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

Lifespark Careers•Roseville, MN

12d

About The Position

The RN Float Nurse plans, organizes, and directs home care services, drawing on nursing experience and community health education to meet the needs of individuals and families in their homes and communities. The role serves the east service area, including Forest Lake, Hugo, Circle Pines, Shoreview, Arden Hills, Roseville, St. Paul, Woodbury, Inver Grove Heights, Apple Valley, and Rosemount. The schedule is full-time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with no evenings or weekends. Compensation is $88,000–$90,000 annually depending on experience, plus a limited-time $2,500 sign-on bonus and mileage reimbursement at 72.5 cents per mile. The nurse assesses clients and families, establishes and updates plans of care, provides and coordinates nursing services, and documents care. The nurse may act as case manager when assigned by the Clinical Supervisor and is responsible for coordinating care for an assigned caseload. Duties also include supervising home health aide care, managing client supplies, scheduling appointments, and organizing and documenting travel. Lifespark is a senior health company headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. It describes its work as helping seniors stay healthy, navigate health care options, and live fuller, more independent lives as they age. Lifespark offers a continuum of services and career growth opportunities, and states that it provides equal employment opportunities without regard to protected characteristics or statuses.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Complete initial client and family assessments 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 client status and needs change.
Use assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses and develop care plans with goals and therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions; include clients and families in planning.
Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians and provide direct client care consistent with the State Nurse Practice Act.
Counsel clients and families regarding nursing and related needs and provide health care instructions as appropriate to the assessment and plan of care.
Identify discharge-planning needs during 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; maintain positive and professional team communication; resolve customer-service concerns and escalate issues.
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 personnel.
Complete documentation related to the care plan by 10 a.m. the following day.
Understand and comply with rules and regulations governing registered nurse responsibilities.
Complete assigned orientation and annual training requirements.
Participate in Lifespark’s Event Management process, including initiating reports and escalating and investigating events.
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.