Home Health RN
St. Albans, Vermont
St. Albans

Home Care RN - Vermont

Location

• City: St Albans, Vermont

Employment Type

• Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Week: 37
• Shift: Tuesday - Saturday, 8am-4pm, with on-call rotation required (including hospice coverage)

Job Description / Responsibilities

• Complete OASIS documentation timely and in compliance with agency, state, and federal regulations.
• Assess patient and caregiver needs using the nursing process to provide quality care aligned with evidence-based practice and regulatory standards.
• Develop and communicate realistic, patient-inclusive plans of care.
• Serve as Case Manager for assigned patients, managing caseloads and visit times per productivity standards.
• Implement medical plans of care, nursing interventions, and procedures to ensure safe, effective patient care.
• Maintain proficiency in high-tech nursing skills such as IV use and maintenance, wound VAC, and complex wound care.
• Collaborate with LPNs within their scope of practice, delegate tasks, and ensure patient needs are met.
• Evaluate and adjust plans of care based on patient responses and identified problems.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date nursing documentation to support ongoing quality care.
• 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 communicate interdisciplinary patient needs (e.g., physical therapy, social work) promptly.
• Complete required agency, state, and federal forms accurately and timely.
• Conduct visits efficiently, ensuring supervisory visits are not combined with routine visits.
• Assess patient needs for Home Care Aide (HCA) services, develop and coordinate plans of care, and provide ongoing supervision.
• Report patient incidents (infections, injuries) to Quality Improvement specialists as needed.
• Coordinate safe patient discharges and transfers, ensuring all paperwork and information comply with policies and regulations.
• Collaborate with physicians, providers, team members, and vendors to support the plan of care.
• Participate in monthly peer review audits, providing and accepting constructive feedback professionally.
• Schedule and facilitate case conferences to enhance team communication and document meetings effectively.
• Advocate proactively for patient care issues to ensure care quality is sensitive to individual patient and family needs.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Vermont
• Minimum of 2 years of Home Health experience, including experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification