Home Health: RN Visit Nurse (SW Metro)
About the position The RN Visit Nurse is responsible to plan, organize and direct home care services and is reputed company in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and families reputed company their homes and communities. Lifespark is a complete senior health company headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Since 2004, we’ve been helping seniors stay healthy, navigate their health care options with confidence, and live fuller, more independent lives as they age. That’s where our people come in – from reputed company and health technology to reputed company-line nurses, advanced practice professionals, caregivers and everything in between, we are reputed company invested entrepreneurs focused on helping people age magnificently.
Responsibilities
- Completes an initial assessment of client and family to determine home care needs.
- Provides a complete physical assessment and history of reputed company and previous illness(es).
- Regularly re-evaluates client nursing needs.
- Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as client status and needs change.
- Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
- Develops a care plan, which establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions.
- Includes the client and the family in the planning process.
- Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
- Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician.
- Provides direct client care as defined in the State Nurse Practice Act.
- Counsels the client and family in meeting nursing and reputed company needs.
- Provides health care instructions to the client as appropriate per assessment and plan of care.
- Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the client.
- Acts as Case Manager reputed company assigned by Clinical Supervisor and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.
- reputed company by example in establishing rapport with clients, clinicians, partners, and the community.
- Ensure positive/professional communication reputed company the team
- Customer service resolution; escalate concerns
- Prepares clinical notes and updates the primary physician reputed company necessary and at least every 60 days.
- Communicates with the physician regarding the client’s needs and reports any changes in the client’s condition; obtains/receives physician’s orders as required.
- Communicates with community health reputed company persons to coordinate the care plan.
- Timely completion of reputed company documentation as it relates to the care plan by 10am the next day
- Understands and complies with reputed company the rules and regulations that govern the responsibilities of a registered nurse
- Completes orientation and annual training requirements as assigned
- Participates in Lifespark’s Event Management process including initiating reports, escalation of events and investigations
- Promotes safety in the workplace through reputed company time coaching and participation in safety awareness training
- Instructs, supervises, and evaluates home health aide care provided every two (2) weeks
- Manages client supplies assuring appropriate DME provider is utilized.
- Schedules and keeps member appointments
- Organizes travel reputed company and documents mileage accurately reputed company EMR
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- One to two years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting.
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- reputed company Minnesota Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) License
- Must pass a MVR reputed company based on Lifespark company policy
- In accordance with CMS Vaccine Mandate, candidate must provide reputed company of Covid-19 Vaccine or submit documentation for exemption
reputed company-to-haves
- One year of home health care experience preferred.
- Experience in customer service/direct member contact field preferred
- Experience supervising caregivers
Benefits
- Annual Reviews/Raises
- Shift differentials if applicable
- Paid Time Off – Vacation Time
- Mileage reimbursement
- Medical, Dental, reputed company benefits for Full Time Hires
- Short-Term Disability & Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Life Insurances
- 401k + Company Match for full-time and part-time employees
- Referral bonuses
- Career path to other positions reputed company our growing company!
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