Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Health
HarmonyCares
Houston, TX

Home Health Visiting Nurse

Overview HarmonyCares is one of the nation's largest home-based primary care practices. HarmonyCares is a family of companies all dedicated to providing high-quality, coordinated health care in the home. This includes HarmonyCares, HarmonyCares Medical Group, HarmonyCares Home Health and HarmonyCares Hospice. Our Mission - To bring personalized, quality-based healthcare to the home of patients who have difficult accessing care. Our Shared Vision - Every patient deserves access to quality healthcare. Our Values - The way we care is our legacy. Every interaction counts. Go the extra mile. Empower and support each other. Why You Should Want to Work with Us * Bonus potential of $2500+ per quarter! * Health, Dental, Vision, Disability & Life Insurance, and much more * 401K Retirement Plan (with company match) * Tuition, Professional License and Certification Reimbursement * Paid Time Off, Holidays and Volunteer Time * Paid Orientation and Training * Home Health locations in 8 states * Great Place to Work Certified Responsibilities The Home Health Visiting Nurse provides intermittent skilled nursing services in a face-to-face capacity to include patient residence and qualifying facilities. The Home Health Visiting Nurse is responsible to communicate the patient's progress with other disciplines and directs, supervises and instructs non-professional home health aide staff in the provision of personal care to the patient. Essential Duties & Responsibilities: * Under the physician's order, admits patients eligible for home care services within 24-48 hours * Assess and evaluates patient needs/problems, identifies mutually agreed upon goals with patients * Reports patient status and need for other disciplines to agency Clinical Supervisor and referring physician * Reports to assigned follow-up Clinician as indicated * Develops patient care plan that specifically addresses identified patient problems; patient problems and goals * Updates care plans on an ongoing basis; revises and resolves patient problems and goals as changes occur and/or at recertification * Completed admission paperwork and patient care plan submitted to Clinical Supervisor per agency policy following the admission including completed and signed admission checklist * Provides intermittent Skilled Nursing services including assessment, evaluation, procedures, teaching and training activities as outlined in the patient Plan of Care * Provides Skilled Nursing visits according to visit schedule and notifies agency of need to alter schedule in any way * Reports significant findings to patient's physician and Clinical Supervisor as they occur * Submits completed skilled nursing visit notes; communication notes and home health aide supervisory notes per agency policy on designated days as requested by Clinical Supervisor * Submits change orders per agency policy * Performs all OASIS time point assessment per Medicare Criteria and submits recertification paperwork per agency policy and procedure * Mantains open lines of communications to all members of the continuum of care team * Supervises Home Health Aide and license and documents per Medicare criteria and per agency policy and procedure * Acts as a preceptor in the orientation of new nursing staff as requested * Attends staff meetings, team conferences and educational in-services per agency requirements * Participates in Process Improvement (PI) program by assisting with collection of data and serves on PI team upon request * Participates in discharge planning process Medicare Criteria and agency policy and procedure * Follows agency policies and procedures * Performs these and all other duties as assigned by the Administrator * Able to lift 40 pounds from floor to shoulder * Repetitive walking, standing, sitting, bending, and use of hands * Able to drive a car 2-4 hours per day * Responsible to ensure the use of the 4Ms (What Matters to the patient, Medications, Mentation, and Mobility) and provides Age-Friendly Care * Other duties as assigned Qualifications Required Knowledge, Skills and Experience * Current unencumbered State professional Nurse License * Must maintain a valid driver's license and good driving record * The ability to make sound professional clinical judgment * The ability to assess and document patient needs and formulate individualized patient care plans to meet those needs * Proficient clinical skills * Excellent verbal and written communication skills * Proficiency in personal computer use, including e-mail, clinical, word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software Additional Florida Requirements: * Active CPR Certification Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Experience * One year of experience as a home care professional nurse and is competent in performing home care comprehensive assessment #IND