Home Health RN - Registered Nurse

Crescent Home Health•Valdosta, GA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for an RN to join our Crescent Home Health team. Come make a difference in the Valdosta area and surrounding communities! At Crescent Home Health, our employees enjoy: Creating lasting connections with individuals and families across the community. Experiencing genuine appreciation and gratitude from those we serve. Having the confidence of strong support, stability, and balance between work and life. Leadership development opportunities – we value internal advancement in areas of interest to our employees. The RN provides and directs provisions of nursing care to patients in their homes as prescribed by the physician and in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and agency policies. Crescent Home Health, an affiliate of The Pennant Group (NASDAQ: PNTG), is the employer for this position as stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health, hospice, and home care agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com. Our caregivers bring not only medical expertise but also compassion, trust, and dignity into every home we serve. Rooted in Georgia’s communities and strengthened by our mission of life-changing service, Crescent Home Health helps families recover, restore, and thrive where life is lived most — at home. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.

Requirements

One (1) year of clinical RN experience.
Current RN license in the state where services are rendered.
Current CPR certification, driver's License, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation.
Must be able to reliably commute to multiple patient residences daily within the geographic area assigned.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the total plan of care with other health care professionals involved in the care and strive to maintain continuity of patient care by planning and exchanging information with physician, agency personnel, patient, family, and community resources.
Make the initial and/or comprehensive nursing evaluation visit, determine primary focus of care, develop the plan of care within state specific guidelines, and ensure patients meet home health eligibility and medical necessity guidelines as defined by the payer.
Maintain and submit accurate documentation and clinical notes, including the patient’s condition, appropriate goals, interventions, and patient’s response to home health care.
Provide high quality clinical services within the scope of practice as defined by the state laws governing the practice of nursing, in accordance with the plan of care, from admit through discharge.