Hospice RN - Impactful Home Care, Full-Time

Pinnacle Senior Living; Knoxville (TN); Remote; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K / Employer match

Job summary

The Pennant Group, Inc. affiliate University of TN Medical Center Home Care Services is seeking a Registered Nurse to join its Knoxville hospice/home health team.

The RN will provide and direct nursing care to patients in their homes under physician orders, ensuring compliance with laws and policies. Position highlights include coordinating care with other professionals, performing evaluation visits, maintaining accurate documentation, and delivering high-quality care from admission through

Qualifications

• One year of clinical RN experience.
• Current RN license in the state where services are rendered.
• Current CPR certification, driver's license, vehicle insurance, and reliable transportation.
• Must be able to reliably commute to multiple patient residences daily within the geographic area assigned.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the total plan of care with other health care professionals involved in the care and strive to maintain continuity of patient care by planning and exchanging information with physician, agency personnel, patient, family, and community resources.
• Make the initial and/or comprehensive nursing evaluation visit, determine primary focus of care, develop the plan of care within state specific guidelines, and ensure patients meet home health eligibility and medical necessity guidelines as defined by the payer.
• Maintain and submit accurate documentation and clinical notes, including the patient's condition, appropriate goals, interventions, and patient's response to home health care.
• Provide high quality clinical services within the scope of practice as defined by the state laws governing the practice of nursing, in accordance with the plan of care, from admit through discharge.

Skills

RN experience

CPR certification

Driver's license

Reliable transportation

Job description

The Pennant Group, Inc. affiliate University of TN Medical Center Home Care Services is seeking a Registered Nurse to join its Knoxville hospice/home health team.

The RN will provide and direct nursing care to patients in their homes under physician orders, ensuring compliance with laws and policies. Position highlights include coordinating care with other professionals, performing evaluation visits, maintaining accurate documentation, and delivering high-quality care from admission through