Registered Nurse, Home Health - Fort Worth, TX
Company: Optum
Location: Fort Worth
Posted on: April 24, 2024
Job Description:
$5,000 Sign On Bonus for External Candidates
This position is full-time with excellent hourly compensation,
benefits within 30 days that include PTO, scrubs provided, annual
bonus potential, annual reviews, tuition reimbursement, mileage
reimbursement along with opportunities for continued career
progression! All clinical licensures and required CEU costs are
covered.
You will be traveling to patient homes in the Fort Worth area.
Business hours are Monday - Friday 8am to 6pm and there is
additional on-call during the week and weekends required on a
rotating schedule. You will receive additional overtime and
differential pay.
Opportunities at WellMed, part of the Optum family of businesses.
We believe all patients are entitled to the highest level of
medical care. Here, you will join a team who shares your passion
for helping people achieve better health. With opportunities for
physicians, clinical staff and non-patient-facing roles, you can
make a difference with us as you discover the meaning behind
Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Performs nursing assessments and develops, implements and
evaluates plans of care in conjunction with the physician, patient
and caregivers per agency policy and procedure
- Evaluates the effectiveness of the plan of care, the patient's
response to care and outcomes of care and revises the plan of care
as needed
- Re-evaluates patient nursing needs to include on-going
assessments using the OASIS data set at appropriate time
points
- Provides skilled nursing services that require substantial and
specialized nursing care including medication administration, wound
care, therapeutic treatments, and skilled teaching as ordered and
indicated
- Plans and implements patient health teaching and health
counseling regarding the disease process(es), self-care techniques
and prevention and involves the patient's significant others in
accomplishing health goals while promoting patient/family
independence
- Participates in health promotion and disease prevention
activities
- Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing
procedures following the physician's plan of care
- Coordinates services and scheduling with the Clinical Team
Manager (CTM) and Clinical Team Coordinator (CTC) to include
recommendations for additional home health care services for
patients to within 24 hours of Start of Care (SOC)
- Assesses the patient's condition during every home health care
visit; insures assessments are communicated to the Clinical Team
Manager on a daily basis; nursing interventions are implemented to
meet patient needs and changed conditions
- Performs care management duties on patients as assigned
including: notifying the physician of changes in the patient's
condition or progress toward goals, obtaining needed physicians
orders, reassessing the patient for recertification, supervision of
LVNs and home health aides, attending and documenting case
conferences, coordination of care by reporting of significant
findings to others on the healthcare team, and planning for,
notification of and documenting the discharge of the patient
- Documents all communications with the patient, family,
physician, CTM, pharmacy, other disciplines, and appropriate others
as indicated on communication notes
- Prepares a written plan for the Home Health Aide to follow, if
applicable
- Expresses verbal and written communication in a clear, positive
and cooperative manner
- Additional Home Health Aide duties as needed You'll be rewarded
and recognized for your performance in an environment that will
challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to
succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles
you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Current unrestricted Texas RN license or compact license
- BLS certification or ability to obtain within 30 days of
employment
- 1+ years home health care or related environment
- Wound Care
- Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office applications including
Outlook, Word, and Excel Ability to read, analyze and interpret
information in medical records, and health plan documents
- Ability to lift and transfer patients
- Access to reliable transportation that will enable you to
travel to client and / or patient sites within a designated
are
- This position requires Tuberculosis screening as well as proof
of immunity to Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Tetanus,
Diphtheria, and Pertussis through lab confirmation of immunity,
documented evidence of vaccination, or a doctor's diagnosis of
disease Preferred Qualification:
- Bilingual (Spanish) At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to
help people live healthier lives and make the health system work
better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender,
sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to
live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too
many barriers to good health which are disproportionately
experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups
and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our
impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable
care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes
- an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin,
protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information,
or any other characteristic protected by law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are
required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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