Home Health RN - $72K-117K per year

BJC HealthCare; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cell phone and laptop

Mileage Reimbursement at IRS rate .70c

Up to $15,000 bonus

Job summary

BJC HealthCare is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Home Health for a nursing job in Saint Louis, Missouri. The role involves specialized home health nursing with a focus on patient-centered care across multiple service areas in the St. Louis region.

The position requires RN licensure, a nursing diploma or associate’s degree with preferred bachelor’s level education, and a valid driver’s license. Expect a staff, ongoing schedule with on-call and weekend coverage as part of the team.

Qualifications

• RN licensure in good standing.
• Valid Driver's License required.
• Experience in home health nursing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient needs and coordinate care with the interprofessional team.
• Develop and document individualized care plans with goals.
• Provide family and patient education and support self-care outcomes.
• Communicate plan changes to the care team and update EMR records.
• Participate in on-call rotations as needed in the St. Louis region.

Skills

RN

Home Health

Patient Care

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Bachelor's Degree - Nursing/Home Health

Job description

BJC HealthCare is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Home Health for a nursing job in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

Specialty: Home Health

Discipline: RN

Duration: Ongoing

Employment Type: Staff

Schedule

• 40 hour work week, shift flexible


• Team is flexible to 4 days a week 10 hour shifts


• Typical Business hours are Monday through Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm


• Weekend rotation: generally every 4th


• Paid on-call nights: 4-6 per month


• 2 holidays per year


• Servicing the BJC Home Care service area

Service Areas for reference

• Chesterfield


• Ballwin


• Florissant


• Hazelwood


• North City


• St. Louis City


• St. Louis County

Perks

• Cell phone and lap top


• Mileage Reimbursement at IRS rate .70/mile


• Up to $15,000 bonus

BJC Career Ladder Progression available:

The BJC RN Career Ladder differentiates BJC as the place for nurses to work in the greater St. Louis area. This is a tool to empower nurses to work at the top of their license and own their career progression. The BJC RN Career Ladder promotes professional development, leadership, collaboration, education and service excellence and gives staff the opportunity to continue doing what they do best - caring for patients - while having the opportunity to advance to the next step in their career. Moves to higher ladder levels will result in a percentage increase of current pay that aligns with the new job description.

• *must be willing to provide coverage in all St. Louis regions during on-call


• *Position requires registration with the Family Care Safety Registry Overview

BJC Home Care offers patients and their families a complete range of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy, home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical equipment and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma, cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs.

BJC Home Care provides care to thousands of patients in both Missouri and Illinois. Serving more than 25 counties, it has become the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest in the country.

The Metro St. Louis Intermittent Home Care Department of BJC Home Care Services provides home visits to patients in the metropolitan St. Louis area and several nearby counties, with 24 hour on-call home care nursing supervision. Our JCAHO accredited, multi-disciplinary approach combines leading edge technology with a firm belief in the powerful recuperative advantages of receiving home care.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose Evaluates the client and furnishes services requiring substantial and specialized skill, appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures, and instructions to assist the client in learning appropriate self-care techniques. When assigned as case manager, the staff nurse is responsible for coordinating all aspects of care related to that patient.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.


• Develops, implements, and documents individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and patient, family or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care. Proactively plans and ensures communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care.


• Promotes respect, equity and empathy in interactions with diverse and vulnerable populations through care delivery (e.g. support for emotional, spiritual, and cultural preferences of patient, family and/or caregivers). Practices collaborative problem solving, service recovery and advocacy for patient family centered continuity of care. Implements care by integrating data from the interprofessional team and critical thinking in a safe and timely manner.


• Evaluates changes in patient's condition, informs and collaborates with family and/or caregivers, and communicates with interprofessional team as changes occur in plan of care, updates plan of care in EMR. Evaluates current nursing care to ensure evidence-based practice and quality patient outcomes.


• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

• Education
  Nursing Diploma/Associate's - NursingExperience
  <2 years


• Supervisor Experience
  No Experience


• Licenses & Certifications
  Valid Driver's License


• RN

Preferred Requirements

• Education
  Bachelor's Degree - Nursing/Home HealthExperience
  2-5 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date


• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC


• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution


• 401(k) plan with BJC match


• Tuition Assistance available on first day


• BJC Institute for Learning and Development


• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts


• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time


• Adoption assistance


• *Not all benefits apply to all jobs

Equal Opportunity Employer

About BJC HealthCare

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.