Home Health RN Admission Nurse

Adara Home Health•White Bear Lake, MN

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Admissions Nurse ensures client care is provided in accordance with company policies and procedures and maintains strong relationships with referral sources. The position reports to the Clinical Supervisor. This is a full-time, Monday–Friday position with an on-call rotation. The nurse reports to the Blaine, Minnesota office and serves White Bear Lake and surrounding cities. The role involves traveling to clients’ homes to provide one-to-one care, which may take 1–3 hours per client. The nurse performs initial and periodic client assessments, implements and evaluates care, develops and updates care plans, provides treatments and medications as ordered, monitors changes in clients’ conditions, and coordinates care with families, caregivers, community resources, and other disciplines. The position also includes teaching clients and families, supervising and orienting employees, participating in case conferences and team meetings, maintaining client records, completing admission and financial forms, and maintaining relationships with referral sources. Care is provided in individual client homes and varied community settings. The role requires travel in all types of weather and may involve client transfers and lifting. The position has medium-to-very-heavy physical demands, including exerting 50–100 pounds of force occasionally, 25–50 pounds frequently, and 10–20 pounds constantly.

Requirements

Current Minnesota Registered Nurse (R.N.) license with no revocation, suspension, limitations, or restrictions.
At least two years of experience in a health care facility or home care field.
Strong organizational skills and ability to work independently.
Ability to make appropriate clinical judgments.
Excellent written and oral communication, interpersonal communication, and teaching skills.
Basic computer skills and ability to learn new software.
Understanding of Medicare certification and experience with OASIS documentation.
Ability to manage multiple assignments, establish priorities, and complete necessary duties.
Access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation for travel to multiple company business stops per day.
Valid driver’s license and proof of car insurance when using a personal vehicle for company business.
Proof of a negative Mantoux test or documentation of a negative chest X-ray.
U.S. citizenship or evidence of a valid Alien Work Permit.
Disclosure of convictions and criminal history records pertaining to crimes related to the provision of health services; candidates convicted of a crime will not be hired.
Ability to pass initial and ongoing background studies and screenings, including those of the Minnesota Department of Health and the Federal Office of the Inspector General’s List of Excluded Individuals and Entities.
Ability to meet the physical demands of client care, including transfers and lifting; exerting 50–100 pounds of force occasionally, 25–50 pounds frequently, and 10–20 pounds constantly.
Ability to travel and drive or use public transportation in all types of weather and adapt to varied homes and community settings.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
Current CPR certification is recommended.

Responsibilities

Perform initial and periodic client assessments to determine needs and evaluate care.
Implement and evaluate the effectiveness of client care; develop and update care plans as clients’ conditions indicate.
Use interview and physical assessment skills to evaluate client needs and demonstrate nursing skills appropriate to the services provided.
Document nursing diagnoses, measurable outcomes, interventions, nursing notes, teaching, and client and family responses according to company standards.
Provide total client care, including medications and treatments ordered by a physician, physical and psychological care, and client and family education.
Assess and interpret symptoms, take remedial measures within the legal limits of Minnesota nursing practice, and immediately report significant changes in a client’s condition.
Adapt care to changing client needs and organize assignments to provide quality care cost-effectively.
Coordinate client records in the home and office and coordinate care with families, caregivers, community resources, and other disciplines.
Promote continuity of care by identifying problems and participating in solutions to achieve client outcomes.
Maintain client, family, and employee confidentiality; maintain a safe client environment; report suspected abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation; and follow infection-control policies.
Participate in the after-hours on-call process to ensure care policies and procedures are followed and staffing issues are resolved.
Teach and evaluate delegated tasks, provide employee orientation according to company policy, and maintain positive communication with employees.
Keep up to date on state and federal home care regulations and participate in case conferences and branch team meetings.
Assess clients’ and significant others’ readiness to learn and provide individualized teaching.
Participate in continuing education, in-service programs, orientation, and employee evaluations to support professional growth.
Ensure client service authorizations are current and services meet payer requirements; apply basic knowledge of financial resources for client care.
Complete admission and financial forms accurately and distribute them appropriately.
Develop and maintain working relationships with referral sources, including physicians, hospitals, nursing homes, community resources, and payers.
Travel to client homes and company business stops to provide care and perform job duties.
Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Branch Office.