RN Registered Nurse Home Health
About The Position
Amedisys, part of the Optum family of businesses, provides home health, hospice, and community-based services. In this role, the Registered Nurse guides patients and families through the care continuum by assessing needs, coordinating care, supporting discharge and transition planning, and managing ongoing outpatient care. Under the supervision of an RN or MD, the nurse helps ensure patients receive the appropriate level of care, provides education, coaching, and treatment-decision support, and collaborates with a Care Advocate and Social Worker. The role includes patient assessment and care planning, referrals to other disciplines, promoting patient health and independence, supervising LPNs and HHAs, maintaining timely and accurate documentation, communicating progress to the clinical manager and care team, providing staff education, and participating in on-call services and continuing education. The position uses a combination of per-visit-point compensation for visits and hourly pay for certain non-visit activities. The stated annual total cash compensation assumes full-time employment at 40 hours per week and full productivity.
Requirements
- Current RN license specific to the state(s) assigned to work in.
- Current CPR certification.
- At least 1 year of clinical experience as a Registered Nurse.
- Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and liability insurance.
Responsibilities
- Performs patient assessments and collaborates with the care team to develop and implement a plan of care.
- Makes referrals to other disciplines based on the patient's identified needs or documents the rationale for not doing so.
- Promotes patient health and independence through teaching and appropriate rehabilitative measures, including helping patients learn self-care techniques.
- Supervises LPNs and HHAs.
- Completes documentation timely and accurately.
- Regularly communicates patient progress to the clinical manager and care team.
- Plans and provides staff education.
- Performs on-call responsibilities and provides on-call services to patients and families as assigned.
- Participates in clinical development and continuing education programs.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Recognition programs.
- Equity stock purchase.
- 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
