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Delivering care across 31 states and the District of Columbia, AccentCare is a national leader in post-acute healthcare services. With services ranging from hospice to skilled nursing and rehabilitation, it’s no wonder there’s a wide variety of AccentCare careers for nurses and allied health professionals to explore. Learn what it’s like to work at this healthcare organization and the many benefits it offers in this comprehensive health system spotlight.
Overview of AccentCare
With its commitment to providing patients with individualized, compassionate care, AccentCare has expanded tremendously over the past 20+ years. This healthcare network employs around 30,000 professionals who deliver care to more than 200,000 people nationwide. With more than 250 locations across the U.S., there are many AccentCare jobs available for nurses, including some of the following:
- Austin, Texas staff nursing roles
- Baltimore, Maryland staff nursing opportunities
- Denver, Colorado staff nursing jobs
- Miami, Florida staff nursing roles
- New York City metro staff nursing jobs
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, AccentCare practices a value-based care model and seeks to reduce the cost of care. This healthcare organization strives to transform the care it provides to its communities by maximizing its partner resources. AccentCare has more than 60 nationwide partnerships with insurance companies and healthcare organizations, including some of the following:
- Asante
- Baylor Scott & White Health
- Fairview Health Services
- UC San Diego Health
- UCLA Health
AccentCare is also committed to improving patient outcomes and reducing hospital readmission rates through its many service lines, like care management and personal care. Through AccentCare Medical Group, it provides palliative care services across 12 states. This service line offers symptom and pain management with spiritual support to those nearing the end of their lives.
Purpose, Vision and Values
AccentCare is dedicated to providing comprehensive, innovative care with the purpose of “Reimagining Care, Together.”
AccentCare further defines its vision as, “We imagine a world where: Patients and Clients receive the understanding, empathy and excellence they deserve. Families experience compassionate support from a trusted guide at each step. Team members grow, thrive and find inspiration in a supportive work environment. Communities and Strategic Partners succeed with the help of a comprehensive and responsive partner.”
According to its website, this healthcare organization is also committed to a supportive work environment by embodying core values, which include:
- Act with integrity
- Be compassionate
- Commit to excellence
Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
AccentCare pledges to embrace a diverse and equitable workplace. The healthcare system also aims to build an inclusive culture and infrastructure focusing on underrepresented and marginalized employees. According to its website, 28.3% of its employees are Hispanic or Latino, and 33.5% are Black or African American. Additionally, 11.6% of its active employees are male, and 88.4% are female, with employees from all five age groups in the workforce, from the Silent Generation to Generation Z. The mixture of different backgrounds and experience levels cultivates a unique workplace and diverse perspectives.
According to its website, AccentCare aims to achieve an 80% or above rating on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Index. The DEI Index measures an organization’s core elements of belonging and uniqueness. Committed to integrity principles, the healthcare organization fosters open dialogue and a respectful, engaging workplace.
Community Initiatives
This expansive health system better serves its communities through its care partners and first-class education. Many of its outreach programs donate hygiene kits to the homeless population and provide health screenings for veterans in local communities. AccentCare also provides many free online resources and classes for patients and family members to learn about their care and improve health outcomes.
The AccentCare Hospice Foundation and Seasons Hospice Foundation offer financial assistance to people in hospice care whose traditional medical benefits didn’t cover their healthcare needs. Both foundations receive funding through donations from AccentCare employees and families and friends of people touched by hospice care. Additionally, hundreds of employees have received financial assistance through AccentCare’s Employee Assistance Fund.
AccentCare also has a proprietary acute and chronic care program called RightPath. Each RightPath program utilizes current clinical practice guidelines and innovative, evidence-based research alongside physicians’ orders to improve patient outcomes and reduce hospital readmission rates. Some current care areas are cardiac, diabetes, joint replacement, late-life depression, palliative care and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
AccentCare partners with ProviderLink to facilitate timely healthcare communication. With ProviderLink, healthcare organizations can share patient data electronically quickly, leading to improved patient outcomes. AccentCare is part of the Eldercare locator network, where patients and family members can identify local resources to meet their medical needs.
AccentCare Health Alert Services, a branch of AccentCare, offers medical alert and medication management devices and support. This service line outreaches to hundreds of community members and offers guided instructions and customer support for people with medical devices at home. Other home health technology services AccentCare offers are telehealth, virtual visits and remote telemonitoring.
Notable Awards and Honors
Recognized for its exceptional and quality care, AccentCare has earned multiple awards and honors. It received the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for National Quality by providing safe and effective care. AccentCare earned the Community Health Accreditation Partner Standards of Excellence award by showcasing its continuous quality improvements, improved safety outcomes and cost-effective care.
As noted on its website, several AccentCare locations have been recognized annually on HomeCare Elite’s list of top home care providers in the U.S. AccentCare also participates in Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP), like the SHPBest, which acknowledges home health agencies that make patient satisfaction a priority. Additionally, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rated AccentCare 4.4 out of 5 stars for its quality patient care as of October 2023.
Working at AccentCare
As a nationwide healthcare employer, AccentCare boasts many competitive and comprehensive benefits. It also offers many career advancement opportunities for nurses and healthcare professionals.
Benefits and Other Perks
AccentCare values its employees and offers several benefits to its full-time staff. Some of these benefits and perks include:
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Option to participate in flexible spending or health savings accounts
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Life, critical illness and accident insurance options
- 401k retirement savings account with employer match
- Generous paid time off and paid holidays
- Employee assistance program
- 24/7 compliance hotline
- Discounted cell phone service and company store credit to purchase AccentCare scrubs
- Family medical, bereavement and maternity/paternity leave of absence
- Commuter assistance and discounts through certain business partners
AccentCare also boasts a multitude of job training, competencies and professional development opportunities. It offers over 2,000 training courses through AccentCare University and many free accredited continuing education courses to its employees who want to learn more about certain areas and improve care practices. This healthcare system also provides several internships for those interested in social work, bereavement, chaplaincy and music or art therapy.
Nursing Programs
AccentCare honors its employees and hosts an annual awards ceremony recognizing those who embody the company culture and core values of compassion, resilience, teamwork and integrity. Its annual Nurses of the Year award honors nurses who’ve provided exceptional care.
AccentCare is committed to supporting its nurses through development and provides many clinical leadership opportunities. Some leadership roles include clinical operations, corporate compliance and hospice executive directors. These opportunities utilize the valued experiences of nurses and motivate high performance and future development. Nurses at AccentCare aren’t limited to home health nursing and leadership roles; additional practice areas include the following.
Behavioral Health
Nurses can explore a rewarding career offering comprehensive care to patients with behavioral health disorders. Within this field, nurses may care for patients with Alzheimer’s, dementia, depression or other mental health disorders. They offer guidance and counseling to patients and their families while navigating the complexities of the healthcare industry.
Case Management
Nurse case managers identify patient needs and develop care plans based on those needs. Nurses who choose case management coordinate care services and set care goals and outcomes for the patients they serve. They also work with insurance companies to locate healthcare providers within the patient’s medical network and ensure services are covered.
Hospice Care
Hospice nurses provide a multitude of patient services, ranging from pain management to end-of-life planning support. Nurses may also offer coping strategies and bereavement counseling to patients’ family members. Some states have inpatient locations and senior living facilities where nurses work instead of traveling to patients’ homes.
Palliative Care
Palliative nurses focus on easing patient pain and discomfort and help to reduce patient and family members’ stress. Nurses provide the highest quality of life possible to patients in palliative care. They may also give patients companionship or escort them to appointments.
Support Centers
Some nurses opt for non-bedside nursing opportunities and instead work at one of AccentCare’s many support centers. These support centers offer a collaborative environment where corporate and field teams develop and support company initiatives and projects. Support center nurses also seek to provide outstanding customer service experiences.
Contact Information
AccentCare
17855 Dallas Parkway
Dallas, Texas 75287
(800) 834-3059
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