Weekend Home Health Admissions Nurse (RN)

Description : \n\nThe Home Health Admissions Nurse is responsible for facilitating the admission process for new patients, ensuring their smooth transition into home health care, and providing high-quality nursing care. This position requires strong clinical skills, excellent communication abilities, and a commitment to delivering compassionate care to patients and their families.\n\nSchedule : PRN, Weekends\n\nPrimary Responsibilities and Duties : \n

• Conduct thorough assessments of incoming patients to gather medical history, assess current health status, and identify care needs.\n
• Collaborate with physicians, nursing staff, and other members of the interdisciplinary team to develop individualized care plans for new patients.\n
• Communicate effectively with patients, their families, and caregivers to provide information about the home health admissions process, policies, and available services.\n
• Complete admission paperwork accurately and ensure all required documentation is obtained, including consent forms, insurance information, and medical records.\n
• Coordinate with other home health disciplines, such as physical therapists, occupational therapists, and social workers, to arrange for necessary assessments and services for new admissions.\n
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician, following established medication administration protocols and best practices for pain and symptom management.\n
• Monitor patients' vital signs, symptoms, and overall condition during the admission process and report any changes or concerns to the appropriate healthcare team members.\n
• Provide emotional support, comfort, and reassurance to patients and their families during the admission process, addressing any questions or concerns they may have.\n
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements related to admission processes, documentation, and patient rights.\n
• Participate in team meetings to discuss patient care plans, progress, and any barriers to achieving patient goals.\n
• Perform all other duties assigned by the Director of Nursing or Home Health Director.\n\nCompensation : \n\nPer visit rates : \n
• $120 per admission\n
• $60 per routine visit\n\nRequirements : \n\nJob Qualifications : \n
• Valid Registered Nurse License (RN) in the state where work is performed.\n
• Minimum of 1 year of experience as an RN, preferably in home health, community health, or a related healthcare setting.\n
• Strong assessment and critical thinking skills, with the ability to make sound clinical judgments.\n
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with patients, families, caregivers, and healthcare professionals.\n
• Commitment to providing high-quality, patient-centered care with empathy and compassion.\n
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and guidelines governing home health care and documentation.\n
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.\n
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation for home visits, as needed.\n\nPhysical Requirements : \n
• Work performed in various home-based settings, including patient homes, community centers, and administrative offices.\n
• Ability to adapt to diverse environmental conditions and navigate various home layouts during patient visits.\n
• Must be able to sit, stand, bend, reach, talk, hear, stoop, kneel, crouch, stretch, and twist to provide care and assess patients.\n
• Required vision includes close, distance, peripheral, and the ability to adjust focus to accurately observe patients and perform necessary nursing tasks.\n
• Emotional resilience and ability to cope with the physical and emotional demands of working with patients who may have complex healthcare needs.\n
• Stamina to stand and walk for extended periods while conducting patient assessments, providing care, and completing necessary documentation.\n
• Capability to assist patients with mobility tasks, including transferring them from beds to wheelchairs, assisting with standing or walking, and positioning them for therapy activities.\n
• Maintain regular attendance and timeliness as set forth within the work schedule designated by the department supervisor / manager.\n
• Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.\n
• The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.\n
• The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position, such as during assessments or administering treatments.\n
• The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects, including medical equipment, supplies, and assisting patients with mobility tasks.