Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: RN
Specialty: Home Health
Duration: 260 Days
Shift: 8x5 Days
Hours per Shift: 8
Experience: Two (2) years of experience in a home health setting within the last fifteen (15) years. Recent experience conducting comprehensive assessments of patients is required.
License: Current RN Licensure in Client
Certifications: BLS certification required before start date.
Must-Have:
Bilingual Spanish-English proficiency strongly preferred.
Description:
This position requires the ability to review health status questions and make evaluations and determinations based on criteria for enrollment.
Candidates must be comfortable working with technology in the workplace.
Knowledge of the theory, principles, and practices of professional nursing is essential.
Understanding of state and agency laws and regulations governing professional nursing practices is required.
Excellent organizational, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills are necessary.
The ability to communicate and work effectively with multi-generational consumers is important.
Demonstrated sensitivity to the concerns of others is a must.
Candidates should be able to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment.
The position requires the ability to execute many complex tasks simultaneously and work independently.
Job Responsibilities:
Perform initial in-home pre-evaluations of patients.
Evaluate health status, strengths, care needs, and preferences to guide the development of individualized long-term care service plans.
Review consumer medical documentation and health referral forms as relevant to the case.
Enter evaluation data into electronic evaluation forms and transmit as required.
Document any concerns or conflicting information that arise during the evaluation process.
Emphasize continuity of care to reduce fragmentation, duplication, and gaps in treatment plans.
Discuss health care options, needed supports, service vendor options, and waiver options with consumers.
Initiate communication between relevant parties and eligible consumers for enrollment into a managed care health plan.
Enhance communication and collaborative relationships with interdisciplinary care team members.
Collect quality review data and required documentation to support outcome measurements.
Identify opportunities for health promotion and illness prevention.
Maintain knowledge of community resources, payor requirements, and network services.
Meet all performance standards established for the position.
Perform other duties as assigned by management.