Registered Nurse - Home Health and Hospice

It's more than a career, it's a calling

WI-SSM Health at Home Reedsburg

Regular

Job Highlights:

We are looking for a compassionate Home Health nurse for our Reedsburg/ Columbus territories.

Our Territory covers: Arlington, Portage, Rio, Wyocena, Dane, Deforest, Doylestown, East/North Bristol, Lodi, Morrisonvilee, Windsor, Briggsvile, Cambria, Dalton, Endeavor, Fox Lake, Kingston, Lewiston, Marquette, Montello, Oxford, Packwaukee, Pardeville, Plainville, Westfield, Lake Mills, Lowell, Reesville, Waterloo, Beaver Dam, Columbus

 

• Schedule: Hours of work: Monday-Friday, 8:00 - 4:30pm (Requires 1 weekday on-call approximately every 2 weeks. No weekends

• .70/mile paid out in addition to paycheck every 2 weeks

Benefits 

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life 

Tuition Reimbursement 

Income based medical insurance premium discounts. 

HSA/FSA options 

Short and Long-Term Disability 

Generous PTO 

403b/401k retirement plans 

Daily Pay: Access your pay when you need it! 

Employee Relief Fund to help with life's unexpected financial emergencies. 

Commitment to caring through philanthropy, volunteer opportunities, and PTO donation program. 

Our Culture

At SSM Health, we bring together and cultivate exceptional people. When our employees thrive, so does our healing Mission. 

We are committed to creating a partnership with employees. We ask our employees to actively engage and participate in decisions that impact their 

work. We celebrate together and recognize those people who help us deliver an exceptional experience. 

At SSM Health, you can expect a work environment where: 

• Employees feel valued, respected, and free to express themselves. 

• Each employee finds meaning in work, leveraging skills and talents toward a greater purpose. 

• Teamwork and collaboration are encouraged, while management is supportive.

Job Summary:

Coordinates, facilitates and performs interdisciplinary plan of care through assessment and evaluation of patient condition and effectiveness of care under the direction of the attending physician by traveling to patient homes, Community-Based Residential Facilities (CBRF), assisted living locations, hospitals or other to meet patient and family/caregivers, assess patient care needs, acuity in relation to policies, procedures and regulations of home care and/or hospice services.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
• May perform point of care testing according to policies and procedures.
• Collaborates, consults and communicates with physician regarding the plan of care and changes to patient status. Provides physician with regular updates on progress and recommends revision of plan care, documents status and communication in adherence with regulations.
• Coordinates and communicates with multi-disciplinary team members and outside agencies as appropriate to achieve expected outcomes for patient care and education through end of life or discharge, ensuring accurate and complete documentation and coordination of unique care plan.
• Completes admission paperwork and verifies insurance information. Completes a comprehensive medical assessment by entering data into the clinical computer program. Ensures that patient assessment is completed in a timely manner.
• Provides skilled nursing care within the established plan of care, including performance of tasks such as taking vitals, performing wound care, IV care, ostomy care, blood draws, injections, and the physical assessment of the overall patient’s medical condition.
• Documents visit notes, treatments, and care. Follows visit pattern according to physicians orders and ensures required visits are completed in a timely manner. Ensures all documentation is timely, accurate and complete in adherence to regulations.
• Collaborates with the patient, patient’s family and healthcare team to develop a comprehensive plan of care based on the unique needs of the patient. Responds to calls from patients, family members and others