Home Health RN - Flexible Weekdays & $10k Sign-On Bonus

Dovetail Health Inc.; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Flexible schedule

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Caretenders, part of LHC Group, is seeking an RN in Home Health to provide nursing care in patients' homes, coordinate care with physicians and the health team, and ensure quality outcomes. A $10,000 sign-on bonus is available for qualified full-time external new hires.

This role offers a flexible full-time weekday schedule, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities to grow within the Caretenders network. Candidates must maintain RN licensure and have reliable transportation.

Qualifications

• Current and unrestricted RN licensure in state of practice.
• Current Driver's License, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation.
• Preferred: CPR Certification within 90 days of hire.
• Preferred: 1+ years of Home Health experience.
• Preferred: Ability to work independently.
• Preferred: Solid communication, writing, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Initiates, develops, implements, and revises the plan of care in collaboration with the physician and other health care professionals.
• Supervises care provided by home health aides and licensed practical/vocational nurses, provides instruction, and assigns tasks according to State and federal regulations.
• Provides required supervisory visits.
• Provides high-quality clinical services within the scope of practice and infection control standards, in accordance with the plan of care, and in coordination with other health care team members.
• Completes comprehensive assessments (OASIS) including medication reconciliation accurately and timely.
• Documents patient visits per policy and payer requirements, and syncs timely per LHC policy.
• Makes initial and/or comprehensive nursing evaluation visits, ensures patients meet home health eligibility and medical necessity guidelines, determines primary focus of care, develops the plan of care within State guidelines with the physician, and submits accurate documentation.
• Communicates relevant information timely and effectively with appropriate agency staff, including patient care issues, visit assignments, schedule changes, orders, OASIS data sets, coding requests, and coordination with other clinicians.
• Communicates timely and effectively with physicians, patients, and family members to ensure quality care and service excellence.
• Takes direction from Clinical Director and Executive Director professionally and completes assigned tasks timely, including required learning.
• Assists in the orientation of new agency personnel and serves as a preceptor to other staff and students.
• Actively participates in survey/survey readiness activities and performance improvement plans, works to reduce unnecessary patient hospitalizations, improve patient safety, and implements processes and best practices to ensure positive patient outcomes.
• Participates in on-call and weekend rotation as needed to meet patient needs.
• Adheres to and participates in the agency's utilization management model.
• Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client.

Skills

RN licensure

Driver's license

Care coordination

Communication skills

Documentation

Education

CPR Certification

Job description

Caretenders, part of LHC Group, is seeking an RN in Home Health to provide nursing care in patients' homes, coordinate care with physicians and the health team, and ensure quality outcomes. A $10,000 sign-on bonus is available for qualified full-time external new hires.

This role offers a flexible full-time weekday schedule, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities to grow within the Caretenders network. Candidates must maintain RN licensure and have reliable transportation.