What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Nurse - Home Health Allegheny County position at UPMC?
UPMC Home Health is now hiring a Mental Health Registered Nurse in Allegheny County. In this role, you will provide comprehensive psychiatric nursing services and medical nursing care to patients in the comfort of their homes.
Monday - Friday daylight shifts with rotations for on-call and weekends. As an RN with UPMC Home Healthcare, you’ll collaborate with our team of specialized nurses, rehabilitation therapists, social workers, dieticians, aides, and trained administrative staff to provide personalized patient care in a home setting.
Why choose UPMC Home Healthcare
- Establish rapport with patients and their families as you guide their treatment plan in-home.
- Sign-on bonus available for new graduates and experienced staff
- Grow your career with a career ladder designed for your professional advancement.
- Make your career work for you with flexible shift options, including a dedicated weekend program with premium rates and benefits.
- Work 8-hour or 10-hour shifts for full-time
- Care for your total well-being with UPMC’s robust benefits package – physically, financially, and emotionally – including tuition reimbursement and discounted RN-to-BSN programs.
- Receive mileage reimbursement (at the federal rate).
Final title and pay will be determined by education, experience, and certifications.
Responsibilities:
- Your role as the nurse will establish patients’ plans of care in collaboration with physicians, patients, and utilization management (UM) professionals to meet physicians’ orders and patients’ needs.
- RN will coordinate case management activities across a multi-disciplinary health care team to ensure appropriate, quality patient care.
- Initiate, deliver, and evaluate patient- and family-centered health teaching.
- Strive to help patients achieve optimal health outcomes, delivering compassionate care with an emphasis on the patient's experience.
- Complete all required documentation including visit assessments, OASIS, 485 and verbal orders accurately and promptly on a laptop or in written documentation while in the patient's home and according to all applicable regulatory standards.
- Attend compliance training and adhere to the organization’s standards of conduct, policies, and procedures in addition to all local, state, and federal regulatory guidelines.