Home Health Admissions Registered Nurse
About The Position
The Home Health Admissions Nurse facilitates the admission of new patients, supports their transition into home health care, and provides high-quality, compassionate nursing care. The role includes assessing patients, coordinating individualized care plans and services, explaining the admissions process, completing documentation, and monitoring patients’ conditions. The nurse works with patients, families, caregivers, physicians, nursing staff, and other members of the interdisciplinary team while following applicable home health regulations and patient-rights requirements. This position offers full-time or part-time scheduling, with weekdays, weekends, five 8-hour shifts, and flexible days of the week. Weekend help is needed. Work takes place in patient homes, community centers, and administrative offices, and requires travel for home visits as needed.
Requirements
- Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state where work is performed.
- At least 2 years of nursing experience.
- Strong assessment and critical-thinking skills, including the ability to make sound clinical judgments.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to collaborate with patients, families, caregivers, and healthcare professionals.
- Commitment to high-quality, patient-centered care delivered with empathy and compassion.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements and guidelines governing home health care and documentation.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation for home visits, as needed.
- Ability to adapt to diverse home environments and navigate varied home layouts.
- Ability to sit, stand, bend, reach, talk, hear, stoop, kneel, crouch, stretch, and twist while providing care and assessing patients.
- Vision sufficient for close, distance, and peripheral viewing, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Emotional resilience to cope with the physical and emotional demands of caring for patients with complex healthcare needs.
- Stamina to stand and walk for extended periods while assessing patients, providing care, and completing documentation.
- Ability to assist with patient mobility, including transfers, standing, walking, and positioning for therapy activities.
- Ability to maintain regular attendance and punctuality according to the department supervisor or manager’s schedule.
- Ability to accept criticism and respond calmly and effectively to high-stress situations.
- Ability to use abdominal and lower back muscles repeatedly or continuously to support the body without fatiguing.
- Ability to keep the hand and arm steady while moving or holding them in position during assessments or treatments.
- Ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects, including medical equipment and supplies, and to assist patients with mobility tasks.
Nice To Haves
- Home health nursing experience.
Responsibilities
- Conduct thorough assessments of incoming patients, including gathering medical histories, assessing current health status, and identifying care needs.
- Collaborate with physicians, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members to develop individualized care plans for new patients.
- Explain the home health admissions process, policies, and available services to patients, families, and caregivers.
- Complete admission paperwork and obtain required documentation, including consent forms, insurance information, and medical records.
- Coordinate with physical therapists, occupational therapists, social workers, and other home health disciplines to arrange assessments and services.
- Administer prescribed medications and treatments according to established protocols and best practices for pain and symptom management.
- Monitor patients’ vital signs, symptoms, and overall condition, and report changes or concerns to appropriate healthcare team members.
- Provide emotional support, comfort, and reassurance to patients and families, and address their questions and concerns.
- Comply with regulatory requirements related to admissions, documentation, and patient rights.
- Participate in team meetings to discuss care plans, patient progress, and barriers to achieving patient goals.
- Perform other duties assigned by the Director of Nursing or Home Health Director.
Benefits
- Mileage reimbursement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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