Help at Home is the nation’s leading provider of high-quality care and support solutions.Our goal is to enable the highest level of personal independence and meaningful lives for our patients.Help at Home is committed to delivering a gold standard in care through our well-trained staff who keep our patients safe and comfortable in their homes and communities.
Job Summary: The Admission and Discharge Nurse will be responsible for executing patient admissions and discharges for Help at Home’s Home Health patients. This role reports to the Admission and Discharge Manager. You can expect a healthy balance between working from home and in the field supporting clients and caregivers throughout our Indianapolis territory.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Complete initial evaluation visit to determine patient needs, including type and amount of services needed
- Initiate the patient’s plan of care and service plan
- Complete comprehensive assessment and receive and send physician orders
- Collaborate with Client Intake team to determine readiness of Home Health referrals
- Collaborate with Recruiting team to ensure timeliness of patient admissions
- Complete discharge visits as required following a patient discharge from Help at Home
- Responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance with initial plan of care
- Identify patient needs and assist in directing them to the appropriate resource
- Coordinate care with other agencies and providers involved in patient’s care plan
- Attend marketing opportunities to promote and recruit new Help at Home clients
- Counsel the patient and family/significant others in meeting nursing and related needs
- Appropriately utilize ICD-10 codes
- Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Education and Experience:
- State of Indiana or multistate RN license
- Graduate of an accredited nursing school. BSN preferred (not required)
- Home care experience preferred (not required)
- Experience working with medically fragile clients, addressing medical, social and behavioral components of care
What You Bring:
- Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Energetic team player with a positive attitude and curious mindset
What We’re Offering:
- Competitive base salary + sign-on bonus
- Benefits (Health/Dental/Vision)
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Remote work flexibility
- Paid time off
- Paid and floating holidays
- Supportive clinical leadership team
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions upon request.
Help At Home is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, or religion or other legally protected status.
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