Nursing Admission Specialist - Home Care East 2 Team

                    

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Job Title

Nursing Admission Specialist - Home Care East 2 Team

                        

Location

Independence

                    

Facility

Business Operations Center

                     

Department

HC Nursing Team East 2-Center for Connected Care

                      

Job Code

T2400H

                     

Shift

Days + Call

                       

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm

                       

Job Summary

Initiates and/or resumes home care after verification of patients eligibility. Conducts the comprehensive assessment, and the plan of care to meet immediate and ongoing care and support needs.

                         

Job Details

Responsibilities:

• Conducts and submits a complete and accurate Comprehensive Assessment in accordance with OASIS reporting requirements and agency policies and procedures.
• Identifies immediate care and support needs and obtains orders to address psychosocial and treatment priorities.
• Makes appropriate admission decisions based on patient eligibility, acuity and safety.
• Obtains consent for care.
• Demonstrates knowledge of coverage criteria based on payer source, including: skilled needs, intermittent care, homebound status, and physician ordered care.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.  BSN Preferred.

• Knowledge of Home Care and the OASIS data set Competence in, but not limited to the following skills: Infusion therapy and venipuncture Diabetes management, glucometry Wound/ostomy care Urinary catheterization Enteral feeding Oxygen therapy Administration of injectable medication Left Ventricular Assistive Device.

Certifications:

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State.
• •Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).
• •Valid Driver's license (VDL) upon hire; per policy 8-175 thereafter.
• •Proof of automobile insurance coverage with $100,000/$3,000,000 coverage, upon hire, per policy 8-175 thereafter.

Complexity of Work:

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work autonomously.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience:

• Minimum one year current clinical experience as a registered nurse.
• Minimum one year experience in an acute medical-surgical or home care setting. 
• Six months of home health care experience preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be ambulatory and able to drive to patients homes and potential customers, able to climb stairs, pull, push, and facilitate movement of the patient.
• Heavy Work - Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required. 

                       

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