Professional Staff Nurse - Home Health Farrell

UPMC • West Middlesex, PA

8h • Remote

About The Position

UPMC at Home is hiring a full-time RN to support Farrell, West Middlesex, Pulaski, and the surrounding areas! This role offers a rewarding career where you can provide direct, one-on-one patient care in a home setting with a diverse patient population. You will have the opportunity to get to know patients as you guide their care in the comfort of their homes. As an RN with UPMC Home Health, you’ll collaborate with a team of specialized nurses, rehabilitation therapists, social workers, dieticians, aides, and trained administrative staff to provide personalized patient care.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing required.
• Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse either in the state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located.
• Automotive Insurance
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Driver's License
• Registered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP)
• Act 33
• Act 34
• OAPSA
• Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Prior nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish patients’ plans of care in collaboration with physicians, patients, and utilization management (UM) professionals to meet physicians’ orders and patients’ needs.
• Coordinate case management activities across a multi-disciplinary health care team to ensure appropriate, quality patient care.
• Initiate, deliver, and evaluate patient- and family-centered health teaching.
• Strive to help patients achieve optimal health outcomes, delivering compassionate care with an emphasis on the patient's experience.
• Complete all required documentation, including visit assessments, OASIS, 485 and verbal orders accurately and promptly on a laptop or in written documentation while in the patient's home and according to all applicable regulatory standards.
• Attend compliance training and adhere to the organization’s standards of conduct, policies, and procedures in addition to all local, state, and federal regulatory guidelines.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus available for new graduates and experienced staff
• Career ladder designed for your professional advancement.
• Flexible shift options, including a dedicated weekend program with premium rates and benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement
• Discounted RN-to-BSN programs
• Mileage reimbursement (at the federal rate).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees