RN Visit Nurse - Home Health

Job Summary We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate (RN) Registered Nurse Visit Nurse to provide high-quality home health care services to patients in their residences. The ideal candidate will possess strong clinical skills, a passion for patient-centered care, and the ability to work independently while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. As an RN Visit Nurse, you will deliver comprehensive nursing assessments, administer treatments, and support patients in achieving optimal health outcomes within their home environments. Essential Duties 1. Attendance for reliability for clients to receive uninterrupted services 2. Provides skilled nursing care under physician orders. 3. Provides nursing assessment, develops and executes plan of care interventions, evaluates responses to interventions for each individual patient and updates physician/plan of care as needed to gain positive outcomes. 4. Promotes, maintains, and restores health through teaching, counseling, and use of appropriate preventative, rehabilitative and /or palliative measures, and with ongoing observation and assessment of response. 5. Supports RN Case Manager regarding the plan of care and arrangement to obtain the Face-to-Face Encounter timely. 6. Supports RN Case Manager to work with billing to manage documentation timely, for the purpose of attaining insurance authorization timely. 7. Assures quality of care is maintained and client's needs are appropriately met. 8. Maintains and completes accurate documentation in timely manner. a. Point of care documentation will be completed with the expectation that at least 80% of the documentation is done in the patient's home. b. Admission/Recertification/Resumption of Care/Significant Change in Condition assessment visits should be completed and synced into database within 24 hours. c. Transfer/Discharge visits should be completed and synced in on the same day. d. Subsequent visits should be completed and synced in on the same day 9. Schedules/completes visits during regular business hours and per weekend/holiday rotation schedule. 10. Participates in case conferences and/or IDT meetings if applicable 11. Attends staff meetings and educational programs as required. 12. Follows State and Federal Regulations for Home Health and Hospice 13. Follows all safety policies and procedures. 14. Visit nurse completes 25-30 visits weekly using all available agencies and community resources 15. Completes 5-6 visits per day, on average. 16. Delegates personal care or homemaking duties to home health aides and homemakers. Participates in instruction, supervision and evaluation of aides and homemakers 17. Works with RN Case Manager to delegate visits to LPN as needed. Participates in hand-off, instruction, supervision, and evaluation of LPN. 18. Assists with Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) and Process Improvement Projects (PIP) as requested 19. Other duties as assigned Requirements Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Minnesota Proven experience in home health nursing or related settings such as hospital medicine, medical-surgical units, or critical care environments. Strong clinical skills including catheter care, and wound management. Familiarity with EMR/EHR systems like HCHB for accurate documentation. Knowledge of infection control practices and HIPAA regulations to ensure patient privacy and safety. Ability to work independently with excellent time management skills while maintaining a compassionate approach to patient care. Experience working with diverse populations including individuals with developmental disabilities, memory care needs, or those requiring hospice or palliative medicine services is preferred.

Pay:

$40.00 - $45.00 per hour

Benefits:

Dental insurance Employee assistance program Health insurance Paid time off Retirement plan

Work Location:

In person