Home Health: RN Float Nurse - CENTRAL - (FT AM hours, no nights/weekends)

Lifespark Careers•Anoka, MN

12d

About The Position

The RN Float Nurse is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing home care services. The nurse uses nursing experience, particularly in community health, and community resources to plan and direct services for individuals and families in their homes and communities. The role serves the Blaine, Fridley, Columbia Heights, Minneapolis, Bloomington, and Burnsville areas. This is a full-time position scheduled Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with no evenings or weekends. Mileage is reimbursed at 72.5 cents per mile. The nurse assesses and reassesses clients, develops and updates individualized plans of care, provides nursing treatments and education, coordinates with physicians and community health professionals, and may serve as case manager for an assigned caseload. The role also supervises home health aide care, manages client supplies and appointments, documents care and mileage, and participates in safety, training, and event-management processes.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current Minnesota RN nursing license.
Must pass a motor vehicle record (MVR) check based on Lifespark company policy.

Nice To Haves

One year of home health care experience preferred.
Experience supervising caregivers.

Responsibilities

Complete initial assessments of clients and families to determine home care needs, including physical assessments and histories of current and previous illnesses.
Regularly reevaluate clients’ nursing needs and revise plans of care as clients’ conditions and needs change.
Use health assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses and develop care plans with goals and therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions.
Include clients and families in the care-planning process.
Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians and provide direct client care within the State Nurse Practice Act.
Counsel clients and families about nursing and related needs and provide health care instructions as appropriate to the assessment and plan of care.
Identify discharge-planning needs, include them in care plan development, and implement them before client discharge.
Act as case manager when assigned by the Clinical Supervisor and coordinate care for the assigned caseload.
Build rapport with clients, clinicians, partners, and the community; communicate professionally within the team and resolve or escalate customer service concerns.
Prepare clinical notes and update the primary physician when necessary and at least every 60 days.
Communicate client needs and changes in condition to physicians and obtain or receive physician orders as required.
Coordinate the care plan with community health-related professionals.
Complete care-plan documentation by 10 a.m. the following day.
Comply with rules and regulations governing registered nurse responsibilities and complete assigned orientation and annual training.
Participate in Lifespark’s Event Management process, including reports, escalation of events, and investigations.
Promote workplace safety through real-time coaching and participation in safety awareness training.
Instruct, supervise, and evaluate home health aide care every two weeks.
Manage client supplies and ensure the appropriate durable medical equipment provider is used.
Schedule and keep member appointments.
Organize travel efficiently and accurately document mileage in the EMR.
Perform other duties as assigned.