Home Health RN Field Staff

About the role

The RN Field Staff plays a crucial role in delivering quality home health and hospice care services. They are responsible for assessing patient needs, developing comprehensive care plans, and ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations.

Responsibilities

• Care Management and Service Delivery - 90%
• Provides ongoing assessment and nursing care to patients in homes and health care facilities.
• Ensures an accurate evaluation of patient needs, develops and implements a comprehensive care plan that addresses current needs.
• Identifies when patients need or qualify for additional services and notifies appropriate team member or team leader.
• Follows current nursing professional standards of practice and agency approved protocols for home health and hospice.
• Provides quality plan and symptom management for the comfort of patients.
• Communicates with other health care providers about changes in condition and patient needs.
• Affirms patient and caregiver needs and provides education when necessary.
• Commitment to high quality customer service for internal and external customers.
• Oversees the implementation of the patient’s plan of care.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the plan on an ongoing basis.
• Prepares for IDG by reviewing Care Plan, reconciling medications and projecting patient/family needs, if applicable.
• Quality and Compliance Management - 5%
• Audits and maintains current and accurate patient records through use of laptop computers and paper/chart documentation in accordance with policies, federal, state, and local guidelines.
• Participates in quality improvement projects as needed.
• Maintains knowledge of requirements of regulatory agencies, accrediting bodies, and third party payers.
• People Management and Development - 5%
• Coaches and influences the work of LPN Field Staff and Home Health Aides regarding the performance expectations of their position.
• Fosters a positive work environment that attracts, retains, and motivates employees.
• Interviews, selects, and orients new employees.
• Defines, establishes, and promotes performance expectations so staff understands and demonstrates excellence through high quality and consistent performance.
• Evaluates job performance of staff in accordance with the company policy and procedure and provides developmental guidance to staff for improved performance and growth.
• Maintains a reasonable and sufficient plan for staffing should a direct report be absent or a position be vacant.
• Responds timely and thoughtfully to questions, requests, and work product from departmental staff that has been provided for review and approval.

Qualifications

• Current unencumbered license for the state of Ohio to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) required.
• One year experience in acute care or medical-surgical nursing required.
• Experience in a Medicare-certified home health agency preferred.
• Proficiency with Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and the internet required.
• Proficiency with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.

Requirements

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Must possess a valid driver's license and acceptable driving record.
• Must be insurable under professional liability and crime coverage policies as specified by insurance carrier underwriting standards.

Working Conditions and Special Requirements

• Sitting - Up to 4 hours/day
• Standing - Up to 8 hours/day
• Walking - Up to 6 hours/day
• Lifting, transferring, pushing or pulling patients or equipment/supplies - Up to 50 pounds
• Driving - Up to 6 hours/day
• Work weekends, evenings, and holidays - Required as scheduled
• On-call availability - 24/7 for emergencies
• Subject to falls, burns from equipment, odors, and cuts - Work day
• Subject to residents/patients/patients with various disease processes - Occasional
• May be exposed to infectious waste, disease, conditions, etc. including exposure to the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses - Work day
• Risk Category for Exposure to Bloodborne Diseases - I