RN Weekend Nurse
UnitedHealth Group ยท Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, United States
About this role
Explore opportunities with Geisinger Home Health, a part of LHC Group, a leading post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians and families nationwide. As members of the Optum family of businesses, we are dedicated to helping people feel their best, including our team members who create meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other and the communities we serve. Find a home for your career here
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#LHCJobs The Registered Nurse in Home Health provides and directs provisions of nursing care to patients in their homes as prescribed by the physician and in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and agency policies. The Registered Nurse coordinates total plan of care with other health care professionals involved in care and helps to achieve and maintain continuity of patient care by planning and exchanging information with physician, agency personnel, patient, family, and community resources. All done within a Point of Care setting
Primary Responsibilities: Develops, implements, and updates patient plans of care in collaboration with physicians and the interdisciplinary team; ensures homeโhealth eligibility and completes comprehensive nursing assessments (including OASIS and medication reconciliation). Provides and coordinates highโquality clinical care; supervises and assigns tasks to home health aides and LPN/LVNs in compliance with state and federal regulations, including required supervisory visits. Accurately documents all patient care per policy and payer requirements; communicates timely with physicians, patients, families, and agency staff to ensure coordinated, effective care
Participates in orientation and precepting of new staff; contributes to performance improvement, survey readiness, patient safety initiatives, and reducing avoidable hospitalizations. Demonstrates professionalism through punctuality, positive attitude, ongoing learning, meeting deadlines, act
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