Home Health Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Current Minnesota Registered Nurse license without revocation, suspension, limitations, or restrictions.
• At least two years of experience in a health care facility or home-care field.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work independently.
• Ability to make appropriate clinical judgments.
• Excellent written and oral communication, interpersonal communication, and teaching skills.
• Basic computer skills and ability to learn new software.
• Understanding of Medicare certification and experience with OASIS documentation.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, set priorities, and ensure necessary duties are completed.
• Access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation for travel to multiple business stops per day.
• Valid driver’s license and proof of car insurance when using a personal vehicle for company business.
• Proof of a negative Mantoux test or documentation of a negative chest X-ray.
• U.S. citizenship or evidence of a valid Alien Work Permit.
• Disclosure of conviction and criminal history records related to crimes involving provision of health services; candidates convicted of a crime will not be hired.
• Pass initial and ongoing background studies and screenings, including Minnesota Department of Health and Federal Office of the Inspector General List of Excluded Individuals and Entities screenings.
• Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including potential client transfers and lifting.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Word and Excel.
• Current CPR certification is recommended.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial and periodic client assessments to determine care needs, using interview and physical assessment skills.
• Implement and evaluate care; document nursing diagnoses, measurable outcomes, interventions, and nurses’ notes according to company standards.
• Develop and update care plans in response to clients’ conditions and needs.
• Provide total client care, including ordered medications and treatments, physical and psychological care, and client and family education.
• Assess and interpret symptoms, take remedial measures within the legal limits of Minnesota nursing practice, and immediately report significant changes in client condition.
• Adapt care to changing client needs and organize assignments to provide quality care cost-effectively.
• Coordinate client records in the home and office and coordinate care with families, caregivers, community resources, and other disciplines.
• Promote continuity of care by identifying problems and participating in solutions to achieve client outcomes.
• Maintain client, family, and employee confidentiality; maintain a safe client environment; and report suspected abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation.
• Follow infection-control policies and participate in the after-hours on-call process to support client care and resolve staffing issues.
• Teach and evaluate delegated tasks, provide employee orientation according to company policy, and maintain effective communication with employees.
• Stay current on state and federal home-care regulations and participate in case conferences and branch team meetings.
• Assess client and family readiness to learn, provide individualized teaching, and document teaching and responses.
• Participate in continuing education, in-service programs, orientation, and employee evaluations to support professional growth.
• Ensure service authorizations are current and services meet payer requirements; apply basic knowledge of client financial resources; and complete and distribute admission and financial forms accurately.
• Develop and maintain working relationships with referral sources, including physicians, hospitals, nursing homes, community resources, and payers.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Branch Office.

Benefits

• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Recognition program
• Employee referral program
• Medical insurance (based on full-time eligibility)
• Vision insurance (based on full-time eligibility)
• Life insurance (based on full-time eligibility)
• Pet insurance (based on full-time eligibility)
• 401(k), 100% vested (based on full-time eligibility)
• Tuition reimbursement (based on full-time eligibility)
• Paid holidays (based on full-time eligibility)
• Mobile reimbursement or company phone (based on full-time eligibility)