Home Health RN
St Albans, VT
Access Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days

Home Care RN - Vermont (St Albans)

Employment Type: Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Overview

Provide comprehensive home care nursing services with a focus on hospice coverage when on-call. Serve as a case manager for assigned patients, ensuring quality care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with evidence-based practices and regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Complete OASIS documentation accurately and timely, staying current with documentation requirements.
• Assess patient and caregiver needs using the nursing process to deliver quality care.
• Develop and communicate realistic, evidence-based plans of care involving patients and caregivers.
• Manage caseloads and visit times to meet agency productivity standards.
• Implement medical plans of care, nursing interventions, and procedures ensuring patient safety and quality.
• Maintain proficiency in high-tech nursing skills such as IV use, wound VAC, and complex wound care.
• Collaborate with LPNs within their scope of practice, delegate tasks, and review documentation.
• Evaluate patient responses and care effectiveness to ensure quality outcomes.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date nursing documentation for effective healthcare team communication.
• Follow agency protocols for visit documentation and completion.
• Educate patients and caregivers on medication side effects, treatment options, discharge instructions, and reportable conditions.
• Identify and document interdisciplinary patient needs, coordinating with physical therapy, social work, and other disciplines.
• Complete required agency, state, and federal forms timely (e.g., HHABN, Medicare Notice of Non-Coverage).
• Conduct visits efficiently, ensuring supervisory visits are not combined with routine visits.
• Assess needs for Home Care Aide (HCA) services, develop and coordinate plans of care, and provide ongoing supervision.
• Report patient incidents promptly to Quality Improvement specialists.
• Coordinate safe patient discharges and transfers, ensuring proper documentation and compliance.
• Collaborate with physicians, providers, team members, and vendors to support patient care plans.
• Participate in monthly peer review audits, providing and accepting constructive feedback professionally.
• Schedule and facilitate case conferences to enhance team communication and documentation.
• Advocate proactively for patient care to ensure sensitivity to individual patient and family needs.

Requirements

• Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) with adherence to Vermont State Board of Nursing regulations.
• Experience in home care nursing with knowledge of state and federal regulations.
• Ability to perform high-tech nursing skills (IV therapy, wound care).
• Strong documentation and case management skills.
• Effective communication and interdisciplinary collaboration abilities.
• Hospice coverage experience required when on-call.

Experience

• Specialty: Nursing
• Required Years of Experience: Not explicitly stated; assume minimum experience consistent with home care RN roles (typically 1+ years).
• Prior travel experience: Not required.

This position offers an opportunity to provide critical home care nursing services in a supportive and regulated environment, emphasizing quality patient outcomes and interdisciplinary collaboration.