$10,000 Sign On Bonus Eligible!! (RN) Home Health Case Manager - Birmingham, AL- ProHealth Home Health & Hospice

ProHealth Home Health & Hospice • Hoover, AL

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About The Position

A Registered Nurse administers skilled nursing care to patients intermittently in their homes, following physician orders and each patient’s plan of care under the direction and supervision of the Director of Clinical Services/Nursing Supervisor. The role includes assessing and coordinating patient care, documenting services, communicating changes in patient condition, and supervising or teaching other nursing personnel. The position serves patients in Birmingham, Alabama, and includes assigned on-call duty nights, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing.
• Current nursing license in the state or states where practicing.
• Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.
• Acceptance of the Agency’s philosophy and goals.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide services in accordance with the plan of care.
• Make the initial evaluation visit and regularly reevaluate patients’ nursing needs.
• Initiate plans of care and make necessary revisions.
• Provide services that require 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, in accordance with Agency policy.
• Coordinate services.
• Inform personnel of changes in patients’ conditions and needs.
• Counsel patients and their families or significant others regarding nursing and related needs.
• Participate in and present in-service programs.
• Understand and adhere to established Agency policies and procedures.
• Process orders, notify physicians of patient needs and changes in condition, and complete certification/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 assigned on-call duty nights, weekends, and holidays.
• 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 eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed