Registered Nurse- Home Health

Signature Healthcare at Home is a leading provider of home health in Washington and Oregon. Signature Home Health team possesses character, heart, and the desire to enhance the life of every person we serve. The statement: "Care Where You Are" guides our organization's dedication to offer quality care for our clients whose goal it is to remain in their chosen home setting. Signature Healthcare at Home is a subsidiary of the Pennant Group network with 300+ locations throughout the country. We offer the best of both worlds -The backing and stability of a proven healthcare "giant", with the permission to operate locally as if it were our own Everett based business.

Now Hiring

Full-Time Home Health Registered Nurse

Compensation: $45-$53

Type: Full Time

Shift: Day Shift

Territory: Oak Harbor, Anacortes

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Plan, Life/Disability Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, up to 4 weeks of PTO, 6 paid holidays, mileage reimbursement, cell phone, employee referral bonus, continuing education, and higher education reimbursement program.
• Home Health Acute Care Patient RN Training provided.

• Learning opportunities: MedBridge Account, many learning opportunities available for PRN, Part-Time and Full-Time employees.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Completes an initial, comprehensive and ongoing comprehensive assessment of patient and family/caregiver living situation to determine care needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
• Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process and as defined in the state Nurse Practice Act.
• Assesses and evaluates patient's status by:
• Establishing the initial individualized plan of care in collaboration with the certifying medical provider based on comprehensive assessment and patient goals.
• Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs.
• Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary in collaboration with the certifying medical provider as patient status and needs change.
• Develops a care plan that establishes interventions and goals. Includes the patient and the family/caregiver in the planning process.
• Works autonomously to initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the medical provider in the plan of care.
• Involves the patient and family/caregiver to address needs and meet related goals.
• Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.
• Facilitates the patient's efforts toward self-sufficiency or obtaining appropriate caregiving.
• Documents patient services and status timely and accurately within professional practice standards and reimbursement requirements.
• Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate.
• Communicates with the medical provider regarding the patient's needs and reports changes in the patient's condition; obtains/receives medical provider orders as required.
• Teaches the patient and family/caregiver self-care techniques as appropriate. Provides medication, diet and other instructions as ordered by the medical provider and recognizes and utilizes opportunities for health counseling with patients and families/caregivers. Works in concert with the interdisciplinary team.
• Assists the patient and family/caregiver and other team members in providing continuity of care.
• Attends required staff meetings, interdisciplinary team meetings and care coordination activities.
• Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
• Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services
  are available.
• Supervises ancillary personnel and delegates responsibilities when required.
• Coordinates patient care in tandem with LPN/LVN as assigned by Clinical Manager.
• Fulfills the obligation of requested and/or accepted case assignments.
• Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities or other committees as assigned.
• Completes mandatory education requirements annually to maintain competence.
• May be required to visit patients in homes that are not clean, or in poor repair, have poor ventilation, are infested with insects or rodents, and secondhand smoke.

Qualifications/Skillsets:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. One (1) to two (2) years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting, and one (1) to two (2) years of recent experience in home health preferred.
• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in Washington State.
• Possesses and maintains CPR certification.

Contact Sheena Saijo at: Sheena.Saijo@signaturehhh.com for consideration. We look forward to hearing from you!

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.