(RN) Home Health Case Manager $10,000 Sign On Bonus! (ProHealth Home Health - Montgomery, AL.)
About The Position
A Registered Nurse administers skilled nursing care to patients on an intermittent basis in their place of residence, in accordance with physician orders and the plan of care, under the direction and supervision of the Director of Clinical Services/Nursing Supervisor. The role includes evaluating and reassessing patients’ nursing needs, initiating and revising care plans, providing specialized nursing services, coordinating care, documenting patient visits and progress, and communicating changes in patient condition and needs. The nurse also counsels patients and families, supervises and teaches nursing personnel, participates in care conferences and quality activities, and completes required OASIS assessments and related documentation. The position works in the agency office and patient homes, with travel between locations, and may include on-call duty nights, weekends, and holidays as assigned.
Requirements
- Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing.
- Currently licensed in the state or states in which practicing.
- Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.
- Acceptance of the agency’s philosophy and goals.
- Ability to participate in physical activity; work for extended periods while standing and engaging in physical activity; perform heavy lifting; and do extensive bending, lifting, and standing regularly.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of nursing experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide services in accordance with the plan of care.
- Make the initial evaluation visit and regularly reevaluate patients’ nursing needs.
- Initiate the plan of care and necessary revisions.
- Provide services requiring substantial specialized nursing skills.
- Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
- Prepare clinical and progress notes for each patient visit and timely summaries of care conferences, as required by agency policy.
- Coordinate services.
- Inform personnel of changes in patients’ conditions and needs.
- Counsel patients and their families or significant others in meeting nursing and related needs.
- Participate in and present in-service programs.
- Understand and adhere to established agency policies and procedures.
- Process orders and notify physicians of patient needs and changes in condition; complete certification and recertification orders and discharge summaries.
- Determine the amount and type of nursing needed by each patient.
- Refer patients requiring specialized skills to physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and medical social workers.
- Supervise and teach other nursing personnel.
- Conduct patient care conferences for assigned patients.
- Participate in peer review and Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement as assigned.
- Provide total patient care as needed.
- Take on-call duty nights, weekends, and holidays as assigned.
- Complete and submit OASIS assessments, reassessments, transfers, resumptions of care, discharges, and significant-change-in-condition documentation within agency-defined time frames.
- Use ICD-10 codes appropriately.
Benefits
- $10,000 sign-on bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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