Registered Nurse

Elara Caring; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

1:1 patient care

Tuition reimbursement for full-time

401(K) with employer match

Paid time off

Pet insurance

Job summary

Elara Caring is hiring a Registered Nurse Home Health in New Haven, CT. You will provide 1:1 patient care in patients' homes, perform initial assessments, and coordinate plans of care with the Clinical Manager and team.

We value autonomy, flexible schedules, and ongoing education. A current RN license and 1+ year of clinical experience are required; travel up to 50% is expected, with support for professional growth and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted state RN license.
• 1+ year of clinical nursing experience.
• Willingness to travel 50% within branch/office coverage area.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Reliable vehicle and valid driver’s license.
• Associates or Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
• Home Health or Hospice experience preferred.
• HomeCare HomeBase experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides 1:1 patient care aligned with Elara Caring's mission.
• Assesses physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs for home health patients.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates the plan of care.
• Performs initial evaluations and follow-up visits.
• Communicates significant findings to Clinical Supervisor, physician, and team.
• Revises the plan of care in response to patient needs.

Skills

Patient care

Mobility & lifting

Travel readiness

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Tools

HomeCare HomeBase

Job description

Job Description: Registered Nurse Home Health

At Elara Caring, we have a unique opportunity to play a huge role in the growth of an entire home care industry. Here, each employee has the chance to make a real difference by carrying out our mission every day. Join our elite team of healthcare professionals, providing the Right Care, at the Right Time, in the Right Place.

At Elara Caring, we care where you are and believe the best place for your care is where you live. We know there's no place like home, and that’s why our teams continue to provide high-quality care to more than 60,000 patients each day in their preferred home setting. Wherever our patients call home and wherever they are on their health journey, we care. Each team member has a part to play in this mission. This means you have countless ways to make a difference as a Registered Nurse Home Health. Being a part of something this great, starts by carrying out our mission every day through your true calling: developing an amazing team of compassionate and dedicated healthcare providers. To continue to be an industry pioneer delivering unparalleled care, we need a Registered Nurse Home Health with commitment and compassion.

Are you one of them?

Why Join the Elara Caring mission?

• Work autonomy and flexible schedules
• 1:1 patient care
• Supportive and collaborative environment
• Competitive compensation package
• Tuition reimbursement for full-time staff and continuing education opportunities for all employees
• Comprehensive insurance plans for medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(K) with employer match
• Paid time off, paid holidays, family and pet bereavement
• Pet insurance

As a Registered Nurse Home Health, you'll contribute to our success in the following ways:

• Ensures that all activities performed align with the vision of Elara Caring's board of directors, executive team, and the leadership of the Home Health team.
• Maintains patient and staff privacy and confidentiality pursuant to HIPAA Privacy Final Rule.
• Assesses assigned case load of home health care patients and families to identify the physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs of patients as evidenced by documentation, clinical records, Interdisciplinary Team reports, after hours reports, and on-site evaluations.
• Assumes primary responsibility for caseload, including assessing, planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating the plan of treatment.
• Assesses patient needs and obtains data on physical, psychological, social, and spiritual factors that may influence patient/family/caregiver health status and incorporate that data into the plan of care.
• Makes the initial evaluation and re-evaluates the patient's nursing needs during each visit.
• Makes follow up visits according to patient, family, and facility needs.
• Communicates significant findings, problems, and changes in health condition, environment, or unsafe facility conditions to the Clinical Supervisor, physician, facility, and/or other personnel involved with patient care.
• Revises the plan of care in response to identified patient care issues and notifies the Clinical Supervisor, physician, facility and other team members.

What is Required?

• Current, unrestricted state RN licensee
• 1+ year experience in a clinical care setting as a nurse
• Able and willing to travel within branch/office coverage area.
• Ability to frequently lift, push, pull, and support up to 50 pounds, including positioning or transferring patients and moving equipment.
• Must have a dependable vehicle, valid driver's license, and current auto insurance in accordance with state laws.
• Must be able and willing to travel 50%
• Associates Degree or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing is preferred
• Previous Home Health or Hospice Experience is preferred
• Previous experience with HomeCare HomeBase is preferred

You will report to the Clinical Manager or Clinical Supervisor.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

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Pay & Benefit Information

Compensation for this role will be determined based on a variety of factors, including qualifications, skills, competencies, and relevant experience.

Elara offers a broad range of benefits. Learn more at https://careers.elara.com/us/en/benefits

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Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people.

Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.