Pediatric Home Team (Transitional) Nurse

Angels of Care Pediatric Home Health • San Antonio, TX

7d

About The Position

Join our team as a Home Team Nurse for a growing company that has a huge heart, fast-paced work environment, and great benefits! Work with passionate, talented professionals that are dedicated to serving our clients and feel rewarded knowing that your job MATTERS!
The Company:
Angels of Care Pediatric Home Health is a family, clinically-owned company that has been caring for the medically fragile community since 2000! The company was founded by a nurse with a huge heart, and today we pride ourselves on our values: Heart, Advocacy, Love, and Outreach! #HALOS
The Position:
Using strong clinical and assessment skills to assess patients’ post-acute needs in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary Halos Home Team and the patients discharge care providers to ensure continuity of care when discharging home.

Requirements

• Active Texas RN or LPN license
• Active CPR
• Strong oral and written communications skills
• Adaptability
• Provide care in a client home setting
• Ability to make a positive and lasting impression
• Ability to work as a team member
• Flexibility in scheduling with the ability to work on call as needed.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and move
• Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and patient needs, and to make quick decisions and resource acquisition’ meet patient/family individualized psycho socials needs.
• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Must function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity and the ability to work effectively with clients, personnel, and support.
• Must submit a resume to be considered for this position

Nice To Haves

• Trach/vent experience preferred
• Home care preferred

Responsibilities

• Focus on the medical needs and treatment of infants, children, and/or adolescents primarily in their home according to the active plan of care, as given by the physician and other appropriate personnel.
• Maintain positive internal and external customer service relationships.
• Conduct on-going patient care and assessments.
• Administration of prescribed medications, treatments, and therapies.
• Coordination of care.
• Educate family members/caregivers on patient clinical care to enhance positive outcomes.
• Preventative initiatives to protect quality of care for patient.
• Assess patients’ post-acute care needs in collaboration with the Clinical Care Managers and the patients discharge care providers to ensure continuity of care when discharging home.
• Provide interim care to patients experiencing gaps due to call offs, vacations and staff shortages with varying acuity and scheduling needs.
• Provide one-on-one training to nurses in the field to ensure a smooth clinical and non-clinical transition assuring continuity of care when the Halo’s Home Team exists the case.
• In conjunction with support staff, serve as a liaison and patient advocate on complicated cases.
• Exercise necessary cost control measures.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills by conveying necessary information accurately, listening effectively and asking questions when clarification is needed.
• Be depended upon to plan and organize work effectively and ensure its completion.
• Meet all productivity requirements.
• Demonstrate team behavior and must be willing to promote a team-oriented environment.
• Represent the organization professionally at all times.
• Demonstrate initiative
• Continually improve processes and relationships.

Benefits

• Major medical, dental, & vision plans with a generous portion of medical covered by AOC
• Group & voluntary life insurance
• 401K
• Paid time off
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental Insurance Policies
• Patient Care Coordination Services
• Prescription Concierge Service
• Anytime Fitness gym discount
• Voluntary long-term & short-term disability
• Free life insurance
• Cellular discounts
• Health savings account
• Dependent care flexible spending account
• Wellness program & incentives
• Legal Shield & Identity Shield
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Annual car giveaway
• and many more!

What This Job Offers

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