In Home Care Nurse

Overview 13 week Premium Assignment Full Time days Prior Home Health experience required Are you a highly skilled and compassionate registered nurse (RN) looking for a rewarding career in homecare? If so, we invite you to join our team at Amedisys, one of the largest and most trusted home health and hospice companies in the U.S. Attractive pay ? $50.19 What's in it for you ? Community-based care centers with a supportive and inclusive work environment. ? Better work/life balance and increased flexibility compared to other settings. ? Job stability and the opportunity to advance with a growing company. ? The opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients and their families providing much needed care where they want to be - in their homes. Don't just take it from us - see what our caregivers love about Amedisys I have worked here just shy of a year and it's the best job I've ever had! We have an awesome team and administration is very supportive. I never felt so appreciated. Your time off is really yours. - Amedisys caregiver Why Amedisys Amedisys is a leading provider of home health, hospice and high-acuity care, dedicated to helping patients and families navigate the complex healthcare system. With a focus on compassionate, patient-centered care, you would be joining a team of professionals committed to improving the lives of those they serve. Responsibilities ? May be assigned RN visits as member of care team, and/or may be required to supervise a patient caseload, including LPNs and HHAs. ? Performs patient comprehensive assessments and collaborates with patient multidisciplinary care team to develop/modify and implement an individualized plan of care as per physician orders that ensures quality, proper discharge planning and achieves desired outcomes and goals. ? Facilitates interdisciplinary communication and follow up through care coordination on assigned patients and/or caseload of patients for duration they are on service. ? Makes referrals to other disciplines as indicated by the patient's needs or documents rationale for not doing so. ? Participates in clinical outcomes monitoring, follow up and care center performance improvement initiatives. ? Initiates, plans and provides staff education and performs competency and skills validation for staff as needed. ? Utilizes accepted company teaching materials in patient/family education. ? Regularly communicates patient progress to the clinical manager. ? Completes documentation timely, accurately, and at the point of care, according to industry standards, conventions and guidelines, including OASIS assessments, SOC/admissions, recertifications, ABNs, subsequent visits, physician orders, care coordination, etc. ? Other duties as assigned. Qualifications ? One year of nursing experience. ? Current RN license, specific to the state(s) you are assigned to work. ? Current CPR certification. ? Valid driver's license, reliable transportation and liability insurance. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets and may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amedisys is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other legally protected characteristic. About Amedisys Amedisys has been providing high-quality home health, hospice, and palliative care since 1982. It's one reason nearly 3,000 hospitals and 110,000 physicians nationwide partner with us to provide care in the home. But it isn't the only reason. We also understand the challenges facing physicians, facilities, hospital systems, and other provider organizations and work to meet your needs as well as your patient's needs. Here are a few of the reasons our team is uniquely qualified to serve yours. Industry-Leading Quality: Our care centers meet rigorous quality standards. According to the most recent reports on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service's (CMS) Care Compare website: Amedisys Home Health leads the industry in quality of patient care, with an average 4.41-star rating. Nearly all of our care centers (95%) maintain a 4-star rating or above. Amedisys Hospice agencies exceed the national average in all nine out of nine Hospice Item Set scores that CMS uses to measure hospice quality. Apply Job!