Weekend OASIS Registered Nurse (RN, Visiting Nurse) - HomeCare

Location: 34 Ledgebrook Dr, Mansfield (10179)

About the role

Provides skilled nursing care to clients in their homes or community health settings, ensuring the delivery of outcome-based, high-quality, cost-effective care. As part of Hartford HealthCare at Home—Connecticut’s largest homecare provider with over 115 years of service—you’ll work within our Person-Centered Care Model, leveraging cutting-edge technology to make a real difference in clients' and families' lives.

Responsibilities

• Reviews referrals and initiates contact with client and family.
• Conducts a complete nursing assessment based on referral data, client/family interview, and clinical observation of patient health status.
• Focuses on completing the OASIS assessment with accurate scoring of clinical and functional questions.
• Develops a plan of care in collaboration with the client and all disciplines, documenting need for services, appropriate discharge planning, short- and long-term goals, and utilization of resources.
• Provides OASIS time-point assessments throughout a patient’s episode to ensure objectivity and consistency.
• Initiates and maintains a client record utilizing the agency’s documentation standards.
• Makes follow-up visits to provide skilled care, assess disease progress, and evaluate response to treatment; provides support to client/family using teaching principles to promote and restore health and prevent disease and disability; coordinates care with providers.
• Teaches patients and reinforces client/caregiver education.
• Refers, collaborates, and coordinates all client care services; consults with physicians regarding client needs and plan of care.
• Directs LPNs in carrying out the established plan of care; directs Home Care Aides and supervises their plan of care.
• Refers client/family to other community resources as needed.
• Attends and participates in in-service education programs.
• Seeks consultation and guidance from supervisor.
• Participates in the evaluation of care given by paraprofessional staff.
• Participates in health care programs and completes reporting requirements on a timely basis.
• Participates in client care conferences, staff and group meetings, IDT, and LEAN Process Management.
• Participates in daily SBAR report with nurse care coordinator.
• Maintains productivity standards.
• Assumes the role of team leader on a rotating basis.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate of an Associate’s Degree or diploma program in nursing required; graduate of NLN-approved BSN program preferred.
• One year of nursing experience or one year of nursing experience in a specialty required; medical/surgery or home care experience preferred.
• Registered nurse with a license to practice in the state of Connecticut.
• Computer skills.

Benefits

Hartford HealthCare offers a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance, with opportunities for career development and growth across locations statewide.