Home Health Admission RN; CCS -Bridge Home Health and Hospice

$5000 Sign On Bonus!

Unique Home Health Benefits Include:

• 4 day work week for FT
• Every 7th weekend rotation
• Only 1 holiday/year
• Paid mileage
• Quarterly bonus opportunity

The purpose of an Admission Nurse is to assess and educate patients for appropriate services. This position will coordinate data for input of care plan process. This position will also initiate assessments as needed.

Duty 1:
Uses the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care to provide for the unique physical and emotional needs of each patient.

Duty 2:
Demonstrates knowledge and skill necessary to provide disease/diagnosis age specific care to the patients served with Bridge Home Health and Hospice.

Duty 3:
Successfully complete the admission process and set-up medication as applicable.

Duty 4:
Educate patient on services, applicable insurance coverage, and overall Bridge philosophy.

Duty 5:
Ensure that documentation is consistent with or exceeds Bridge Home Health and Hospice guidelines.

Duty 6:
Utilizes a team approach to teaching opportunities and family care issues of the patient.

Duty 7:
Consistently maintains optimal patient care efficiently. Maintains assigned patient referrals within scheduled hours.

Duty 8:
Complies with organizational policies, procedures, and practices to ensure quality job performance and Medicare/Medicaid compliance to include OASIS if appropriate.

Duty 9:
Establishes and maintains communication/collaboration with the interdisciplinary team and patient's primary physician regarding patient condition, orders, plan of care, and anticipated needs to ensure exceptional patient care.

Duty 10:
Able to communicate admission criteria specific to each patient.

Duty 11:
Displays Service Excellence as evidenced by practicing the mission, vision, and values of the organization to promote patient satisfaction.

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Minimum of 1-2 years of general nursing experience
• Valid Ohio driver’s license and owns a car for use during scheduled hours.
• Commitment to and knowledge of the philosophy, mission and goals of the agency and standards and regulations governing it.
• Positive service-oriented interpersonal and communication skills required.
• Individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served on his/her assigned unit/department. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to their age‑specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the area’s policies and procedures.
• This position is classified at risk for possible occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens (HBV, HIV, etc.).

• Home Health and/or Hospice experience

This position requires a full range of body motion with intermittent walking, lifting, bending, climbing, squatting, kneeling, twisting, sitting, and standing. The associate will be required to walk up to 2 hours a day, sit for 4 hours a day, and stand for 2 hours a day. The individual must be able to lift 50 pounds and reach work above the shoulders.

The individual must have good eye/hand coordination and fine finger dexterity, including the ability to document legibly. This associate must have excellent verbal communication skills to perform daily tasks. The associate must have corrected vision and hearing in the normal range.

* BVHS