Description

Great Lakes Home Healthcare is in search of a full-time RN to join our team! Apply today to learn more.

Currently offering up to a $15,000 Sign On Bonus to those who qualify! 

Responsibilities:

• Attend compliance training and adhere to the organization's standards of conduct, policies, and procedures.
• Focuses on customer service and continually strives to perform the duties of their job in a manner that will result in optimal patient satisfaction.
• Assigns other nursing personnel, including LPNs and Aides to assist in the appropriate delivery of services as ordered on the plan of care to the patient.
• Supervises and teaches other nursing personnel including LPNs and Home Health Aides.
• Identifies, investigates and recommends solutions to organizational issues.
• Identifies any deficits or exceptional performance issues of other nursing personnel, LPNs, and Aides, and recommends solutions.
• Proven ability to facilitate change.
• Coordinates case management activities within a multidisciplinary health care team to insure appropriate delivery of services to the patient.
• Initiates, coordinates, and insures ongoing communication with the physician and other members of the health care team.
• Attends and participates in patient care conferences, team meetings, and other related meetings.
• Performs duties and job responsibilities in a fashion which coincides with the service management philosophy of UPMC Home Health Care towards patients, visitors, staff, peers, physicians, and other departments within the organization.
• Identifies, develops, and participates in process improvement opportunities within the home health agency that will enhance the quality of the services we provide.
• Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, and adjusts the nursing care process as indicated to ensure optimal patient care.
• Initiates, coordinates, and evaluates patient and family-centered health teaching.
• Establishes the plan of care in collaboration with the physician, patient, and UM Professional in accordance with the physician's orders and patient needs.
• Advises and consults with family and other agency personnel, as appropriate.
• Completes documentation including visit assessment, OASIS, 485, and Verbal Orders accurately and promptly on the laptop device or in written documentation while in the patient's home and within the agency's and regulatory standards.
• Data syncs (transmits) information on the same day.
• Exercise independent judgment in matters concerning emergent and non-emergent patient care needs and communicate with the physician
• Participates in on-call coverage rotation for the agency

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing required.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• UPMC Home Health Care approved certification preferred.
• Minimum of 6 months of nursing experience in an Acute Care Facility or Skilled Care Facility

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• UPMC-approved national certification preferred.
• Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse either in the state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located.
• CPR is required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Individuals hired into this role must comply with UPMC's COVID vaccination requirements upon beginning employment with UPMC. Refer to the COVID-19 Vaccination Information section at the top of this page to learn more.

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