Registered Nurse Home Health

UPMC; Altoona (PA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Career ladder

Flexible shifts

8-hour shifts

Mileage reimbursement

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

UPMC Home Health is seeking registered nurses to join our home health nursing team in Altoona and surrounding communities. You will provide direct, one-on-one patient care in the home setting, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to plan, implement, and evaluate care.

The role offers weekday daylight shifts with on-call rotations; a sign-on bonus is available for new graduates and experienced staff, with a career ladder and flexible scheduling to fit your life and career goals.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Zero to one year of nursing experience.
• Current RN licensure in the United States.
• CPR certification per AHA standards.

Responsibilities

• Establish patients’ plans of care in collaboration with physicians and UM professionals.
• Coordinate case management across a multidisciplinary health care team.
• Initiate, deliver, and evaluate patient- and family-centered health teaching.
• Strive to help patients achieve optimal health outcomes with compassionate care.
• Complete required documentation on visits accurately and promptly.
• Attend compliance training and follow applicable policies and procedures.

Skills

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Empathy and patient-centered care

Education

BSN preferred

Graduate of an accredited nursing program

Job description

GROWING OUR UPMC HOME HEALTH TEAM FOR RN OPENINGS IN ALTOONA AND OTHER OFFICES INCLUDING BLAIR, BEDFORD, CAMBRIA, SOMERSET, HUNTINGDON, MIFFLIN, AND CENTRE.

Are you a nurse looking for a rewarding career where you can provide direct, one-on-one patient care? UPMC Home Healthcare is hiring caring, skilled, and compassionate registered nurses to join our home health nursing team! You’ll work in a home setting with a diverse patient population throughout these surrounding communities. Working outside of a medical facility, you’ll have an opportunity to get to know patients as you guide their care in the comfort of their homes.

Monday - Friday daylight shifts with rotations for on-call and weekends. We have various offices we will work with you to find the best location and fit for your career at UPMC Home Health.

As an RN with UPMC Home Healthcare, you’ll collaborate with our team of specialized nurses, rehabilitation therapists, social workers, dieticians, aides, and trained administrative staff to provide personalized patient care in a home setting.

Why choose UPMC Home Healthcare

• Establish rapport with patients and their families as you guide their treatment plan in-home.
• Sign-on bonus available for new graduates and experienced staff
• Grow your career with a career ladder designed for your professional advancement.
• Make your career work for you with flexible shift options, including a dedicated weekend program with premium rates and benefits.
• Work 8-hour shifts
• Earn a premium shift incentive and experience various settings as a resource nurse that floats to various locations.
• Care for your total well-being with UPMC’s robust benefits package – physically, financially, and emotionally – including tuition reimbursement and discounted RN-to-BSN programs.
• Receive mileage reimbursement (at the federal rate).

Final title and pay will be determined by education, experience, and certifications.

Responsibilities:

• Your role as the nurse will establish patients’ plans of care in collaboration with physicians, patients, and utilization management (UM) professionals to meet physicians’ orders and patients’ needs.
• RN will coordinate case management activities across a multi-disciplinary health care team to ensure appropriate, quality patient care.
• Initiate, deliver, and evaluate patient- and family-centered health teaching.
• Strive to help patients achieve optimal health outcomes, delivering compassionate care with an emphasis on the patient’s experience.
• Complete all required documentation including visit assessments, OASIS, 485 and verbal orders accurately and promptly on a laptop or in written documentation while in the patient’s home and according to all applicable regulatory standards.
• Attend compliance training and adhere to the organization’s standards of conduct, policies, and procedures in addition to all local, state, and federal regulatory guidelines.
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Zero to one year of experience.
• BSN preferred.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families.
• Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple/​changing priorities and specialized equipment.
• Critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities are required as related to various aspects of patient care.
• Good clinical judgment. Critical thinking skills are necessary to exercise and to lead others in the application of the nursing process.
• Mobility and visual manual dexterity. Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse either in the state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located OR TPP
• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
• Automotive Insurance
• Driver's License
• Act 33
• Act 34
• OAPSA

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran