RN (Per Visit), Martha's Vineyard, VNA of Cape Cod

Cape Cod Healthcare; Vineyard Haven (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Visiting Nurse Association in Massachusetts is seeking a Registered Nurse per visit to provide comprehensive home health care services, including assessment, plan of care, and coordination with the care team.

You will perform admissions assessments, develop and revise plans, coordinate discharges, and educate patients and caregivers. A MA RN license, CPR, and home health/IV experience are required or BSN preferred.

Qualifications

• Current RN license in Massachusetts.
• Minimum one year of nursing experience or 6 months with a BSN.
• CPR certification required.
• Home care and IV experience, computer skills and BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform a comprehensive nursing assessment upon admission, including physiological, psychosocial, environmental factors and health history.
• Develop, implement and revise the patient’s plan of care; coordinate with the interdisciplinary team.
• Initiate and document discharge planning and related paperwork.
• Educate patient and caregiver; ensure documentation is clear and timely.
• Notify involved care providers of significant changes in the patient’s condition.
• Maintain records of narrative documentation reflecting skilled care.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Plan of care development

Discharge planning

Documentation

Education

RN license in Massachusetts

BSN preferred

Job description

Purpose of Position

Performs a comprehensive nursing assessment upon admission of the patient including physiological, physiopsychological and environmental factors as well as health history to provide for the safety and quality of care treatment or services. Integrates all pertinent data gathered on assessment and identifies problems that form the basis of a plan of care, adhering to case management objectives.

Description

• Maintain annual HHRG values at the National Standard as appropriate.
• Utilize HHRG values to establish visit frequency and to establish appropriate interdisciplinary utilization.
• Annual outcomes meet National Benchmarks.
• Refers to community resources as appropriate.
• Evaluates the clinical needs of the patient; initiates, develops, implements and makes necessary revisions to the patient's plan of care; addresses all problems in the plan of care and documents accordingly.
• Participates in inter-disciplinary patient case conferences; evaluates effectiveness of established plan of care.
• Instructs and provides documented supervision of the Home Health Aide plan of care every 14 days.
• Notifies MD/other involved care providers of significant changes in the patient’s condition.
• Completes admission and other paperwork on a timely basis.
• Records narrative documentation to reflect skilled care. Documentation is clear, concise and addresses specifics of teaching, direct care and response of patient / caregiver.
• Obtains and clarifies valid MD orders for all care delivered.
• Plans and coordinates discharges appropriately and informs patient/MD and records disposition of patient in the discharge summary. Completes all appropriate discharge paperwork.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Successful passage of VNA pre-hire medication test
• Current RN license in Mass. and other related credentials to meet specialty.
• Minimum one (1) year of nursing experience required or 6 months of nursing experience with a BSN.
• CPR certification required.
• Home care and IV experience, computer skills and BSN preferred.

Schedule Details: Registered Nurse Per Visit, Rotating Days, 8a–4p, Occasional Weekends and Holidays

Organization : Visiting Nurse Association

Primary Location : Massachusetts-Vineyard Haven

Department : VNA-RN Per Visit MN

Annual/Hourly: Unassigned

Hiring Pay Range: 0 - 0