Travel RN - Home Health Job Saint Louis area,St. Louis Missouri USA,Nursing

Position: Travel RN - Home Health $20K Sign On Bonus
Location: St. Louis

Overview

$20,000 Sign On Opportunity!

Want to TRAVEL but STAY NEAR HOME?

This position requires travel weekly to St. Louis, Hillsboro, Joplin, Springfield, Poplar Bluff and O'Fallon, IL.

Are you 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

$90,000 - $100,000

What s in it for you

A full benefits package with choice of affordable PPO or HSA medical plans.
Paid time off.
Up to $1,000 in free healthcare services paid by Amedisys yearly, when enrolled in an Amedisys HSA medical plan.
Up to $500 in wellness rewards for completing activities during the year. Use these rewards to support your wellbeing with spa services, gym memberships, sports, hobbies, pets and more.*
Mental health support, including up to five free counseling sessions per year through the Amedisys Employee Assistance program.
401(k) with a company match.
Family support with infertility treatment coverage*, adoption reimbursement, paid parental and family caregiver leave.
Fleet vehicle program (restrictions apply) and mileage reimbursement.
And more.

Please note:

Benefit eligibility can vary by position depending on shift status.

* To participate, you must be enrolled in an Amedisys medical plan.

Why Amedisys?

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.

Responsibilities

Provides, coordinates, and directs the provision of home health nursing services and case management processes according to the assigned patient s individualized plan of care based on care center policies and procedures, through the competent application of nursing process. Required to travel extensively throughout assigned region to provide patient care in care centers.

Demonstrates knowledge of home care and competency in discipline specific patient care skills, required by the care center for the provision of patient care.

Performs patient comprehensive assessments and collaborates with patient multi-disciplinary care team (PT, OT, ST, MSW, and paraprofessionals) and other health care professionals to develop/modify and implement an individualized patient plan of care as per physician orders that ensures quality, proper discharge planning and achieves desired outcomes and goals.

Implements appropriate nursing clinical programs and initiatives to achieve desired outcomes.

Provides clinical episode management according to company s processes including oversight of patient s individualized plan of care and care plan changes as deemed necessary by patient s status or physician s ordered care.

Utilizes a combination of care center resources and nationally recognized standards of practice to deliver high quality care and achieve excellent patient specific and training outcomes.

Makes referrals to other disciplines as indicated by the patient s identified needs or documents rationale for not doing so.

Promotes and maintains patient health and independence through teaching and appropriate rehabilitative measures, assisting patients in learning appropriate self-care techniques. Advocates and ensures patient participation in care planning and goals of care.

Supervises caseload including LPNs and Home Health Aides. Facilitates care coordination with PRN staff when care is provided for caseload.

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.

Helps to achieve and maintain continuity of patient care by communicating information (for example, changes in plan of care, new orders, lab results, etc.) timely, effectively, and systematically with all team members providing care for the patient including PT, OT, ST, MSW, paraprofessionals, physicians, family members and community resources. Facilitates interdisciplinary communication and follow up through care coordination on assigned caseload for duration that patients are on service.

Participates in Team/Case Conferences. Leads discussion on multidisciplinary cases as appropriate.

Maintains ongoing communication with clinical manager regarding progress of patients for assigned caseload.

Remains knowledgeable of organization s quality improvement programs, participates in care center performance improvement initiatives and incorporates into patient care planning as appropriate.

Initiates, plans, and provides staff education, and performs competency and skills validation for care team staff, such as LPNs, HHA's and RN visit staff.

Utilizes accepted company teaching materials for clinician and…


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