Job Description:Registered Nurse - Home HealthFull Time / Saugus, Lynn and Reading
Up to $5,000 Sign-On Bonus!
Provide personalized care. Build meaningful relationships. Help patients thrive at home.We are seeking a compassionate and skilled
Home Health Registered Nurse to join our collaborative clinical team. In this role, you will provide individualized nursing care, manage a dedicated caseload, and help patients recover, manage chronic conditions, and maintain their independence at home.
Home health nursing gives you the opportunity to slow down, focus on one patient at a time, and make clinical decisions based on what each patient truly needs-all while having the autonomy to manage your day with the support of an experienced interdisciplinary team.
What You'll DoAs a
Home Health Registered Nurse, you will take primary responsibility for coordinating and managing an assigned patient caseload.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Completing comprehensive initial and ongoing nursing assessments in patients' homes
- Evaluating each patient's physical, psychosocial, environmental, and safety needs
- Developing, implementing, coordinating, and updating individualized Plans of Care
- Providing skilled nursing services in accordance with physician orders, agency standards, and applicable regulations
- Monitoring patients' conditions, progress, medications, symptoms, and response to treatment
- Performing follow-up visits based on each patient's clinical needs and Plan of Care
- Educating patients and caregivers on diagnoses, medications, treatments, disease management, self-care techniques, and signs that require clinical attention
- Coordinating care with physicians, therapists, social workers, home health aides, facilities, and other members of the interdisciplinary team
- Communicating significant findings, changes in condition, safety concerns, or environmental risks promptly to the appropriate clinical personnel
- Revising the Plan of Care when patient needs change and obtaining updated physician orders as required
- Helping patients and caregivers access appropriate clinical, family, and community resources
- Taking proactive steps to reduce avoidable hospitalizations and emergency department visits
- Maintaining timely, accurate, and complete clinical documentation
- Protecting patient and employee privacy and confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA requirements
- Participating in quality-improvement, safety, and patient-outcome initiatives
- Performing additional duties and special projects as assigned
What You'll Need- Graduate of an accredited nursing program
- Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in the applicable state
- At least one year of nursing experience in a clinical care setting
- Associate Degree in Nursing required; Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred
- Previous home health or hospice experience preferred
- Homecare Homebase experience preferred
- Strong clinical assessment, communication, organization, and care-coordination skills
- Ability to manage an assigned caseload and work independently in the field
- Ability to collaborate effectively with patients, caregivers, physicians, and an interdisciplinary clinical team
- Dependable vehicle, valid driver's license, and current automobile insurance in accordance with state requirements
- Willingness and ability to travel within the assigned branch coverage area
- Sit, stand, bend, lift and move intermittently and be able to lift 50-100 lbs.
If you are ready to bring your nursing skills into a setting where you can focus on one patient at a time and see the real-life impact of your care, we would love to connect with you.
Apply today and help us deliver the right care, at the right time, in the right place.Pay & Benefit Information: Compensation for this role will be determined based on a variety of factors, including qualifications, skills, competencies, and relevant experience. Elara offers a broad range of benefits. Learn more at https://careers.elara.com/us/en/benefits
