Head Nurse - Nursing Home jobs in Huntington, NY

Our Home Care Registered Nurse will provide skilled professional service and case management oversight to a variety of home care patients. This is a great opportunity if you are looking for 1:1 patient care/case management within your community and enjoy having supportive management and work environment.

• We offer a 4-day workweek option (8.5/hr shifts) 
• More quality time with patients 1:1
• Supportive professional environment 
• Generous PTO Package
• Rich benefit package including mileage reimbursement, medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, 403B with company match, tuition reimbursement, long term disability, and life insurance policies. 

Specifically looking for RN's to work in: Bayshore, Brentwood, Islip, Babylon, Wyandanch, Deer Park

Job Description: 

1. Provides skilled services to VNSHS patients as evidenced by:

• Adherence to infection control practices and all agency policies and procedures.
• Use of Chronic Disease management and health promotion strategies.
• Use of Motivational Interviewing Techniques.
• Use of Telehealth.
• Utilization of the nursing process to evaluate patient-centered goals related to the physical/psychosocial and environmental assessment, diagnosis, plan, and implementation.
• Communication and collaboration with the home care physician to maintain physician orders and report patient assessment and clinical course.

1. Provides case-management oversight when assigned and maintains schedule, as evidenced by:

• Identification of patient centered goals and an interdisciplinary team approach to meet those goals, under the direction of the home care physician, with the most efficient use of resources and avoidance of re-hospitalization.
• Development and ongoing revision of care plans specific to the patient's needs.
• Projection of need for home visits on a weekly basis with consideration of input from interdisciplinary team meetings, appropriate utilization of staff resources (i.e. LPN), and frequency ordered and established in individualized care plan.
• Updates visit schedule by 8:30 each workday morning.

1. Demonstrates OASIS proficiency as evidenced by:

• OASIS Walk evaluations with clinical manager.
• Scores on average of 94% or better in OASIS chart review.

1. Participates in care management and demonstrates effective and timely communication as evidenced by: 

• Attendance in weekly meetings
• Preparation for and interaction at care management meetings at which RN will be expected to discuss entire case load addressing patient’s reason for home care and progress towards patient centered goals.
• Follow up on Care Management and// or interdisciplinary group recommendations.
• Effective utilization of voice mail, e-mail and messaging program.

1. Demonstrates timely documentation as evidenced by:

• Use of the computer in the home.
• Availability of OASIS data for review/ coding, etc. within 24 hours of visit; re-visit notes locked for processing within 24hours of visit, and timely discharges and transfers.
• Completion of clinical documentation daily.
• Completion of HHA, LPN supervisions
• Timely requests for insurance authorization.
• Clear documentation of the patient’s progress towards goals and response to interventions.
• Provision of mandated federal and state notices to patients to include, but not limited to, NYS Provision of Care, Home Health Beneficiary notice and Notice of Medicare non-coverage.

1. The Staff RN manages a minimum average case load of 25 patients and is available to work on weekends on a rotating basis which includes two holidays (at least one being a major holiday) per year. The Per Visit RN is available to work at least one weekend per month and up to three holidays or holiday weekends per year.
2. Performs at or above the state and national benchmarks for publicly reported key performance indicators.
3. Demonstrates commitment to her team and VNSHS as evidenced by:

• Support and promotion of the mission of VNSHS.
• Representation of the agency in a professional manner.
• Adherence to VNSHS uniform policy.
• Flexibility in scheduling with a focus on meeting patient needs.
• Participation in continuing education (minimum of 3 hours per calendar year), including attendance at annual competency and all mandatory in-services.
• Attendance at team meetings.
• Participation in orientation of clinical staff as needed.
• Participation in orientation of students assigned through educational affiliations between VNSHS and local colleges and universities.

1. Employee adheres to all applicable federal, state, local laws and regulations as relate to Conditions of Participation of Certified Home Health Agency and/or Certified Hospice.
2. Other duties as assigned.