RN - Home Health (Days) Kāne‘ohe, HI

Mobile Health Team Inc•Kaneohe, HI

3d•$32•Onsite

About The Position

Mobile Health Team Inc. is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Health for a 13-week travel assignment in Kāne‘ohe, HI. This position involves providing excellent patient care by assisting in collaboration, development, implementation, revision, and reporting of the case management program. The RN will act as a liaison between the patient, family, nurse, physicians, multidisciplinary team, and patient's healthcare benefactor to optimize outcomes. The role also involves serving as a consultant to the healthcare team, leading the coordination of patient care, and ensuring the interdisciplinary care plan is consistent with the patient’s clinical course. The focus is on complex patients, including frequent emergency department utilizers, chronic pain and substance abuse patients, and homeless patients. Responsibilities include coordinating transfers to tertiary centers, providing oversight for regulatory compliance, and managing frequent emergency department visitors through review studies.

Requirements

Must have 1+ year Medicare-certified home health agency experience is required
Active and clear driver's license and car insurance is required
Hawaii license is required
Homecare Home Base and OASIS is required
COVID and FLU vaccine is required. Will not take declinations!
Mileage reimbursed at .75 cents per mile (lower than IRS established rate)
Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills
Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask
Willingness to participate in continuing education and training programs
Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently
Strong communication, professionalism, and reliability
Drug screen and background check (facility required)
Additional facility onboarding forms as assigned

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree is preferred
Case Manager experience is preferred

Responsibilities

Provides excellent patient care by assisting in collaboration, development, implementation, revision and reporting of the case management program.
Acts as a liaison between the patient, family, nurse, physicians, multidisciplinary team and patient's healthcare benefactor to optimize outcomes.
Serves as a consultant to the healthcare team on specific patient items.
Leads the coordination of patient care with other disciplines within the care team, monitoring the appropriateness and timeliness of care.
Ensures the interdisciplinary care plan is consistent with the patient’s clinical course, continuing care needs and covered services by monitoring diagnostic testing, treatments and procedures, and other aspects of patient care as appropriate for acute care.
Discusses with physicians, the appropriateness of resource utilization, consultations, treatment plan, estimated length of stay and discharge plan.
Focuses on complex patients, frequent emergency department utilizers, chronic pain and substance abuse patients, and homeless patients.
Collaborates with acute care case managers to ensure appropriateness on ongoing care.
Coordinates the transfer of patients to tertiary centers, including the transfer of patient information required for continuity of ongoing treatment and services.
Provides oversight and collects data required for regulatory/accreditation compliance.
Manages frequent emergency department visitors by conducting a focus study review of the previous and current admissions.