Registered Nurse Home Care-PT (Monmouth County)

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 in their homes, providing meaningful 1:1 care with a flexible schedule and fewer distractions. This role allows you to return to the core of nursing in a supportive, patient-centered environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing care to patients in their homes through assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of home nursing care needs.
• Ensure compliance with physician orders, including timely visits and documentation reflecting progression toward discharge goals.
• Demonstrate holistic patient care, ensuring safe and effective outcomes aligned with professional standards and codes of ethics.
• Complete assigned treatments and procedures competently, documenting all clinical decisions and activities accurately.
• Identify appropriate payors and maintain compliance with authorizations for self and other disciplines.
• Meet payor source guidelines, including maintaining visit frequency within authorized ranges and utilizing secure messaging for authorizations.
• 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 consistent with established goals.
• Report patient care problems to management or physicians promptly, including proposed solutions.
• Act as a liaison among physicians, clinical managers, and healthcare team members to coordinate services effectively.
• Communicate pertinent patient information and Plan of Care during transfers or scheduled time-off.
• Complete routine assignments independently, accurately, and on time, meeting productivity requirements consistently.
• Serve as a clinical supervisor for para-professional home health aides, 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, ensuring documentation reflects current guidelines.
• Demonstrate flexibility with job responsibilities and adhere to HMH’s organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
• Perform physical tasks, including lifting a minimum of 50 lbs., pushing/pulling 50 lbs., and standing for at least 8 hours a day.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• 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.

Preferred: BSN.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Benefits (medical, dental, vision).
• Generous Paid Time Off.
• Travel Reimbursement.
• 401(k) match (full- and part-time benefit-eligible team members).
• Tuition Reimbursement.

Per Diem team members are eligible for Travel Reimbursement and may qualify for a 401(k) match.

Pay

Minimum annual rate of $45,136.00. The starting rate may vary based on factors such as labor market data, experience, education, certifications, skills, geographic location, internal equity, and budget considerations. Full-time and part-time positions (20+ hours/week) may be eligible for shift differentials, performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions.