Registered Nurse, Home Health
About the role
Make a meaningful impact every day as a CenterWell Home Health nurse. You’ll provide personalized, one-on-one care that helps patients regain independence in the comfort of their homes. Working closely with a dedicated team of physicians and clinicians, you’ll develop and manage care plans that support recovery and help patients get back to the life they love.
Service area options: Plymouth/Carver OR Upper Cape OR Mid-Lower Cape
Responsibilities
- Provide admission, case management, and follow-up skilled nursing visits for home health patients
- Administer on-going care and case management for each patient, provide necessary follow-up as directed by the Clinical Manager
- Confer with physician in developing the initial plan of treatment based on physician's orders and initial patient assessment
- Provide hands-on care, management and evaluation of the care plan and teaching of the patient in accordance with physician orders, under Clinical Manager's supervision
- Revise plan in consultation with physician based on ongoing assessments and as required by policy/regulation
- Coordinate appropriate care, encompassing various healthcare personnel (such as Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Home Health Aides and external providers)
- Report patient care/condition/progress to patient's physician and Clinical Manager on a continuous basis
- Implement patient care plan in conjunction with patient and family to assist them in achieving optimal resolution of needs/problems
- Coordinate/oversee/supervise the work of Home Health Aides, Certified Home Health Aides and Personal Care Workers and provides written personal care instructions/care plan that reflect current plan of care
- Monitor the appropriate completion of documentation by home health aides/personal care workers as part of the supervisory/leadership responsibility
- Discharge patients after consultation with the physician and Clinical Manager, preparing and completing needed clinical documentation
- Prepare appropriate medical documentation on all patients, including any case conferences, patient contacts, medication order changes, re-certifications, progress updates, and care plan changes
- Prepare visit/shift reports, updates/summarizes patient records, and confers with other health care disciplines in providing optimum patient care
Requirements
- Diploma, Associate or Bachelor Degree in Nursing
- Minimum of one year nursing experience preferred
- Strong med surg, ICU, ER, acute experience
- Home Health experience a plus
- Current and unrestricted Registered Nurse licensure
- Current CPR certification
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Valid driver’s license, auto insurance and reliable transportation
Pay
$10,000 sign-on bonus available
$54.00 – $75.00 per visit/unit
Estimated annual range: $84,900 – $116,800 per year (full-time, 40 hours/week)
Schedule
40 scheduled weekly hours
Benefits
Humana offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being, including medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and many other opportunities.
About Us
CenterWell Home Health specializes in personalized, comprehensive home care for patients managing a chronic condition or recovering from injury, illness, surgery or hospitalization. Our care teams include nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, home health aides, and medical social workers – all working together to help patients rehabilitate, recover and regain their independence so they can live healthier and happier lives.
CenterWell is a leading healthcare services business focused on creating integrated and differentiated experiences that put patients at the center of everything we do. As the largest provider of senior-focused primary care, a leading provider of home healthcare and a leading integrated home delivery, specialty, hospice and retail pharmacy, CenterWell is focused on whole health and addressing the physical, emotional and social wellness of our patients. CenterWell is part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM).