Admissions Registered Nurse RN - Home Health

Elara Caring•Haverhill, MA

1d•Remote

About The Position

At Elara Caring, we care where you are and believe the best place for your care is where you live. We know there’s no place like home, and that’s why our teams continue to provide high-quality care to more than 60,000 patients each day in their preferred home setting. Wherever our patients call home and wherever they are on their health journey, we care. Each team member has a part to play in this mission. This means you have countless ways to make a difference as an Admission Nurse. Being a part of something this great starts by carrying out our mission every day through your true calling: developing an amazing team of compassionate and dedicated healthcare providers. To continue to be an industry pioneer in delivering unparalleled care, we need an Admission Nurse with commitment and compassion. If so, apply today! This is a full-time position with a client caseload in Haverhill MA and surrounding areas.

Requirements

Current, unrestricted state RN license.
1+ year experience in a clinical care setting as a nurse.
Able and willing to travel within the branch/office coverage area.
Must be able and willing to travel 50%.
Ability to sit, stand, bend, lift and move intermittently and be able to lift 50-100 lbs.
Valid driver’s license and insurance and reliable transportation to perform job tasks.

Nice To Haves

Associates Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is preferred.
Previous Home Health or Hospice Experience is preferred.
Previous experience with HomeCare HomeBase is preferred.

Responsibilities

Promotes Elara Caring’s philosophy, mission statement and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.
Maintains patient and staff privacy and confidentiality pursuant to HIPAA Privacy Final Rule.
Assesses assigned visits of hospice patients to identify the physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs of patients as evidenced by documentation, in the clinical record and admission paperwork.
Participates in the implementation of the plan of care of an assigned caseload to ensure quality, continuity of care, and achievement of patient outcomes.
Makes the initial evaluation and re-evaluates the patients' nursing needs during each visit.
Communicates significant findings, problems, and changes in condition or environment to the Patient Care Manager, the physician, and/or other personnel involved with patient care within 24 hours.
Reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate Clinical Supervisor and physician in a timely manner.
Identifies deviations from normal Nursing and normal patient condition status.
Revises the plan of care and Initiates appropriate actions based on the deviation.
Performs other duties/projects as assigned.