • Responsible to ensure the use of the 4Ms (What Matters to the patient, Medications, Mentation, and Mobility) and provides Age-Friendly Care
  • Other duties as assigned
    Qualifications
    
    Required Knowledge, Skills and Experience
    • Current unencumbered State professional Nurse License
    • Must maintain a valid driver's license and good driving record
    • The ability to make sound professional clinical judgment
    • The ability to assess and document patient needs and formulate individualized patient care plans to meet those needs
    • Proficient clinical skills
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
    • Proficiency in personal computer use, including e-mail, clinical, word processing, spreadsheet and presentation softwareAdditional Florida Requirements:
      • Active CPR CertificationPreferred Knowledge, Skills and Experience
        • One year of experience as a home care professional nurse and is competent in performing home care comprehensive assessment
          Pay Transparency -
          
          Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related considerations.

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