Registered Nurse – Home Health (Waukesha County) – Ascension at Home – Together with Compassus – Milwaukee, WI

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Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:
Primary functions are to plan, develop, implement, evaluate, organize and direct home care services with the interdisciplinary team including physician, patient/family, and referring agency; and administer skilled nursing care for clients of all ages in their place of residence and assume the responsibility for the total provision of care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Assesses home health patients to identify the physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs as evidenced by documentation, clinical record, case conference, team report, and evaluations
  • Case manages and provides clinical oversight and direction to the interdisciplinary team, physician, and family
  • Implements/develops/documents the plan of care and revises as necessary
  • Provides care utilizing infection control measures that protect both the staff and the patient (OSHA)
  • Supervises and provides directions to the HHA/LVN to ensure quality and continuity of services provided
  • Assures continuity of quality patient care delivered with appropriate documentation
  • Monitors assigned cases to ensure compliance with requirements of third party payors
  • Performs on-call responsibilities and provides on-call service to patients/families, as assigned
  • Provides effective communication to patient/family, team members, physicians, and other health care professionals
  • Adheres to all company policies and procedures.
  • Adherence to and compliance with information systems security is everyone’s responsibility. It is the responsibility of every computer user to: Know and follow Information Systems security policies and procedures. Attend Information Systems security training, when offered. Report information systems security problems.

Non-Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education/Licensing/Certification:

  • Graduate of an accredited college/university, Associate, Diploma, or Baccalaureate School of nursing
  • Current, unencumbered State License as a registered Nurse
  • Current Driver’s License
  • Current CPR, negative TB screen and Hepatitis consent/declination

Experience:

  • Two years of experience as a registered nurse in a clinical care setting, home health preferred.

Knowledge and Skills:

  • Nursing skills as defined as generally accepted standards of practice.
  • Good interpersonal skills.
  • Additional Job Description

Additional Job Description

“I love being able to learn about the patient and their lifestyle. The most rewarding part is being able to provide a positive change to each patient from the comfort of their own home.”

Calvin, Home Health Registered Nurse

Our Home Health RNs make an impact everyday on health care and patient’s lives. As a part of the interdisciplinary team, you will directly assess patients and their physical, psychosocial, and living environments to provide the best health care in the comfort of their own homes.

As an RN at Ascension at Home – Together with Compassus, you will join the ranks of healthcare professionals who choose to work in homecare because of the individualized patient time. Our nurses spend time one-on-one with patients and their families and have the ability to contribute to a patient’s healthcare journey while having more flexibility in their schedule.

The primary functions of the Home Health Registered Nurse are to develop, organize and direct home care services with the interdisciplinary team. The RN administers skilled nursing care for patients of all ages in their place of residence and assume the responsibility for the total provision of care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Case manages and provides clinical oversight and direction to the interdisciplinary team, physician, and family
  • Implements, develops and documents the plan of care and revises as necessary
  • Provides care utilizing infection control measures that protect both the staff and the patient (OSHA)
  • Supervises and provides directions to the Home Health Aide and Licensed Practical Nurse to ensure quality and continuity of services provided
  • Assures quality patient care is delivered with appropriate documentation
  • Monitors assigned cases to ensure compliance with requirements of third party payors
  • Performs on-call responsibilities and provides on-call service to patients/families, as needed and assigned
  • Provides effective communication to patient/family, team members, physicians, and other health care professionals

Minimum Qualifications:

Education/Licensing/Certification:

  • Graduate of an accredited college/university, Associate, Diploma, or Baccalaureate School of Nursing
  • Current, active Registered Nursing license in state of employment
  • Current valid Driver’s License
  • Current CPR, negative TB screen and Hepatitis consent/declination
  • Able to pass a criminal background screening

Experience:

  • Two years of experience is preferred as a Registered Nurse in a clinical care setting, post-acute, or home health is preferred.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Relocation assistance
  • Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

  • Home Health

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift

License/Certification:

  • BLS Certification (Preferred)
  • RN (Preferred)

COVID-19 Precaution(s):

  • Remote interview process
  • Personal protective equipment provided or required
  • Social distancing guidelines in place
  • Virtual meetings
  • Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place

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