staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Health - $37-56 per hour

RemoteWorker US; Wauwatosa (WI); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) specialized in Home Health in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. The position offers support for the nursing staff and emphasizes collaboration with hospital and community resources for patient care. The ideal candidate will have clinical experience, excellent communication skills, and a focus on patient education in home health services.

Benefits

Holiday Pay

Guaranteed Hours

Continuing Education

401k retirement plan

Pet insurance

Wellness and fitness programs

Mileage reimbursement

Employee assistance programs

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Discount program

Qualifications

• Three years of clinical nursing experience with discharge planning.
• Registered Nurse license issued by the state.
• Knowledge of home care and the ability to assess patient needs.

Responsibilities

• Educates patients/families on home care and palliative care services.
• Collaborates with hospital caregivers and manages patient transitions.
• Records medical and social data necessary for home care services.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Good organizational skills

Proficiency in clinical skills

Ability to work in a team-based environment

Knowledge of home care reimbursement

Ability to educate clinical staff

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Job description

staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Health - $37-56 per hour

staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Health - $37-56 per hour

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Advocate Aurora Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Home Health for a nursing job in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Home Health
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: Ongoing
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: days
• Employment Type: Staff
  
  

Major Responsibilities

• Collaborates with both hospital and/or clinic caregivers as a resource regarding home care services and provides general education of services.
• Educates patients/families on home care, palliative care, and hospice services and is available to answer questions allowing patients to make an informed decision regarding their discharge plan for post-acute care.
• Regularly attends the outcome facilitation team meetings on the individual hospital units to provide input regarding services that could be provided in the home. Communicates with social workers or case managers on complex cases.
• Builds relationships of mutual respect with hospital and clinic based physicians, nurses, social workers, case managers, and community partners by providing good communication regarding patient transitions.
• Visits patients prior to discharge to ensure patients meet criteria for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations and has an understanding of provider orders for home care, palliative care, or hospice services upon patient selection of Aurora At Home as the provider of choice.
• Collects and records medical, social, and reimbursement data from the hospital and/or clinic record pertinent to initiating Aurora At Home home care, palliative, hospice, DME, RT, enteral, and infusion services.
• Follows Aurora At Home home care, palliative, and hospice patients readmitted to the hospital and evaluates their need for further services.
• Collaborates with hospital and/or clinic caregivers and patient/family regarding financial coverage of all Aurora At Home service lines, and if available, provides information prior to hospital discharge.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.
  
  

Licensure, Registration, And/or Certification Required

• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices.
  
  

Education Required

• Associate's Degree in Nursing.
  
  

Experience Required

• Typically requires 3 years of experience in clinical nursing including experience with discharge planning and/or case management.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Excellent communication skills. Must be able to speak clearly and hear to communicate with people in person or over the telephone.
• Good organizational, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Proficiency in clinical skills with the ability to work under direction and make sound judgments.
• Demonstrated ability to educate clinical staff and the community.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with physicians and other professionals in a direct and positive manner.
• Ability to work in a team based environment and participate on multiple teams.
• Must have a thorough understanding of home care reimbursement to include Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance or ability to learn criteria.
• Ability to assess data reflecting the patient's status and the ability to interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their specific needs.
• Must have a tolerance for differences and an appreciation of multi-culturalism and diversity of the patients and their families.
  
  

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

• Must be able to stand, sit and walk for prolonged periods of time as required to complete the referral process.
• Must have the physical ability to move about in confined spaces, including bending, twisting, kneeling, squatting and occasionally reaching one or both arms over head.
• Must be able to concentrate on minimal to minute detail with frequent interruptions and remember multiple cases, tasks and functions over a period that extends from minutes to hours and occasionally weeks at a time.
• Must have the ability to visually identify people, objects and files within a distance of three feet.
• Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled building.
• Exposure to hazardous chemicals or potentially infectious body fluids, loud noises or hazardous equipment occurs occasionally; therefore, protective clothing must be worn as necessary.
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
  
  

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Advocate Aurora Health Job ID #R154324. Posted job title: RN - Home Care Service Liaison

About Advocate Aurora Health

Advocate Aurora Health’s 22,000 nurses demonstrate our values of excellence, compassion and respect, collaborating to advance our stated purpose of helping people live well. To encourage you to be the best nurse you can, Advocate Aurora will provide support, tools and resources for orientation, education and professional development, in the care setting that is best for you. Your voice as a team member will be heard clearly whether you’re at one of our 10 Magnet designated hospitals or more than 500 sites of care.

Join our team and be inspired to chart a course for Advocate Aurora to become the best place in the nation for nurses to pursue their passion.

Benefits

• Holiday Pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Pet insurance
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Mileage reimbursement
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Life insurance
• Discount program

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting

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