Home Health & Hospice RN
Iron Mountain, MI
LanceSoft
5x8 hrs, Days

Job & Shift

Unit

603181118 - Home Health/Hospice RN

Unit Type

Home Health

Division

Nursing

Care Setting

Post Acute

Shift Length

8

Guaranteed Hours

40 hours per week

Years of Experience

1 Years

License to Submit

Yes

BSN Required

No

Orientation Hours

8 Hours

Required Certifications

BLS (AHA)

Shift Notes

Monday-Friday 0800-1630 (rotating weekends and holidays); One weekend on call per month, one evening on call per week

Common diagnosis / Types of patients/patient demographics: Home Health and Hospice patients. CHF, Diabetes, Renal Disease, Wound Care, IV therapy, management of drains and other devices. - Additional Job Duties/Utilization Review involved?: No additional duties. Must have recent HH experience with proficiency in OASIS documentation. - RT Equipment: We do not provide ventilator support for patients in HH here. - Experience or 'Must have' skills: Recent HH experience (within 2 years), OASIS proficiency, wound care experience, excellent infection control practices in the home environment. - How many patients do they see per day?: A typical day would involve 6 points. This wound be an Admission plus 3-4 patients. Travel RN's are required to do SOC's, Re-certs and Resumptions. - Manager/Supervisor: We have both available after hours as needed. An Administrator, an RN coordinator or an office support supervisor. - Home Health/Hospice Aids?: We do have CNA's employed here in that role. - Shifts & Scheduling: The scheduling is done by the office. We would expect the travel nurse to work 5 days per week unless scheduled for the rotating weekend. In that case, they would have a day off before and after. The typical hours are 0800 to 1630 M-F with a rotating weekend and evening on call - Weekend Requirements: Yes. Typically every 4th or 5th weekend rotation and on-call. - Holiday Requirements: Yes. Typically up to two holidays per year. - Is there a call or standby requirement?: We have a nurse on call each night and on weekends and the travel nurse would participate in this rotation. Usually no more than one night of call per week. - Floating Requirements: All nurses will work HH and hospice. Primary hospice patients would typically not be assigned to a travel nurse but the travel nurse may have to see a hospice patient on call and we can teach that protocol. - Scrub Color/Dress Code: Any solid color, clean & professional.