Home Health Registered Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Specialized Diploma from an NLN-approved or accredited nursing program.
• At least 1 year of recent experience providing direct care in a healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of patient education techniques and principles.
• Ability to take initiative, work independently without direct supervision, and function as a member of the care team.
• Ability to travel to patient care assignments.
• Knowledge of Conditions of Participation.
• Knowledge of and skill in completing regulatory data set collection accurately.
• Ability to facilitate difficult and complex communication related to goals of care.
• Highly skilled verbal and non-verbal communication.
• Excellent time management and organization skills.
• BLS - Basic Life Support, American Heart Association, within 30 days of hire.
• Pennsylvania RN license upon hire.
• Pennsylvania or New Jersey driver's license upon hire.
• Ability to lift and carry 40–50 lbs.; frequent to continuous standing and walking; and perform role-specific activities such as kneeling, bending, squatting, and CPR.

Nice To Haves

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
• 1 year of experience as a home health or hospice Registered Nurse.
• Knowledge of and ability to navigate multiple computer applications and EMR platforms.
• AMB-BC (Ambulatory Care Nursing-Board Certified, American Nurses Credentialing Center) within 3 years.
• CHPN (Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association) within 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive subjective and objective initial and follow-up assessments of patients, including physical, psychological, and environmental parameters.
• Complete required CMS data collection and initial assessments accurately to support quality outcomes measures.
• Formulate individualized plans of care based on physician orders, assessment data, current scientific findings, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Deliver patient care according to the physician-established medical plan of treatment, interdisciplinary team guidance, and protocols, using a patient- and family-centered approach.
• Communicate significant changes in patient status to the physician and other interdisciplinary care team members within a timeframe consistent with patient needs.
• Educate patients, families, and clinical staff on end-of-life issues, palliative care, advance directives, chronic disease management, pain management, symptom control, home care, hospice, and discharge planning.
• Promote patient and caregiver autonomy, evaluate the effectiveness of education, and modify teaching based on patient needs and goals.
• Collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary team to determine the appropriate level of care and skilled need for ordered services based on Conditions of Participation.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus of up to $20,000.