Weekend RN - Home Health
About The Position
The Registered Nurse in Home Health provides and directs nursing care to patients in their homes as prescribed by physicians and in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and agency policies. The RN coordinates the total plan of care with other healthcare professionals and supports continuity through communication and information exchange with physicians, agency personnel, patients, families, and community resources. Care is provided in a Point of Care setting. The role develops, implements, and updates patient care plans with physicians and the interdisciplinary team; verifies home-health eligibility; and completes comprehensive nursing assessments, including OASIS and medication reconciliation. It provides and coordinates clinical care, supervises and assigns work to home health aides and LPNs/LVNs, and completes required supervisory visits. The RN documents care according to policy and payer requirements and communicates promptly with relevant care participants. The position also supports staff orientation and precepting, performance improvement, survey readiness, patient safety, and efforts to reduce avoidable hospitalizations. Professional expectations include punctuality, continued learning, meeting deadlines, attending meetings, following agency standards, and participating in on-call and weekend rotations. The RN must be able to function in clients’ home situations regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition.
Requirements
- Current and unrestricted RN licensure in the state of practice.
- Current driver’s license and vehicle insurance, with access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation.
Nice To Haves
- CPR certification, or ability to complete it within 90 days of hire.
- At least 1 year of clinical experience.
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and update patient plans of care in collaboration with physicians and the interdisciplinary team.
- Ensure home-health eligibility and complete comprehensive nursing assessments, including OASIS and medication reconciliation.
- Provide and coordinate high-quality clinical care.
- Supervise and assign tasks to home health aides and LPNs/LVNs in compliance with state and federal regulations, including completing required supervisory visits.
- Document patient care accurately according to agency policy and payer requirements.
- Communicate promptly with physicians, patients, families, and agency staff to coordinate effective care.
- Participate in orientation and precepting of new staff.
- Contribute to performance improvement, survey readiness, patient safety initiatives, and reducing avoidable hospitalizations.
- Meet professional standards, including punctuality, ongoing learning, meeting deadlines, active meeting participation, and adherence to agency standards.
- Participate in on-call and weekend rotations.
- Function in home situations regardless of the client’s age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Incentive and recognition programs, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Equity stock purchase, subject to eligibility requirements.
- 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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