Registered Nurse - RN,

About the role

Baton Rouge General Home Health, a part of LHC Group, seeks a Registered Nurse to provide and direct nursing care to patients in their homes. The role involves coordinating care with other healthcare professionals, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations, and maintaining patient records.

Responsibilities

• Initiates, develops, implements, and revises the plan of care in collaboration with the physician and other health care professionals
• Supervises care provided by home health aides and licensed practical/vocational nurses, providing instruction and assigning tasks according to State and federal regulations
• Provides required supervisory visits
• Completes comprehensive assessments (OASIS) including medication reconciliation accurately and timely
• Documents patient visits per policy and payer requirements, and syncs timely per LHC policy
• Makes initial and/or comprehensive nursing evaluation visits, ensuring patients meet home health eligibility and medical necessity guidelines, developing the plan of care within State guidelines with the physician, and submitting accurate documentation
• Communicates relevant information timely and effectively with appropriate agency staff, including patient care issues, visit assignments, schedule changes, orders, OASIS data sets, coding requests, and coordination with other clinicians
• Communicates timely and effectively with physicians, patients, and family members to ensure quality care and service excellence
• Takes direction from Clinical Director and Executive Director professionally and completes assigned tasks timely, including required learning
• Assists in the orientation of new agency personnel and serves as a preceptor to other staff and students
• Participates in survey/survey readiness activities and performance improvement plans, works to reduce unnecessary patient hospitalizations, improve patient safety, and implements processes and best practices to ensure positive patient outcomes
• Participates in on-call and weekend rotation as needed to meet patient needs
• Adheres to and participates in the agency's utilization management model

Qualifications

• Current and unrestricted RN licensure in state of practice
• Current Driver's License, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation
• LA: 1+ years of clinical experience as a Registered Nurse
• RN licensure must have no restrictions

Preferred Qualifications

• Current CPR Certification or ability to complete within 90 days of hire
• 1+ years of Home Health experience
• Ability to work independently
• Solid communication, writing, and organizational skills

Pay

Target Pay - $71,677 - $107,516
Hourly Pay Range - $34.46 - $51.69
Per Visit Point Pay Range - $41.35 - $62.03

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, recognition programs, equity stock purchase, and 401k contribution. For more details, please refer to the company’s website.