Registered Nurse

Primary Responsibilities

• Initiates, develops, implements, and makes necessary revisions to the plan of care in collaboration with the physician and other health care professionals involved in care
• Directly and/or indirectly supervises care provided by the home health aides and licensed practical vocational nurses, provides instruction as appropriate, and assigns tasks according to State and federal regulations
• Provides high quality clinical services within the scope of practice and within infection control standards, in accordance with the plan of care, and in coordination with other members of the health care team
• Accurately and timely completes the comprehensive assessments (OASIS) including medication reconciliation
• Accurately and thoroughly documents patient visits per policy, and payer requirements and syncs timely per LHC policy
• Makes the initial and/or comprehensive nursing evaluation visit, ensures patients meet home health eligibility and medical necessity guidelines as defined by payer source, accurately determines primary focus of care, develops the plan of care within State specific guidelines with the physician, and submits accurate documentation
• Communicates relevant information timely and effectively with appropriate agency staff including but not limited to: any patient care issues or needs, visit assignments, dates of scheduled visits, and schedule changes to scheduler, orders and OASIS data sets, coding requests, schedule home visits, to coordinate care with other clinicians
• Communicates timely and effectively with physicians, patients, and family members to ensure quality care and service excellence
• Takes direction from Clinical Director and Executive Director professionally and completes tasks assigned timely, including required learning
• Assists in the orientation of new agency personnel and serves as a preceptor to other staff and students
• Participates in on-call rotation and weekend rotation as needed to meet patient needs
• Adheres to and participates in the agency's utilization management model

Required Qualifications

• Current RN licensure in state of practice
• Current CPR certification or ability to complete within 90 days of hire
• Proven ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client
• Current Driver's License, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation

Preferred Qualification

• 1+ years of clinical experience

Pay and Benefits

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

The salary for this role will range from $82,016 to $123,024 annually based on full-time employment.

We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.