Registered Nurse GIP VHS-Hospice-FT (Bergen, Passaic & Hudson Counties)

About the role

Are you a nurse looking for a change? At Hackensack Meridian Health At Home, our nurses focus on one patient at a time, spending valuable and meaningful 1:1 time with patients in their homes. This role offers a flexible schedule in a setting with fewer distractions, allowing you to do what you do best.

Visiting Health Services of New Jersey (VHSNJ), a partnership between Hackensack Meridian Health and St. Joseph's Health, provides a comprehensive continuum of home health care and hospice services to patients and families in Passaic, Bergen, and parts of Morris counties.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing care to patients in their home through assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of home nursing care needs on an individual and continuous basis.
• Ensure compliance with physician orders in a timely manner, including visit frequency.
• Document care to reflect compliance with physician’s orders and progression toward goals.
• Follow policy, procedure, and standards of care in assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of patient care.
• Provide holistic care to patients and their significant others.
• Ensure safe patient care and demonstrate competency in assigned treatments and procedures.
• Utilize the interdisciplinary team and document all activities accurately.
• Apply clinical judgments and critical thinking reflecting professional standards of care and codes of ethics.
• Document clinical decisions appropriately and identify payors while remaining compliant with authorizations.
• Maintain visit frequency within authorization range and use secure messaging for insurance communications.
• Complete nursing assessments, medication reconciliation, and collaborate with physicians on the Plan of Care.
• Update care plans within two weeks of changes in patient status and implement teaching strategies to meet goals.
• Report patient care problems to management or physicians in a timely manner and document case communication.
• Act as a liaison among physicians, managers, and other healthcare team members to coordinate services.
• Communicate pertinent patient information and Plan of Care during transfers or time-off.
• Complete routine assignments accurately, consistently, and independently in a timely manner without supervision.
• Meet productivity requirements consistently.
• Act as a clinical supervisor for para-professional home health aide staff, completing supervisory visits within regulatory time frames.
• Participate in the evaluation of home health aide staff.
• Maintain awareness of updated standards and incorporate them into nursing practice.
• Demonstrate flexibility with job responsibilities and adhere to organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
• Perform physical requirements, including lifting a minimum of 50 lbs., pushing/pulling 50 lbs., and standing for a minimum of 8 hours a day.
• Perform other duties and/or projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree in Nursing or Diploma Certificate in Nursing.
• Minimum of six (6) months RN experience or at least 1 year of LPN experience, preferably in home care or hospice.
• NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License.
• AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• IV Certification.
• PC Experience/Skills.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Benefits (health, dental, vision).
• Generous Paid Time Off.
• Travel Reimbursement.
• 401k match.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions (for eligible positions).
• Shift differentials for evening, night, or weekend shifts (for eligible positions).

Pay

Minimum rate of $94,161.60 annually. The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes and may vary based on factors such as labor market data, experience, education, certifications, skills, geographic location, internal equity, and budget considerations. Some positions may be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or shift differentials.