Registered Nurse RN - Home Health

Elara Caring • Worcester, MA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Elara Caring is seeking a Registered Nurse Home Health to join their team, playing a crucial role in the growing home care industry. The mission of Elara Caring is to provide high-quality care to over 60,000 patients daily in their preferred home setting. This full-time position involves managing a client caseload in Worcester, MA, and surrounding areas. The role requires a compassionate and dedicated healthcare professional to assess, plan, coordinate, implement, and evaluate patient care plans, ensuring alignment with the company's vision and maintaining patient privacy.

Requirements

• Current, unrestricted state RN license.
• 1+ year experience in a clinical care setting as a nurse.
• Able and willing to travel within the branch/office coverage area.
• Must be able and willing to travel 50%.
• Ability to sit, stand, bend, lift and move intermittently and be able to lift 50-100 lbs.
• Valid driver’s license and insurance and reliable transportation to perform job tasks.

Nice To Haves

• Associates Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is preferred.
• Previous Home Health or Hospice Experience is preferred.
• Previous experience with HomeCare HomeBase is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that all activities performed align with the vision of Elara Caring’s board of directors, executive team, and the leadership of the Home Health team.
• Maintains patient and staff privacy and confidentiality pursuant to HIPAA Privacy Final Rule.
• Assesses assigned case load of home health care patients and families to identify the physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs of patients as evidenced by documentation, clinical records, Interdisciplinary Team reports, after hours reports, and on-site evaluations.
• Assumes primary responsibility for caseload, including assessing, planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating the plan of treatment.
• Assesses patient needs and obtains data on physical, psychological, social, and spiritual factors that may influence patient/family/caregiver health status and incorporate that data into the plan of care.
• Makes the initial evaluation and re-evaluates the patient’s nursing needs during each visit.
• Makes follow up visits according to patient, family, and facility needs.
• Communicates significant findings, problems, and changes in health condition, environment, or unsafe facility conditions to the Clinical Supervisor, physician, facility, and/or other personnel involved with patient care.
• Revises the plan of care in response to identified patient care issues and notifies the Clinical Supervisor, physician, facility, and other team members.

Benefits

• Work autonomy and flexible schedules.
• 1:1 patient care.
• Supportive and collaborative environment.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Tuition reimbursement for full-time staff and continuing education opportunities for all employees.
• Comprehensive insurance plans for medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(K) with employer match.
• Paid time off, paid holidays, family & pet bereavement, pet insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees