In-Home Services RN | M - F | Days

Physical attendance at an InnovAge facility and/or an InnovAge participant home is essential to performing the job duties.

Responsibilities

• Triage participant and staff phone calls to determine priority of care and route accordingly.
• Schedule outside appointments for participants when necessary.
• Assist in the examination, testing, and treatment of participants.
• Complete certification/recertification orders and discharge summaries.
• Implement orders written by primary care physician(s).
• Instruct participants and family regarding medications and treatment instructions.
• Schedule specialist and other appointments for participants and assist in hospital admissions.
• Perform general nursing care on participants including administering prescribed medications and treatments.
• Document all necessary information and maintain participant medical record(s); fulfill agency charting and reporting requirements.
• Administer medications, provide training in self-administration of all non-scheduled medications, and monitor medication compliance.
• Provide health counseling to participants and their families on an individual or group basis.
• Assist in the examination, assessment, evaluation, testing, and treatment of participants.
• Observe, record, and report participant’s condition and reaction to drugs and treatments to physicians.
• Perform nursing care to clients in their place of residence.
• Assess and re-assess participants to determine individual needs and ensure the least restrictive environment.
• Assess participants to determine change in condition that necessitates a change in level of care and coordinate the plan of care with Home Care resources.
• Furnish services requiring substantial specialized nursing skill.
• Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Prepare clinical and progress notes for each client visit and summaries of care conferences for clients in a timely manner as per Agency policy.
• Conduct client care conferences on clients assigned to his/her care.
• Participate in peer review and quality management as assigned.
• Participate in utilization review of medical records as assigned.
• Process orders and notify physicians of client needs and changes in condition.
• Determine the amount and type of nursing needed by each individual client.
• Ensure quality care is delivered by home care team to site participants via periodic participant/caregiver inquiry, intermittent review of care plan, and trending of data from various reports/supervisory visits in collaboration with the Home Care Manager.
• Refer to Physical Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist, and Medical Social Worker for clients requiring their specialized skills.
• Supervise the LPN every 30 days and supervise the HHA/CNA every 14 days (or per regulatory requirements) and teach other nursing personnel.
• Additional work functions and duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in nursing.
• Current State-issued Registered Nurses License.
• Current First Aid and BLS certifications (acceptable vendors: American Heart Association and/or American Red Cross; required prior to hire).
• Personal transportation, current state-issued driver’s license, good driving record, and auto insurance as required by law.
• 1+ year working with the frail or elderly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (preferred).
• Certification as a Gerontological Nurse (preferred).
• 3 years of healthcare experience with emphasis in geriatrics (preferred).
• Bilingual in Spanish, Russian, Punjabi, or Hmong (a plus).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Life insurance and AD&D.
• Supplemental life insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• 401(k) savings plan with company match.
• Paid time off.
• Company-paid holidays.

Pay

$38.80 - $50.48 per hour

Attention Florida Applicants: This position requires a background screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.