VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region is currently seeking a full-time Maternal Child Health (MCH) Registered Nurse (RN). Are you looking to further your career in home health nursing? Would you like to work for a caring and supportive medical company that values its employees? If so, please read on!

This MCH nursing position earns a competitive wage, depending on experience. We also offer great benefits, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability, 401(k) plan with employer match, flexible schedule, continuing education tuition assistance, and CEU work courses. If this sounds like the right home health nursing opportunity for you, apply today!

ABOUT VNA & HOSPICE OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION

Based in Vermont, we are one of the largest non-profit home health and hospice care agency that delivers a wide range of advanced medical care with compassion, dependability, and expertise to people of all ages. Our mission is to provide the best care for every person and to put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. We strive to give customized care to individuals with chronic diseases and conditions as well as those who need short-term care. For our services, we have been recognized as one of the nation's top 100 performing home health agencies by HomeCare Elite.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH REGISTERED NURSE

This position is responsible for providing individualized goal directed nursing care through the use of the nursing process in accordance with physician's orders. In Addition, this position serves as a Case Manager for assigned patients. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Essential functions:

• Utilizing the nursing process, assesses patient/care giver needs in order to provide quality care to assigned patients.
• Develops and communicates a realistic plan of care for each patient. Ensures that the patient/care givers are included in the care plan process.
• Serves as Case Manager for assigned patients and actively manages caseloads and visit times in accordance with agency productivity standards.
• Effectively fills out and completes Woonsocket program documentation, (and OASIS documentation when necessary). Demonstrates knowledge of, and keeps up-to-date on Woonsocket program documentation requirements as needed. Ensures documentation is competed in accordance with Agency practice (timeliness.)
• Implements (medical) plan of care, nursing interventions, and procedures as necessary to ensure the safe effective quality of care for patients.
• Stays up-to-date on a variety patient care issues, etc. Takes action to ensure that infection control standards re maintained throughout plan of care.
• Evaluates a variety of aspects of implemented plan of care including, but not limited to identified problems, care provided and patient's responses, to meet patient/care giver needs and ensure overall quality of care delivered.
• Performs patient and care giver education to ensure informed patient decisions can be made, including, but not limited to, medication side effects, treatment options, discharge instructions, reportable conditions, ranges of services, etc..
• Appropriately identifies inter and intra -agency needs of the patient and documents patient needs accordingly. Takes action to communicate documented information to other disciplines in a timely manner.
• Coordinates patient discharges and/or transfers (or upon knowledge of) and ensures all appropriate paperwork and patient information is processed in accordance with department policies and procedures.
• Coordinates a wide variety of patient care with physicians, providers, (inter and intra-agency) team members, vendors, etc. in support of the recommended plan of care to ensure safe and effective patient and family care.
• Pro-actively advocates for patient care issues to ensure that overall quality and type of care is sensitive to each specific patient/family's needs.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing required. Bachelors of Science in Nursing preferred.
• Prior clinical acute care nursing experience required. Prior Home Care experience preferred
• Have self-direction and initiative, as well as be able to work collaboratively with colleagues within the agency.
• Experienced with electronic medical records required.
• Valid Vermont Nursing License.
• Valid Vermont Driver's License and car insurance.

WORK SCHEDULE

This MCH Nurse (RN) position offers flexible hours, we at the VNA value work-life balance. Our clinicians have autonomy in their position to create their daily schedule to meet the needs of their clients, allowing the flexibility to prioritize their personal and family needs.

READY TO JOIN OUR HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE CARE TEAM?

We understand your time is valuable, so we have a very quick and easy application process. If you feel that you would be right for this MCH Registered Nurse (RN) job, please fill out our initial 3-minute, mobile-friendly application. We look forward to meeting you!