Registered Nurse - Home Health

Healthcare Staffing Professionals has an immediate need for a Registered Nurse to work in a Home setting located in Marietta, GA.

Pay Rate: $47.10/HR

Location: Marietta, GA.

Coverage Area: Cobb, Douglas, Paulding, and select areas of Cherokee and Fulton counties.

Shifts: Day Shift | Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm 40hrs - 6 patients points per day

Holidays: Regular shifts

Job Summary:

The RN Home Health Nurse conducts start-of-care, resumption, recertification, and routine home visits, delivering age-appropriate clinical and educational support. This role coordinates the full care plan, collaborating with physicians, patients, families, and the care team to schedule and manage all needed services. The RN ensures effective communication across RNs, LPNs, therapists, social workers, aides, and other partners to maintain an accurate and comprehensive plan of care.

Job Duties:

• DIRECT PATIENT CARE
  • Assesses, coordinates with other disciplines, and manages patients total needs, following physicians orders, using the nursing process.
  • Develops patients plan of care coordinating with other disciplines.
  • Performs routine and complex nursing procedures to meet the need of the patient.
• COORDINATION OF SERVICES FOR EPISODE OF CARE
  • Collaborates with the physician, patient, family, and team manager to develop the plan of care for the patient.
  • Develops the care plan provided to the Home Health Aides.
  • Reviews Plan of Care for patients with the Manager Home Health and other team members and support services.
  • Maintains communication with physician reporting any changes that may affect the patients recovery.
• PATIENT / CAREGIVER EDUCATION
  • Provides patient/caregiver education to develop and encourage self-care to achieve positive outcomes.
  • Utilizes both verbal and written tools to facilitate learning and promotion of independence during recovery.
  • Be aware and report concerns to authorities or agency leadership on any issues that affect patient or staff safety.
• COMMUNICATION
  • Communicates patient status changes and lab results to the physician as appropriate.
  • Participates in care team conferences.
  • Responsible for checking voice mail box and staff messaging a minimum of once daily.
• REGULATORY GUIDELINES
  • Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate application of CMS/State, and Joint Commission regulatory guidelines.
  • Responsible for accurate completion of required OASIS and visit documentation in the patients EMR.
  • Completes all documentation within established timeframes.
• STAFF EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Participates in the orientation and education of new employees as appropriate.
  • Responsible for attending continuing education and in-services as directed and needed.
  • Responsible to remain current in clinical knowledge for the care of the home health patient.
  • Receives training, supervision or direction from leadership as needed.
• SUPPORTS AND PARTICIPATES IN PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES
  • Participates in department performance improvement activities (i.e. chart review, committees, etc.).
  • Participates in system-wide committees as requested.
  • Identifies methods for improving department performance/care.
  • Assists in implementing performance improvement opportunities.
• OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Meets established productivity standards.
  • Weekend and call rotation as required.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by Home Health Leadership.
  • Performs other duties as assigned
  • Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Requirements:

• Education
  • Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing, who is licensed as a registered nurse by the state of Georgia.
• License(s) and Certification(s)
  • RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact
  • BLS - Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
  • GADL - Georgia Driver's License or VSDL - Valid State Driver's License
  • PVI - Private Vehicle insurance

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• Experience
  • Minimum 1 year Medical/Surgical Nursing Required or
  • Home Health, and ICU experience Preferred
  • Must possess extremely strong critical care nursing skills Required
• Skills
  • Experience using Epic Remote or Home Care Home Base (HCHB) documentation systems
  • Ability to manage Wound Vacs
  • Strong wound care skills
  • Proficient in IV therapy and IV management
  • Able to assess patients and provide education on conditions such as CHF and COPD
  • Skilled in catheter insertion and ongoing catheter care
  • Ability to perform PICC line dressing changes
  • Computer/data entry experience
  • Ability to communicate with various members of the healthcare team.
  • Ability to use EXCEL, Word and have basic computer operational knowledge
  • Epic and 3M experience preferred.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Basic Life: $25,000 (100% employer paid)
• Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) : $25,000 (100% employer paid)
• Voluntary Life/AD&D: Additional coverage options available for employees, spouses and children (100% employee paid)
• Generous 401(k) Contributions with Access to Financial Advisors
• Nationwide contract opportunities
• Dedicated Administrative Support Staff

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