Home Health Nurse

Bridge Home Health & Hospice • Findlay, OH

397d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in Home Health/Hospice Care is responsible for ongoing assessment, care planning, documentation of progress, and accountability for assigned patients within the Home Health/Hospice system. This role includes various opportunities such as Home Health RN, Home Health Case Manager, Home Health Admission Nurse, and Wound Care RN, with a focus on providing exceptional patient care in a supportive environment.

Requirements

• Current R.N. licensure for the state of Ohio.
• Minimum of 1 year of general nursing experience.
• Homecare/Hospice work experience preferred.
• Current Ohio Driver's license with clean driving record and ability to provide own transportation while on duty required.
• Commitment to and knowledge of the philosophy, mission and goals of the agency and standards and regulations governing it.
• Positive service-oriented interpersonal and communication skills required.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Home Health or Hospice care settings.

Responsibilities

• Uses the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care to provide for the unique physical and emotional needs of each patient.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skill necessary to provide disease/diagnosis age-specific care to the patients served.
• Establishes and maintains communication/collaboration with the case manager, interdisciplinary team, and patient's primary physician regarding patient condition, orders, plan of care, and anticipated needs.
• Makes visits as assigned by case manager/scheduler in compliance with the plan of care.
• Able to communicate admission and recertification criteria specific to each patient.
• Documentation is consistent with or exceeds Bridge Home Health and Hospice guidelines.
• Manages weekend assignments responsible to include keeping case manager and/or home health/hospice manager informed of any unusual or special incident occurrences.
• Utilizes a team approach to teaching opportunities and family care issues of the patient.
• Consistently maintains optimal patient care within budget constraints.
• Displays Service Excellence as evidenced by practicing the mission, vision, and values of the organization to promote patient satisfaction.
• Complies with organizational policies, procedures, and practices to ensure quality job performance and Medicare/Medicaid compliance.

Benefits

• $5,000 Sign On Bonus!
• 4 day work week for FT
• Every 7th weekend rotation
• Only 1 holiday/year
• Paid mileage
• Quarterly bonus opportunity

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: No Education Listed