Home Health RN: Compassionate Care & Patient Education

Breakthrough Healthcare; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Breakthrough Healthcare is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our home health team in Missouri. The RN will educate patients and families on prevention, illnesses, and medications, provide wound care, injections, and other nursing tasks.

The ideal candidate is responsible, compassionate, and capable of working with minimal supervision while adhering to health and safety guidelines to promote patient well-being. The role involves supervising LPNs/HHA and coordinating care for diverse patients.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a registered nurse.
• Excellent knowledge of nursing care methods and procedures.
• Excellent knowledge of home healthcare.
• In-depth knowledge of health and safety guidelines and procedures (sanitation, decontamination etc.) and willingness to follow them at all times.
• A team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Responsible and compassionate.
• Outstanding organizational and multi-tasking skills.
• Patient with excellent problem-solving skills.
• Valid nursing license.

Responsibilities

• Perform the initial home care patient visit and re-evaluate the patient’s needs and progress on a regular basis.
• Initiate the plan of care under doctor’s orders.
• Perform admission, transfer, re-certification, resumption of care, and discharge Oasis for the home care patient.
• Observe, assess, and document symptoms.
• Monitor reactions and patient progress.
• Educate patients and caregivers on disease process, medications, plan of care, and individualized treatment plans.
• Educate patients and caregiver on techniques for in home health care.
• Coordinate patient services.
• Supervise LPNs and HHA’s.
• Notify the physician and other personnel of change in the patient’s condition.
• Discharge the patient from skilled nursing services when the discharge criteria have been met.
• Case conference clinicians providing care to ensure coordination of care.
• Update clinical records according to policy and procedures.
• Update knowledge and skills by attending in-service programs, continuing education programs, seminars, and self-study programs annually.
• Provide onsite supervision of LPN/HHA.
• Adhere to Medicaid and Medicare regulations.

Skills

Registered nurse experience

Home healthcare knowledge

Health and safety guidelines

Team player

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Valid nursing license

Education

Registered Nurse degree (RN)

Job description

Breakthrough Healthcare is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our home health team in Missouri. The RN will educate patients and families on prevention, illnesses, and medications, provide wound care, injections, and other nursing tasks.

The ideal candidate is responsible, compassionate, and capable of working with minimal supervision while adhering to health and safety guidelines to promote patient well-being. The role involves supervising LPNs/HHA and coordinating care for diverse patients.