Registered Home Health Nurse

<div class="content-intro"><p>Alpine Care Home Health is dedicated to providing expert, compassionate care in the home setting. Our team of skilled clinicians help individuals remain safe and independent in their homes, with personalized care that respects the individuals’ goals, values, and overall well-being. Our team brings deep expertise in physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, wound care, and complex care management, and more. We offer customized tools and hands-on support to improve mobility, accelerate recovery, and encourage lasting self-reliance. We take pride in offering personalized, evidence-based care. We work closely with primary care providers, families, and specialists to create care plans that are proactive, holistic, and aligned with each patient’s priorities. Through access to a full range of physical and mental health services, we aim to support patient independence and long-term stability.</p> <p>We’re building a purpose-driven team passionate about making a difference. If you’re excited to shape the future of home-based care, here’s what the role involves.</p></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0;"><strong>POSITION OVERVIEW<br></strong>The <strong>Registered Nurse </strong>provides intermittent skilled nursing services; communicates the patient's progress with other disciplines and directs, supervises and instructs non-professional home health aide staff in the provision of personal care to the patient.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0;"><strong>ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0;"> <li>Provides intermittent Skilled Nursing services including assessment, evaluation, procedures, teaching and training activities as outlined in the patient Plan of Care <ul style="margin-left: 20px;"> <li>Provides Skilled Nursing visits according to visit schedule and notifies agency of need to alter schedule</li> <li>Reports significant findings to patient's physician and Clinical Supervisor as they occur</li> </ul> </li> <li>Submits completed skilled nursing visit notes; communication notes and home health aide supervisory notes per agency policy on designated days as requested by Clinical Supervisor</li> <li>Submits change orders per agency policy</li> <li>Maintains open lines of communications to all members of the continuum of care team</li> <li>Supervises Home Health Aide and license and documents per Medicare criteria and per agency policy and procedure</li> <li>Attends staff meetings, team conferences and educational in-services per agency requirements</li> <li>Is responsible for obtaining information provided at skilled nurse in-services and meetings and demonstrates appropriate follow-up related to information