HOME HEALTH RN - Full Time - NEW ORLEANS, LA - At Home Healthcare
$80K - $90K Salary plus benefits!
Home health nursing experience, required.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing and currently licensed in Louisiana.
- Knowledgeable on use of Kinnser/Wellsky EMR
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides services in accordance with the plan of care.
- Makes the initial evaluation visit and regularly reevaluates the patient’s nursing needs.
- Initiates the plan of care and necessary revisions.
- Provides those services requiring substantial specialized nursing skills.
- Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
- Prepares clinical and progress notes for each patient visit and summaries of care conferences on his/her patients in a timely manner as per Agency policy.
- Coordinates services.
- Informs case manager and disciplines of changes in the condition and needs of the patient.
- Counsels the patient and caregivers in meeting nursing and related needs.
- Participates in continuing education and in-service programs.
- Understands and adheres to established Agency policies and procedures.
- Processes orders and notifies physician of patient needs and changes in condition. Completes certification/recertification orders and discharge summaries.
- Determines the amount and type of nursing needed by each individual patient.
- Refers to Physical Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist and Medical Social Worker those patients requiring their specialized skills.
- Supervises and teaches other nursing personnel and home health aides.
- Conducts patient care conferences on patients assigned to his/her care.
- Participates in peer review and Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement as assigned.
- Rotation of on-call duty nights, weekends and holidays, as needed.
- Completes and submits OASIS assessments, reassessments, transfers, resumptions of care, discharges and significant change in condition in accordance with Agency defined time frames.
- Appropriately utilizes ICD-10 codes.
We offer competitive pay, benefits, training program, user friendly EMR, clinical management resources and top safety protocols.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
Weekly schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: Multiple locations