Home Health Admissions Nurse Beaver/Allegheny County

UPMC•Seven Fields, PA

3d•Remote

About The Position

UPMC Home Health is hiring a Full-Time Admissions Registered Nurse (RN) to support the Beaver County and Allegheny County areas. This role serves as the first clinical point of contact for patients transitioning to home-based care. The nurse will complete comprehensive in-home assessments, initiate individualized care plans, and coordinate services to ensure a safe and seamless start to home health care. This position offers the opportunity to provide direct, one-on-one patient care in a home setting with a diverse patient population, allowing nurses to get to know patients and guide their care in the comfort of their homes.

Requirements

Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse either in the state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located.
CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
Automotive Insurance
Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Driver's License
Registered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP)
Act 33
Act 34
OAPSA
Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.

Nice To Haves

Zero (0) to two (2) years of experience preferred.
Six (6) months of nursing experience in an Acute Care or Skilled Care Facility or Home Health or Hospice Care preferred.
BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

Establish patients’ plans of care in collaboration with physicians, patients, and utilization management (UM) professionals to meet physicians’ orders and patients’ needs.
Coordinate case management activities across a multi-disciplinary health care team to ensure appropriate, quality patient care.
Initiate, deliver, and evaluate patient- and family-centered health teaching.
Strive to help patients achieve optimal health outcomes, delivering compassionate care with an emphasis on the patient's experience.
Complete all required documentation, including visit assessments, OASIS, 485 and verbal orders accurately and promptly on a laptop or in written documentation while in the patient's home and according to all applicable regulatory standards.
Attend compliance training and adhere to the organization’s standards of conduct, policies, and procedures in addition to all local, state, and federal regulatory guidelines.