RN - Home Health

Cynet Health; Bennington (VT); Sur place; USD 55 000 - 83 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Cynet Health is seeking an experienced RN for Home Health in Vermont. The role requires a valid nursing license, BLS, and a minimum of 2 years in Home Health. You will manage patient plans, perform OASIS documentation, IV administration, and wound care, collaborating with LPNs to deliver high-quality care. Hospice coverage may be needed when on-call.

The 13-week contract is primarily M-F with on-call and holiday requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in Home Health nursing.
• Must possess a valid nursing license.
• Current BLS certification required.

Responsabilités

• Fill out and complete OASIS documentation in accordance with policies and regulations.
• Develop and communicate a realistic plan of care for each patient.
• Serve as case manager and actively manage caseloads and visit times.
• Maintain infection control standards throughout the plan of care.
• Coordinate safe patient discharges and transfers and ensure all paperwork is completed.

Connaissances

OASIS documentation

IV administration

Wound care

Infection control

Case management

Team collaboration

Formation

RN license

BLS certification

Description du poste

RN - Home Health

Home Health RN

Profession: Nursing

Specialty: Home Health RN

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: M-F 8am-4pm, some weekends, on-call and holidays required

Hours per Shift: 8

Experience: Minimum 2 years

License: Must possess a valid nursing license

Certifications: Current BLS certification required

Must-Have: Strong knowledge of OASIS documentation requirements

Description:

• Hospice coverage is required when on-call.
• Effectively fills out and completes OASIS documentation in accordance with policies and procedures, and State and Federal regulations.
• Demonstrates knowledge of, and keeps up-to-date on changes to OASIS documentation requirements as needed.
• Ensures documentation is completed in accordance with practice and timeliness.
• Utilizes the nursing process to assess patient/caregiver needs in order to provide quality care to assigned patients, in accordance with evidence-based practice, State and Federal regulations, and nursing board policies.
• Develops and communicates a realistic plan of care for each patient in accordance with evidence-based practice and regulations.
• Ensures that patients/caregivers are included in the care plan process.
• Serves as case manager for assigned patients and actively manages case loads and visit times in accordance with productivity standards.
• Implements medical plan of care, nursing interventions, and procedures as necessary to ensure safe and effective quality of care for patients.
• Stays up-to-date on a variety of high-tech skills, including IV use and maintenance, wound VAC, and complex wound care.
• Takes action to ensure that infection control standards are maintained throughout the plan of care.
• Works collaboratively with LPNs to ensure that the plan of care is followed.
• Delegates tasks and ensures that patient needs are met.
• Consistently reviews documentation, annotates visit notes, and acts on recommendations in accordance with department policies.
• Evaluates a variety of aspects of the implemented plan of care, including identified problems, care provided, and patient responses.
• Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care to ensure effective integration of information for the healthcare team.
• Follows agency protocol with processes, including locking down visits, follow-up notes, and visit completion.
• Performs patient and caregiver education to ensure informed patient decisions can be made.
• Appropriately identifies inter-disciplinary needs of the patient and documents patient needs accordingly.
• Takes action to communicate documented information to other disciplines in a timely manner.
• Accurately and completely fills out a variety of agency, State, and Federal forms in a timely manner.
• Takes action to ensure that forms are readily available during visits to facilitate timely completion.
• Carries out visits in a time-effective manner.
• Takes action to ensure that supervisory visits are not combined with routine visits whenever necessary.
• Communicates information to the scheduler in a timely manner.
• Assesses patients' needs for services, develops and coordinates the plan of care with the patient/caregiver, and provides ongoing supervision.
• As necessary, transmits patient incident reports to the Quality Improvement Specialist in a timely manner.
• Coordinates safe patient discharges and/or transfers and ensures all appropriate paperwork and patient information is processed.
• Coordinates a wide variety of patient care with providers, team members, and vendors to ensure safe and effective patient and family care.
• Participates in monthly peer review audits and provides constructive feedback.
• Proactively schedules, coordinates, and facilitates case conferences with management and team members to maximize effective communication.
• Ensures effective and timely documentation of meetings is maintained.
• Advocates for patient care issues to ensure quality and type of care is sensitive to each specific patient/family’s needs.