Home Health Registered Nurse RN - FT Weekend
About The Position
Halcyon Home is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse to support its growing geriatric home health population in Austin, Texas. The nurse will provide comprehensive, ongoing patient assessments, develop and implement plans of care, educate patients and families, coordinate with the interdisciplinary team, and help ensure quality and continuity of care. The role is scheduled full-time on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Halcyon Home is a fast-growing, Central Texas-owned home health, hospice, and home care company. The organization emphasizes hospitality and compassion to encourage positive outcomes for its aging clients and describes its culture as people-first, supportive, and collaborative.
Requirements
- Current RN license in good standing with the state nursing board.
- Strong clinical and assessment skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in home health or a related healthcare setting is preferred.
- Knowledge of or experience using Homecare Homebase EMR is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Conduct initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of patients’ physical, functional, psychosocial, and environmental needs, and document findings in the clinical record and related reports.
- Consult with and educate patients and families about disease processes, self-care techniques, end-of-life care, nutrition, and dietary needs.
- Prioritize patient needs with members of the interdisciplinary group (IDG).
- Train other staff as needed.
- Apply admission and recertification criteria to determine appropriate levels of care and patient eligibility.
- Determine the scope and frequency of services based on patient acuity and patient and family needs.
- Assess caregivers’ ability to meet patients’ immediate needs upon admission and throughout care.
- Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
- Apply infection-control concepts and standard precautions when coordinating and providing patient care.
- Provide clinical direction to Hospice Aides and LPNs/LVNs to support quality and continuity of services.
- Prepare clinical and progress notes that demonstrate progress toward established goals.
- Ensure continuity of quality patient care through appropriate documentation.
- Inform physicians and other personnel about changes in patient needs and intervention outcomes, and evaluate patient and family responses to care.
- Monitor assigned cases for compliance with third-party payer requirements.
- Demonstrate commitment, professional growth, and competency.
- Promote the agency’s philosophy and administrative policies.
- Communicate effectively with patients, families, team members, and other healthcare professionals.
- Implement, develop, and document plans of care, and recommend revisions as necessary.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- Paid time off: five weeks plus nine holidays in year one, and six weeks plus nine holidays starting in year two.
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
