Primary Care Nurse (RN, Registered Nurse, Visiting Nurse) - HomeCare
About The Position
Hartford HealthCare at Home, the largest provider of homecare services in Connecticut, is seeking a Primary Care Nurse to join their team. This role is part of a person-centered care model and will provide skilled nursing care to clients in home and community-based settings. The goal is to ensure the delivery of outcome-based, high-quality, cost-effective care. The nurse will collaborate with team members to achieve exceptional outcomes, maintain client records, make follow-up visits to assess disease progress and evaluate treatment response, and provide support to patients and families through teaching principles to promote health and prevent disease. The role also involves coordinating care with providers, carrying out the plan of care, teaching patients and reinforcing education, referring and coordinating client care services, consulting with physicians, communicating with care coordinators and other involved parties, directing LPNs and Home Care Aides, and referring clients/families to community resources as needed. The nurse will also attend and participate in in-service education programs.
Requirements
- Graduate of an Associate’s Degree or diploma program in nursing
- One year nursing experience or one year nursing experience in a specialty
- Registered nurse with a license to practice in the state of CT
Nice To Haves
- Graduate of NLN approved BSN program
- Medical/surgery or home care experience
Responsibilities
- Maintains a client record utilizing the Agency’s standard for documentation.
- Makes follow-up visit to provide skilled care to assess disease progress and evaluates response to treatment; provides support to patient/family utilizing teaching principles to promote and restore health and prevent disease and disability; coordinates care with providers.
- Carries out the plan of care.
- Teaches patients and reinforces client/caregiver teaching and education.
- Refers, collaborates, and coordinates all client care services.
- Consults with physician regarding client needs and plan of care.
- Communicates/conferences with Nurse Care Coordinator and all involved in the patient’s care.
- Directs LPNs in carrying out the established plan of care.
- Directs Home Care Aides and supervises plan of care.
- Refers client/family to other community resources as needed.
- Attends and participates in in-service education program.
Benefits
- competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
