Home Health RN - Lufkin TX

Optum; Lufkin (TX); On-site; USD 76,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

CHRISTUS HomeCare in Lufkin, Texas is hiring a full-time Home Health Registered Nurse (RN) to join our patient-centered team. You will provide and direct nursing care in patients' homes, coordinate care with physicians and caregivers, and ensure compliance with regulations and agency policies.

Key responsibilities include developing and revising the plan of care with the physician, supervising home health aides and licensed staff, performing OASIS assessments and medication reconciliation, and

Qualifications

• Current and unrestricted RN licensure in state of practice.
• Current Driver's License and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation.
• CPR Certification or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire.
• 1+ year(s) of Home Health experience preferred.
• Ability to work independently and communicate clearly.
• Solid writing and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Initiates, develops, implements, and revises the plan of care with physician and health care team.
• Supervises home health aides and licensed staff; provides instruction and assigns tasks per regulations.
• Performs supervisory visits and ensures quality care and compliance.
• Delivers high-quality clinical services; conducts accurate OASIS assessments and medication reconciliation.
• Documents visits per policy; coordinates with physicians, patients and families; participates in on-call rotations.

Skills

RN licensure

Driver's license

CPR certification

Independent work

Home health experience

Communication skills

Job description

CHRISTUS HomeCare is hiring for a full-time Home Health Registered Nurse / RN to join our passionate team in Lufkin, Texas!

Explore opportunities with CHRISTUS HomeCare, a part of LHC Group, a leading post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians and families nationwide. As members of the Optum family of businesses, we are dedicated to helping people feel their best, including our team members who create meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other and the communities we serve. Find a home for your career here. Join us and embrace a culture of Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As the Registered Nurse in Home Health you will provide and direct provisions of nursing care to patients in their homes as prescribed by the physician and in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and agency policies. You will also coordinate total plan of care with other health care professionals involved in care and helps to achieve and maintain continuity of patient care by planning and exchanging information with physician, agency personnel, patient, family, and community resources.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Clinical Competence
  • 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
• Documentation and Care Delivery
  • 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
• Quality
  • 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
• Teamwork
  • 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
  • • 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
• Target Annual Salary: $76,393-$93,369
• Required 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 Qualifications:
  • Current 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

• At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
• UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.