RN - Home Health/Hospice

A Hug Away; Katy (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

A home health agency in Katy, Texas is seeking caring RNs. This role includes patient visits, coordination of care, and performing assessments. Candidates should have excellent communication skills, experience in home health/hospice, and be currently licensed in Texas. Full-time, part-time, and PRN positions are available along with benefits like health, dental, and vision insurance. Join our team to make a difference in patients' lives.

Qualifications

• Currently licensed with the state of Texas.
• 1 year of Hospice and Home health experience highly recommended.
• BLS Certification (Preferred).
• Available by phone during normal working hours.

Responsibilities

• Perform patient visits according to patient care plans.
• Coordination of care with wound care agencies and doctors.
• Respond to concerns from patients, families, and physicians.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Experience with electronic medical records

Experience working with children

Education

Bachelor's (Preferred)

Tools

Kinnser

Job description

An established Home Health/Hospice company is seeking caring RN's in the Houston Texas area and surrounding counties. We believe in delivering the best care to our patients and families and we are seeking staff who have the same beliefs. We are an Agency that care about our staff’s health and their families we want to make sure they stay as healthy as possible by using increased safety protocols and increased patient screenings for infectious diseases. We partner with some of the worlds leading safety professionals in establishing safety protocols for our staff, their families, and our patients.

Job Details

• Currently licensed with the state of Texas.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with electronic medical records is strongly desired.
• Home Health or hospice assessments including consents in the home, hospital or facility.
• 1 year of Hospice and Home health experience highly recommended.
• Kinnser experience preferred.
• Be available by phone during normal working hours, when on call, and when on back up call.
• Performs patient visits according to the Plan of Care or as patient need dictates.
• Deliver care and instruction that is appropriate to the patient’s plan of care.
• Coordination of care with wound care agencies, doctors and team members via Kinnser or IDG.
• Perform case management activities for assigned patients.
• Respond to verbal and written issues, concerns, or complaints from home care patients, families, physicians, nurse.
• Comprehensive Assessments of patients utilizing the OASIS data sets or Hospice HIS data set.
• May entail GIP care.
• Meet with the IDT/case conference team once every other week.
• QA for clinicians on the care team.
• Experience working with children highly considered.
• Coordinate schedule to make most use of time during the day.
• May require driving outside of the residential area.

If you are wanting to make a difference in patients lives please apply below and join our ever growing team.

Job Types

Full-time, Part-time, PRN, Per diem.

Benefits

• Dental insurance.
• Health insurance.
• Vision insurance.

Medical specialties

Home Health/Hospice.

Physical setting

Outpatient.

Schedule

• 9am-6pm and on call rotations.
• PRN positions available.

COVID-19 considerations

We are an agency that cares about our staff’s health and their families we want to make sure they stay as healthy as possible by using increased safety protocols and increased patient screenings for infectious diseases.

Education

Bachelor's (Preferred).

Experience

• Nursing: 1 year (Preferred).
• Home health and/or hospice 1 year (Preferred).

License/Certification

• BLS Certification (Preferred).
• RN Texas or Compact state.