Registered Nurse - Home Health Lincoln FT Days

Responsibilities

Responsible for the daily management of an assigned patient caseload, ensuring timely care and documentation to meet the patient needs/services as prescribed in the established plan of care and per MD orders; Collects data pertinent to the healthcare consumer's health or the situation from patient assessments in the home setting, telephonic contacts and/or related EMR information available; Analyzes the data to determine the issues and available resources to seek effective resolution; Identifies patients at high risk for re-hospitalization, falls and/or high utilization of resources that require additional intervention and case conferencing to ensure appropriate care and frequency of services mitigates risk and ensure high quality outcomes; Prioritizes multi-issue situations appropriate to the criticality of patient health and welfare, patient/staff safety and impact to effective, timely services; Identifies barriers to situation/complaint resolution (i.e. language, literacy, psychological, etc) and follows-up with the appropriate resources or leadership to address timely and effectively; Develops and provides oversight of a plan of care that is effectively communicated with the parties involved and supports quality patient outcomes and patient satisfaction; Implements the identified plan, and directs the care coordination of a multidisciplinary clinical team approach, supervision of LPNs and/or HHAs involved in the care of the assigned patient caseload to promote health and safe outcomes; Performs ordered treatments, therapies, and/or procedures in accordance with State Nurse Practice Act and Home Health Conditions of Participation, JCAHO and agency policy and procedures; Evaluates progress towards attainment of patient centered goals

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing; BLS required per policy guidelines; Current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner in the state in which you work and reside, or if declaring a National License Compact (NLC) state as your primary state of residency, meet the licensure requirements in your home state, or for Non-National License Compact states, current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner required in the state where the RN works; Must speak English in good, understandable terms; Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies; Intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch; Finger dexterity; Critical thinking and ability to concentrate; Must be able to respond quickly to changes in patient conditions; Physical Abilities Testing required

Nice to have

BSN preferred

Benefits

Sign-On Bonus eligible up to $15,000.00 for qualified applicants; Internal teammates are eligible for a $7,500.00 Referral Bonus; Paid Time Off programs; Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability; Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses; Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave; Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs; Educational Assistance Program