Registered Home Health Nurse

AlpineCare•Cincinnati, OH

19d

About The Position

Alpine Care Home Health provides personalized, evidence-based care in patients’ homes to support safety, independence, recovery, and long-term stability. The Home Health Visiting Nurse provides intermittent skilled nursing services, communicates patient progress with other disciplines, and directs, supervises, and instructs non-professional home health aide staff in providing personal care. The nurse coordinates with the patient’s care team and supports individualized care aligned with the patient’s priorities, including Age-Friendly Care and use of the 4Ms: What Matters to the patient, Medications, Mentation, and Mobility.

Requirements

Current nursing license in the state of practice, or licensure in accordance with Board of Nurse Examiners rules for the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).
Valid driver’s license and good driving record.
Ability to make sound professional clinical judgments.
Ability to assess and document patient needs and formulate individualized patient care plans.
Proficiency in clinical skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Proficiency with personal computers, including email, word processing, spreadsheets, and clinical software.
Active CPR certification for Florida applicants.
Able to lift 40 pounds from floor to shoulder.
Able to perform repetitive walking, standing, sitting, bending, and use of hands.
Able to drive a car 2–4 hours per day.

Responsibilities

Provide intermittent skilled nursing services, including assessment, evaluation, procedures, teaching, and training, as outlined in the patient’s Plan of Care.
Make skilled nursing visits according to the visit schedule and notify the agency when the schedule needs to change.
Report significant findings to the patient’s physician and Clinical Supervisor as they occur.
Submit completed skilled nursing visit notes, communication notes, and home health aide supervisory notes according to agency policy and deadlines requested by the Clinical Supervisor.
Submit change orders according to agency policy.
Maintain communication with all members of the continuum of care team.
Supervise Home Health Aides and document supervision according to Medicare criteria and agency policy and procedure.
Attend staff meetings, team conferences, and educational in-services as required by the agency.
Obtain information provided at skilled nurse in-services and meetings, and demonstrate appropriate follow-up.
Participate in the Process Improvement program by assisting with data collection and serving on the PI team upon request.
Follow agency policies and procedures.
Participate in discharge planning according to Medicare criteria and agency policy and procedure.
Ensure use of the 4Ms and provide Age-Friendly Care.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Administrator.