Home Health RN: Impactful Care, Growth & Benefits

Optum; Decatur (AL); On-site; USD 72,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Recognition programs

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Job summary

Decatur Morgan HomeCare, a part of LHC Group, is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse in Home Health in Alabama. The RN provides and directs nursing care to patients in their homes as prescribed by physicians and coordinates the plan of care with the healthcare team.

Requirements include active Alabama RN licensure, valid driver’s license, and access to a dependable vehicle. Preferred qualifications include CPR certification and 1+ year home health experience, with strong communication and

Qualifications

• Current and unrestricted RN licensure in the state of Alabama.
• Current Driver’s License, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation.
• Preferred Qualifications: CPR Certification or ability to complete within 90 days of hire; 1+ years of Home Health experience; ability to work independently; 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.
• 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.
• Acts 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.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Written skills

Job description

Decatur Morgan HomeCare, a part of LHC Group, is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse in Home Health in Alabama. The RN provides and directs nursing care to patients in their homes as prescribed by physicians and coordinates the plan of care with the healthcare team.

Requirements include active Alabama RN licensure, valid driver’s license, and access to a dependable vehicle. Preferred qualifications include CPR certification and 1+ year home health experience, with strong communication and