Home Health Registered Nurse, RN, Case Manager

About the role

This role focuses on providing professional and nonprofessional nursing care services in accordance with physician orders. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Home Care Nurse duties:

Responsibilities

• Affords ongoing interdisciplinary assessment of the patient.
• Recognizes/identifies patients/caregivers’ cultural beliefs re: death and dying and is sensitive to those beliefs.
• Establishes realistic goals and develops plan of treatment in cooperation with the patient, family and members of the health care team.
• Identifies abuse and/or neglect and identifies reporting mechanism per policy.
• Adapts to new and unusual situations without affecting work performance negatively.
• Collaborates with patient /family and other health care providers and/or community resources with planning of care and discharge.
• Continuously assesses/evaluates patient and family progress and goal achievement, keeping Clinical Manager advised and justifying continuation and/or termination of services.
• Demonstrates and practices according to safety guidelines and procedures including general ergonomics, fire, and personal safety.
• Utilizes proper body mechanics and patient material handling.
• Demonstrates an awareness of safety and security issues by responding appropriately to emergency situations and following established procedures and protocols utilizing stabilizing techniques.
• Demonstrates ability to cope with patient/family emotional stress and provide appropriate supportive care.
• Effectively manages assigned caseload, within the team model of care delivery.
• Establishes a daily work plan based upon patient/family priorities of service and total area needs.
• Promptly triages patient visits, messages, and phone calls according to priority and urgency.
• Provides nursing coverage on a rotating basis for evenings, nights, weekends and Holidays.
• Demonstrates excellent physical assessment and care planning skills.
• Demonstrates current knowledge of pharmacology and medication administration and reconciliation.
• Coordinates care and discharge planning with other team members during case conferences.

Requirements

The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

Qualifications

• Massachusetts RN Licensure and NH Licensure.
• Valid state issued Driver’s License.
• One (1) year of acute medical/surgical nursing experience.
• Basic Life Support Certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Specialty nursing certifications.
• Three (3) years of acute nursing including medical/surgical, oncology, hospice, or home health.
• Experience with IV and complex wound care.

Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• Demonstrates competence in Home Health and Hospice standards of care, symptom management, psychosocial, and spiritual aspects of care.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate, read, and write in English.
• Ability to function well, effectively manage time, and prioritize busy schedules.
• Good organizational skills.
• Ability to function effectively, autonomously, and independently in a home care setting.

About Care at Home

Tufts Medicine Care at Home is a proud member of Tufts Medicine, a health system that is rethinking how academic and community centers, local and national businesses, and technology and service innovators can all work together. So that clinicians can deliver expert care where it’s needed most and so that we can bring wellness back to health care, one person at a time.

What We Offer

• Competitive salaries & benefits
• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits start day one
• 403(b) retirement with company match
• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education support - Access to MedBridge for PT CEUs and licensure/certification support, reinforcing our commitment to ongoing clinical development.
• Opportunities for career growth
• Fleet car program - A unique offering that reduces personal vehicle burden and supports clinicians in the field.
• Industry-Leading Safety Program – A one-of-a-kind Workplace Safety & Violence Prevention role dedicated to proactively addressing increasing safety concerns in healthcare settings. This program includes:
• AVADE de-escalation and self-safety training
• InvisaWear GPS-enabled safety devices
• Escort services to ensure staff safety in the field