Registered Nurse Home Care-FT (Middlesex/Somerset/Union counties)

About the role

Are you a nurse looking for a change? Do you feel overwhelmed and spread too thin in your current job? Return to the HOME and rediscover your passion for nursing with Hackensack Meridian Health At Home. Our nurses focus on one patient at a time, providing meaningful one-on-one care in the comfort of patients' homes. Enjoy a flexible schedule and a setting with fewer distractions while doing what you do best.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing care to patients in their homes through assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of home nursing care needs on an individual and continuous basis.
• Ensure compliance with physician orders, including timely adherence and appropriate visit frequency.
• Document care to reflect compliance with physician’s orders and progression toward discharge goals.
• Follow organizational policies, procedures, 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 that reflect professional standards of care and codes of ethics for safe and effective patient outcomes.
• 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 aligned with care plan goals.
• Document teaching strategies in the medical chart consistent with goals and plans.
• Report patient care problems to management or physicians promptly, including possible solutions.
• Ensure documentation reflects case communication and utilize management as a resource.
• Act as a liaison among physicians, clinical managers, and healthcare team members to coordinate effective resource referrals.
• Communicate pertinent patient information and Plan of Care during transfers or scheduled 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 new or updated standards and incorporate them into nursing practice.
• Ensure documentation demonstrates knowledge of current practices and guidelines.
• Demonstrate flexibility with job responsibilities and adhere to HMH’s organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
• Perform physical requirements, including lifting a minimum of 50 lbs., pushing and pulling a minimum of 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.
• At least six (6) months of RN experience or at least one (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.

Benefits

Hackensack Meridian Health offers a Total Rewards package for full- and part-time benefit-eligible team members, including:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits.
• Generous Paid Time Off.
• Travel Reimbursement.
• 401(k) match and Tuition Reimbursement.

Per Diem team members are eligible for Travel Reimbursement and may qualify for a 401(k) match. Additional resources and tools for success, including wellness programs, learning and development opportunities, are available at www.TeamHMH.com.

Pay

The minimum rate of pay for this role is $90,272.00 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 also be eligible for shift differentials, performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions.