Home Care RN PACE

Care Synergy; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 81,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

HSA with employer funding

PTO / Paid time off

403(b) retirement plan with employer 8

Job summary

Care Synergy in Aurora, CO is seeking a Home Care Registered Nurse to join our interdisciplinary team. This full-time role, Mon–Fri, 8:00 am–4:30 pm, focuses on coordinating care in the patient’s home to promote comfort, safety, and independence.

The RN will provide patient and caregiver education, collaborate with physicians and clinicians, document in the EMR, and participate in care planning. Colorado RN license, BSN preferred, and a valid CO driver’s license are required.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred.
• One year of professional experience required, minimum one year experience working with the frail and elderly population, home care or geriatric experience.
• Valid RN License. Valid Colorado Driver’s License and proof of Auto Insurance in accordance with state statute.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient/caregiver education and training specific to identified needs.
• Collaborates in the provision of care, treatment and services with the interdisciplinary team to meet patients’ needs and maintain continuity of care between disciplines, programs, services and with other organizations as needed.
• Participates in agency activities to include interdisciplinary team meetings, staff meetings, and other committee meetings as assigned and educational opportunities.
• Collaborates with the physician(s) and acts as liaison for the care coordination of the designated case load.
• Assesses patient needs and provides services within scope of practice and based on individualized plan of care appropriate to the patient’s needs, strengths, limitations and goals.
• Communicates/collaborates with contracting providers regarding services provided.
• Assess for discharge and/or transfer needs and facilitates the process to ensure that continuity of care, treatment and service is maintained.
• Performs clinical duties within the nursing scope of practice.
• Documents in electronic record within stated standards provides; complete and accurate supporting documentation.
• Participates in the surveillance, prevention and control of infection.

Education

BSN preferred

Job description

Colorado PACE has an immediate opening for a Home Care Registered Nurse.

Location: Aurora, CO

Status: Full-time

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00a-4:30p

Annual Pay Range: $81,244 - $95,451

Supplemental Pay: Based on position, schedule and/or availability: Paid Mileage/Shift Diff/Stipends/Overtime

MILEAGE AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT: Sixty-two and a half cents per mile – one of the highest in the industry! Relocation Reimbursement.

Culture, Benefits And Perks

• We value engagement, community, and outreach initiatives and know it matters for our team members and our patients. We provide welcoming and supportive care to our patients and a work environment where all team members feel respected and valued.
• We support a culture of work-life balance and provide team members with two, free, confidential and robust benefit programs designed to provide solutions to the logistical and financial problems that arise in life.
• Employer pays over 90% of employee medical premium in some plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with significant Employer Funding: Single $1,000, Family $2,000
• Healthcare Benefits are effective on the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
• Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation Pay/Sick Leave) and EIB (Extended Illness Bank): 18 days in the first year for FT team members
• Seven Paid Holidays with an additional Floating Holiday
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match: 50% match up to 8% of total compensation
• Company-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Career & Logo wear
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Clinical Career Ladders
• Certification Pay
• Generous Discover-a-Star Team Member Referral Program
• Team Member Service Awards
• Early Wage Access
• Legal and Identity Protection
• Robust Leadership Development Training Programs

Rewarding Work You Will Do

This Registered Nurse position has the primary responsibility to participate as a member of the interdisciplinary team to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care provided in the patient/participants place of residence. This nurse will actively participate in coordination of all aspects of patient’s care, in accordance with current professional standards and practice. This position will also require a flexibility to meet patient care needs within the continuum of services.

Essential Duties

• Provides patient/caregiver education and training specific to identified needs.
• Collaborates in the provision of care, treatment and services with the interdisciplinary team to meet patients’ needs and maintain continuity of care between disciplines, programs, services and with other organizations as needed.
• Participates in agency activities to include interdisciplinary team meetings, staff meetings, and other committee meetings as assigned and educational opportunities.
• Collaborates with the physician(s) and acts as liaison for the care coordination of the designated case load.
• Assesses patient needs and provides services within scope of practice and based on individualized plan of care appropriate to the patient’s needs, strengths, limitations and goals.
• Communicates/collaborates with contracting providers regarding services provided.
• Assess for discharge and/or transfer needs and facilitates the process to ensure that continuity of care, treatment and service is maintained.
• Performs clinical duties within the nursing scope of practice.
• Documents in electronic record within stated standards provides; complete and accurate supporting documentation.
• Participates in the surveillance, prevention and control of infection.
• Participates in environmental safety and equipment management procedures.
• Utilizes information management to support decision making to improve patient outcomes, improve health care documentation, assure patient safety and improve performance in patient care, treatment and services.
• Documents in electronic record within stated standards provides; complete and accurate supporting documentation.
• Utilizes company resources in a prudent and appropriate manner. Is a good steward of company resources.
• Manages patient care within accepted standards for utilization of DME, medications and supplies.

What We Are Going To Love About You

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred.
• One year of professional experience required, minimum one year experience working with the frail and elderly population, home care or geriatric experience.
• Valid RN License. Valid Colorado Driver’s License and proof of Auto Insurance in accordance with state statute.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Ability to lift/carry a minimum of 35 lbs.

Care Synergy is a network of mission driven, nonprofit healthcare organizations dedicated to caring for very ill, frail, and primarily elderly individuals by keeping them at home and out of the hospital while maximizing comfort, dignity, and quality of life.

The Care Synergy enterprise includes a group of collaborating nonprofit Affiliates across Colorado’s Front Range that share resources, expertise, and infrastructure to deliver high quality, compassionate care. Collectively, the enterprise generates approximately $100 million in annual revenue and serves thousands of individuals and families each year through hospice, home health, palliative care, CAPABLE, wellness, and PACE programs.

Across the Care Synergy network, the organizations provide significant community impact, including more than 7,000 hospice patients served annually, more than 2,000 palliative care patients, more than 355,000 hospice days of care each year, and more than $1.6 million in charitable care provided annually.

Care Synergy affiliated programs include The Denver Hospice, Pathways Hospice, Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, CAPABLE, and Superior Medical Equipment, along with PACE programs including Colorado PACE and Pathways PACE.

The Organization does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, creed, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation/identity, transgender status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. This prohibition includes unlawful harassment based on any of these protected classifications.

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