Senior Registered Nurse Home Health
About the role
GROWING OUR UPMC HOME HEALTH TEAM FOR RN OPENINGS IN CENTRE COUNTY AREA
Are you a nurse looking for a rewarding career where you can provide direct, one-on-one patient care? UPMC Home Healthcare is hiring caring, skilled, and compassionate registered nurses to join our home health nursing team! You’ll work in a home setting with a diverse patient population throughout these surrounding communities. Working outside of a medical facility, you’ll have an opportunity to get to know patients as you guide their care in the comfort of their homes.
Responsibilities
- Your role as the nurse will establish patients’ plans of care in collaboration with physicians, patients, and utilization management (UM) professionals to meet physicians’ orders and patients’ needs.
- RN will coordinate case management activities across a multi-disciplinary health care team to ensure appropriate, quality patient care.
- Initiate, deliver, and evaluate patient- and family-centered health teaching.
- Strive to help patients achieve optimal health outcomes, delivering compassionate care with an emphasis on the patient’s experience.
- Complete all required documentation including visit assessments, OASIS, 485 and verbal orders accurately and promptly on a laptop or in written documentation while in the patient’s home and according to all applicable regulatory standards.
- Attend compliance training and adhere to the organization’s standards of conduct, policies, and procedures in addition to all local, state, and federal regulatory guidelines.
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
- Zero to one year of experience.
- BSN preferred.
- Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families.
- Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment.
- Critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities are required as related to various aspects of patient care.
- Good clinical judgment. Critical thinking skills are necessary to exercise and to lead others in the application of the nursing process.
- Mobility and visual manual dexterity. Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances
- Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse either in the state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located OR TPP
- CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
- Automotive Insurance
- Driver’s License
- Act 33
- Act 34
- OAPSA
Pay
Final title and pay will be determined by education, experience, and certifications.
Schedule
Monday – Friday daylight shifts with rotations for on-call and weekends. We have various offices we will work with you to find the best location and fit for your career at UPMC Home Health.
Benefits
We’re committed to providing benefits that meet your needs and support your well-being in all areas of life.
- Earn over 5 weeks of paid time off every year
- Affordable medical, dental & vision coverage
- Student loan assistance and tuition reimbursement options
- Earn up to 8% of your eligible pay in retirement contributions from UPMC
- Employer-paid life insurance
Support for You – and Your Family
- Two weeks of paid parental leave
- Family planning resources
- Tuition assistance for dependents
- Comprehensive health care for dependents
- Emergency child and elder care options
- Flexible work arrangements
Additional Information
Commensurate with experience, not specified, TBD as per posting.