Registered Nurse for Home Health

About the role

AdvisaCare provides intermittent Skilled Nursing services for Medicare Beneficiaries in their homes, usually after an in-patient stay for illness or surgery. Nurses help patients recover independence, learn about disease process, dress wounds, draw blood, manage drains and catheters, PICCs or ostomies, evaluate home safety, medication management, disease management, determine community resource needs, set up in-home therapists, coordinate care between physicians, other providers, caregivers and family members, using phone, stethoscope, BP cuff, supplies, and clinical judgment.

Responsibilities

• Provide intermittent skilled nursing care in patients' homes
• Assist patients in recovering independence after illness or surgery
• Educate patients about disease process
• Perform wound care, blood draws, drain and catheter management, PICC and ostomy care
• Evaluate home safety, medication management, disease management
• Determine needs for community resources
• Arrange in-home therapists
• Coordinate care among physicians, other providers, caregivers, and family members

Requirements

• Current Michigan RN License
• Valid Michigan Driver's license with proof of insurance
• CPR certification
• Minimum 1 year of home health experience (preferred)
• ER or critical care experience (a plus)
• OASIS experience (preferred)
• Strong critical thinking and task management skills
• Proficient computer skills

Benefits

• 401(k) plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Medical benefits
• Possible paid orientation
• Paid mileage