Professional Staff Nurse Home Health

UPMC•Williamsport, PA

4d•Remote

About The Position

UPMC Home Health is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) to join our At Home nursing team. This role offers a rewarding career where you can provide direct, one-on-one patient care in a home setting with a diverse patient population. You will have the opportunity to get to know patients and guide their care in the comfort of their homes, collaborating with a specialized team of nurses, rehabilitation therapists, social workers, dietitians, aides, and administrative staff to provide personalized patient care.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing required.
Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse either in the state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located OR TPP
CPR is required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
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Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree preferred.
Prior nursing experience preferred

Responsibilities

Establish patients’ plans of care in collaboration with physicians, patients, and utilization management (UM) professionals to meet physicians’ orders and patients’ needs.
Coordinate case management activities across a multi-disciplinary health care team to ensure appropriate, quality patient care.
Initiate, deliver, and evaluate patient- and family-centered health teaching.
Strive to help patients achieve optimal health outcomes, delivering compassionate care with an emphasis on the patient's experience.
Complete all required documentation, including visit assessments, OASIS, 485 and verbal orders accurately and promptly on a laptop or in written documentation while in the patient's home and according to all applicable regulatory standards.
Attend compliance training and adhere to the organization’s standards of conduct, policies, and procedures in addition to all local, state, and federal regulatory guidelines.