Registered Nurse Home Health

Signature Healthcare at Home is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide skilled nursing services in Skagit County, including Mount Vernon, Burlington, Sedro-Woolley, Bow, Anacortes, Hamilton, and Concrete. This home health position offers high autonomy and the opportunity to meet patients in their own environments with self-directed scheduling based on patient needs and territory.

Responsibilities

• Complete initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of patients and their family/caregiver living situations to determine care needs, including full physical assessment and medical history
• Establish individualized plans of care in collaboration with the certifying medical provider based on comprehensive assessment and patient goals
• Regularly re-evaluate patient and family/caregiver needs and revise the plan of care as necessary when patient status and needs change
• Develop care plans that establish interventions and goals, including patients and family/caregivers in the planning process
• Work autonomously to initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by the medical provider
• Provide health care instructions to patients as appropriate per assessment and plan
• Facilitate patients' efforts toward self-sufficiency or obtaining appropriate caregiving
• Act as Case Manager when assigned and coordinate patient care for assigned caseload
• Document patient services and status timely and accurately within professional practice standards and reimbursement requirements
• Communicate with medical providers regarding patient needs and report changes in patient condition; obtain and receive medical provider orders as required
• Teach patients and family/caregivers self-care techniques, medication, diet, and other instructions as ordered by the medical provider
• Provide health counseling with patients and families/caregivers and work in concert with the interdisciplinary team
• Attend required staff meetings, interdisciplinary team meetings, and care coordination activities
• Complete mandatory education requirements to maintain competence
• Coordinate patient care with LPN/LVN as assigned by Clinical Manager

Schedule

• Full-time position (32+ hours per week)
• Monday through Friday day shift
• Self-directed scheduling dependent on patient needs and territory

Travel Requirements

• Must have the ability to drive and/or have access to transportation for agency-related travel to community partners and patients
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license
• Must maintain automobile insurance coverage
• Must have access to an automobile
• Mileage reimbursement provided

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in Washington State
• Must be licensed and able to practice in Washington State
• Possesses and maintains CPR certification
• One to two years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting
• One to two years of recent experience in home health

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in home health or post-acute care
• Familiarity with Homecare Homebase EMR

Compensation and Benefits

• Hourly rate: $50-$55 (dependent on experience)
• Mileage reimbursement
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance available the 1st of the month after hire
• Paid company holidays
• 2+ weeks paid time off
• 401(k) match after 90 days