Home Health RN, Per Diem

Dartmouth Health•White River Junction, VT

About The Position

Home Health RN Per Diem, Days Why work as an RN Case Manager at Dartmouth Health Home Care ? You really get to know your patients and become an integral part of their care team. You are provided broad independence but are also part of a cohesive patient-care team. You get to be an important part of the community where you live. You have a work/life balance that can match the flexibility you need. Benefits include: Employee Referral Bonuses Clinical CEUs Online LinkedIn Learning Being a part of the renowned Dartmouth Health system Locations : Bradford, VT area Randolph, VT area Springfield, VT area Windsor, VT area White River Junction, VT area Lebanon, NH area Dartmouth Health Home Care covers more than 70 towns delivering superior nursing, rehabilitation, hospice, and personal care services with proven effectiveness, integrity, and compassion. Our only goal is to help the people in our communities. When you join the Dartmouth Health Home Care, you’ll become part of a dedicated team delivering outstanding home health and hospice services that enrich the lives of the people we serve. Responsibilities RN Case Managers at DHHC screen, evaluate, re-evaluate, and treat patients as well as coordinate and communicate treatment activities with our interdisciplinary team members and the patient. We would love to meet you and tell you more about this engaging and fulfilling part of our healthcare delivery system. Our Hiring Managers can explain the different roles, our service area, the unique aspects of home and hospice care, and the many benefits we can offer your career and personal life. Dartmouth Health Home Care will never require candidates to provide personally identifying information such as social security number, date of birth, street address, or banking information in order to submit an application for employment. Identifying information will only be requested after an offer of employment has been extended and accepted, for the purposes of security screening and onboarding. As part of Dartmouth Health, Dartmouth Health Home Care is an equal-opportunity employer.

Requirements

Must be a licensed Registered Nurse in Vermont and New Hampshire or hold a compact license.
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

Responsibilities

Develops a care plan in collaboration with the patient's physician, the patient, and their family, or the primary caregivers upon admission.
Periodically reviews the patient care plan and recertifies the patient care plan as appropriate.
Coordinate the patient's care plan through interdisciplinary communication and case conferences, as appropriate.
Advise other disciplines of discharges in a timely manner.
Provide ongoing assessment of the patient's clinical, functional, and emotional status to identify problems and/or progress toward desired goals.
Communicate significant changes to the patient's physician and VNA colleagues.
Document evaluations, treatment goals, and objectives.
Teach the patient and caregiver self-care techniques as appropriate.
Provide medication, diet, and other instructions as ordered by the physician and utilizes opportunities for health counseling with patients and caregivers.