Registered Nurse - Home Health University City FT Days

American Addiction Centers • Charlotte, NC

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About The Position

This position is for a Registered Nurse in Home Health, responsible for the daily management of an assigned patient caseload. The role involves ensuring timely care and documentation, meeting patient needs as prescribed in the plan of care and per MD orders. Key duties include collecting and analyzing patient data from home assessments and EMR, identifying high-risk patients, and prioritizing multi-issue situations. The nurse will also identify and address barriers to care resolution, develop and oversee patient care plans, and direct the care coordination of a multidisciplinary clinical team, including supervision of LPNs and HHAs. Performing ordered treatments, therapies, and procedures in accordance with state and agency policies is also a core function. The position is full-time, Monday-Friday with an on-call weekend rotation, and is eligible for a sign-on bonus and internal referral bonus. Advocate Health is a large nonprofit integrated health system, a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience, and value-based care, serving nearly 6 million patients.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
• BLS required per policy guidelines.
• Current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner in the state in which you work and reside or; if declaring a National License Compact (NLC) state as your primary state of residency, meet the licensure requirements in your home state; or for Non-National License Compact states, current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner required in the state where the RN works.
• Additional education, training, certifications, or experience may be required within the department by the nurse leader.

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the daily management of an assigned patient caseload, ensuring timely care and documentation to meet the patent needs/services as prescribed in the established plan of care and per MD orders
• Collects data pertinent to the healthcare consumer's health or the situation from patient assessments in the home setting, telephonic contacts and/or related EMR information available.
• Analyzes the data to determine the issues and available resources to seek effective resolution.
• Identifies patients at high risk for re-hospitalization, falls and/or high utilization of resources that require additional intervention and case conferencing to ensure appropriate care and frequency of services mitigates risk and ensure high quality outcomes
• Prioritizes multi-issue, situations appropriate to the criticality of patient health and welfare, patient/staff safety and impact to effective, timely services
• Identifies barriers to situation/complaint resolution (i.e. language, literacy, psychological, etc) and follows-up with the appropriate resources or leadership to address timely and effectively
• Develops and provides oversight of a plan of care that is effectively communicated with the parties involved and supports quality patient outcomes and patient satisfaction.
• Implements the identified plan, and directs the care coordination of a multidisciplinary clinical team approach, supervision of LPNs and/or HHAs involved in the care of the assigned patient caseload to promote health and safe outcomes.
• Performs ordered treatments, therapies, and/or procedures in accordance with State Nurse Practice Act and Home Health Conditions of Participation, JCAHO and agency policy and procedures.
• Evaluates progress towards attainment of patient centered goals.

Benefits

• Sign-On Bonus eligible, up to $15,000.00 for qualified applicants.
• Internal teammates are eligible for a $7,500.00 Referral Bonus.
• Competitive compensation
• Generous retirement offerings
• Programs that invest in your career development
• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees