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Registered Nurse Behavioral Health - Home Visits. Full time with lots of benefits! Shelton, Ansonia, Derby, Seymour, Oxford areas. NOT shift work! Done in the field early, not your traditional long shift evening hours. Start mid afternoon, most often heading home from the field by 8:30p or sooner. Come join a caring and supportive team! Make a difference in patients' lives!
Job Responsibility:
Assesses assigned case load of behavioral health care patients and families to identify the physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs of patients
Assumes primary responsibility for caseload, including assessing, planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating the plan of treatment
Assesses patient needs and obtains data on physical, psychological, social, and spiritual factors that may influence patient/family/caregiver health status and incorporate that data into the plan of care
Makes the initial evaluation and re-evaluates the patient’s nursing needs during each visit
Makes follow up visits according to patient, family, and facility needs
Communicates significant findings, problems, and changes in health condition, environment, or unsafe facility conditions to the Clinical Supervisor, physician, facility, and/or other personnel involved with patient care
Revises the plan of care in response to identified patient care issues and notifies the Clinical Supervisor, physician, facility, and other team members
Counsels, instructs, and includes the patient, facility, and family in following the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care
Teaches behavioral health philosophy and pain and symptom management to staff in alternate care settings (nursing homes, hospital, assisted-living facilities, etc.)
Initiates, supervises, and documents observance of the behavioral health aide and LPN delivery of care per agency policy
Informs supervisor and/or facility supervisor of unusual or potentially problematic nursing facility issues
Provides appropriate support at time of death and perform bereavement assessment
Requirements:
High School Diploma or GED
Graduate of an accredited Certificate, Diploma, Associate, or Baccalaureate School of Nursing
Current, unrestricted state RN licensee
1+ years of experience in a clinical care setting as a nurse
Able and willing to travel within branch/office coverage area
Must have a dependable vehicle, valid driver’s license, and current auto insurance in accordance with state laws
Must be able and willing to travel 50%
Ability to sit, stand, bend, lift, and move intermittently, with the capability to lift to 50 lbs.
Nice to have:
Associates Degree or Bachelors Degree in Nursing is preferred
Previous Home Health or Hospice Experience is preferred
Previous experience with Homecare HomeBase is preferred
What we offer:
Work autonomy and flexible schedules
1:1 patient care
Supportive and collaborative environment
Competitive compensation package
Tuition reimbursement for full-time staff and continuing education opportunities for all employees
Comprehensive insurance plans for medical, dental, and vision benefits
401(K) with employer match
Paid time off, paid holidays, family and pet bereavement