About this role
Registered Nurse RN - Home Health - Baylor Weekend RN - Full Time
Work Friday, Saturday and Sunday or Saturday, Sunday and Monday
As a Registered Nurse at Nurse On Call (a Brookdale Company), providing skilled nursing, rehabilitation and other home healthcare services since 1989, you shape our patients with the highest possible level of home health nursing care. You tailor that care to each Nurse On Call patient's needs, while directly consulting patients, patients' families, the care team and physicians on client-centered solutions. Empathy and compassion mold the core practices of care you generate. You meticulously record patient care and evaluate its progress and effectiveness with a keen attention to detail in each visit. Because your nature is personable, you build trusting relationships in ongoing care visits. As a Registered Nurse, you also guide LPN's and CNA's in a collaborative effort to deliver exceptional home health care for each Nurse On Call patient.
Your responsibilities: *
Evaluates the patient and home health environment to determine required services and involves the patient and patient's family in developing the plan of care * Develops the POC based on findings from evaluation visit * Serves as the patient's advocate and maintains ongoing communication with physician, referral sources, caregivers, and facility management to facilitate coordination of care * Responsible for timely completion and synchronization of all documentation within the patient's home via device (EMR) * Provides direct supervision of nursing clinical care team members (LPN/LVNs & HHAs)
Required Skills and Qualifications:
* Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing * 1 year of experience in Medicare HH; proficient in OASIS-C and Home Health experience required * Licensed as an RN in the state of practice * Travel is required; must have a reliable car w/current insurance coverage and a current driver's license * Experience with Electronic Medical Records (EMR) devices preferred, but not required
Please visit www.brookdalecareers.com to apply for this position.