Registered Home Health Nurse PRN

AlpineCare•Cleveland, OH

11d

About The Position

Alpine Care Home Health is dedicated to providing expert, compassionate care in the home setting. Our team of skilled clinicians help individuals remain safe and independent in their homes, with personalized care that respects the individuals’ goals, values, and overall well-being. Our team brings deep expertise in physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, wound care, and complex care management, and more. We offer customized tools and hands-on support to improve mobility, accelerate recovery, and encourage lasting self-reliance. We take pride in offering personalized, evidence-based care. We work closely with primary care providers, families, and specialists to create care plans that are proactive, holistic, and aligned with each patient’s priorities. Through access to a full range of physical and mental health services, we aim to support patient independence and long-term stability. We’re building a purpose-driven team passionate about making a difference. If you’re excited to shape the future of home-based care, here’s what the role involves. Responsibilities The Home Health Visiting Nurse provides intermittent skilled nursing services in a face-to-face capacity to include patient residence and qualifying facilities. The Home Health Visiting Nurse is responsible to communicate the patient’s progress with other disciplines and directs, supervises and instructs non-professional home health aide staff in the provision of personal care to the patient.

Requirements

Current unencumbered State professional Nurse License
Must maintain a valid driver’s license and good driving record
The ability to make sound professional clinical judgment
The ability to assess and document patient needs and formulate individualized patient care plans to meet those needs
Proficient clinical skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Proficiency in personal computer use, including e-mail, clinical, word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software
Active CPR Certification

Nice To Haves

One year of experience as a home care professional nurse and is competent in performing home care comprehensive assessment

Responsibilities

Under the physician’s order, admits patients eligible for home care services within 24-48 hours
Assess and evaluates patient needs/problems, identifies mutually agreed upon goals with patients
Reports patient status and need for other disciplines to agency Clinical Supervisor and referring physician
Reports to assigned follow-up Clinician as indicated
Develops patient care plan that specifically addresses identified patient problems; patient problems and goals
Updates care plans on an ongoing basis; revises and resolves patient problems and goals as changes occur and/or at recertification
Completed admission paperwork and patient care plan submitted to Clinical Supervisor per agency policy following the admission including completed and signed admission checklist
Provides intermittent Skilled Nursing services including assessment, evaluation, procedures, teaching and training activities as outlined in the patient Plan of Care
Provides Skilled Nursing visits according to visit schedule and notifies agency of need to alter schedule in any way
Reports significant findings to patient’s physician and Clinical Supervisor as they occur
Submits completed skilled nursing visit notes; communication notes and home health aide supervisory notes per agency policy on designated days as requested by Clinical Supervisor
Submits change orders per agency policy
Performs all OASIS time point assessment per Medicare Criteria and submits recertification paperwork per agency policy and procedure
Mantains open lines of communications to all members of the continuum of care team
Supervises Home Health Aide and license and documents per Medicare criteria and per agency policy and procedure
Acts as a preceptor in the orientation of new nursing staff as requested
Attends staff meetings, team conferences and educational in-services per agency requirements
Participates in Process Improvement (PI) program by assisting with collection of data and serves on PI team upon request
Participates in discharge planning process Medicare Criteria and agency policy and procedure
Follows agency policies and procedures
Performs these and all other duties as assigned by the Administrator
Able to lift 40 pounds from floor to shoulder
Repetitive walking, standing, sitting, bending, and use of hands
Able to drive a car 2-4 hours per day
Responsible to ensure the use of the 4Ms (What Matters to the patient, Medications, Mentation, and Mobility) and provides Age-Friendly Care
Other duties as assigned