Ohio Living

Not-for-profit senior living with continuum care

Home Health RN

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeYoungstown, OH, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A current, unencumbered Ohio license to practice as a Registered Nurse is required.
One year of experience in acute care or medical-surgical nursing is required.
Proficiency with Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), and the internet is required.
Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Must have a valid driver's license and an acceptable driving record.
Must be insurable under professional liability and crime coverage policies under the insurance carrier's underwriting standards.
Must be able to sit for up to 4 hours per day, stand for up to 8 hours per day, walk for up to 6 hours per day, and lift, transfer, push, or pull patients or equipment and supplies weighing up to 50 pounds.
Must drive for up to 6 hours per day and work scheduled weekends, evenings, and holidays.
Must be available on call 24/7 for emergencies.
Work involves exposure to falls, equipment burns, odors, cuts, patients with various disease processes, and potentially infectious waste and diseases, including AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses. The role is classified as Risk Category I for exposure to bloodborne diseases.

Responsibilities

Assess patients and provide ongoing nursing care in homes and health care facilities; evaluate patient needs, develop and implement comprehensive care plans, identify when home health patients need or qualify for additional services, and notify the appropriate team member or team leader.
Follow current nursing professional standards of practice and agency-approved protocols for home health and hospice.
Provide quality plan and symptom management to promote patient comfort.
Communicate changes in patient condition and needs to other health care providers.
Assess patient and caregiver needs and provide education when necessary.
Provide high-quality customer service to internal and external customers.
Oversee implementation of each patient's plan of care and evaluate its effectiveness on an ongoing basis.
Prepare for interdisciplinary group meetings by reviewing the care plan, reconciling medications, and projecting patient and family needs, when applicable.
Audit and maintain current, accurate patient records using laptop computers and paper or chart documentation in accordance with policies and federal, state, and local guidelines.
Participate in quality improvement projects as needed.
Maintain knowledge of requirements set by regulatory agencies, accrediting bodies, and third-party payers.
Coach and influence the work of licensed practical nurse field staff and home health aides regarding their performance expectations.
Foster a positive work environment that attracts, retains, and motivates employees.
Interview, select, and orient new employees.
Define, establish, and promote performance expectations so staff understand and demonstrate high-quality, consistent performance.
Evaluate staff job performance in accordance with company policy and procedure, and provide developmental guidance to support improved performance and growth.
Monitor staff accountability with organizational requirements in the Employee Handbook.
Participate in developing, planning, scheduling, conducting, and monitoring in-service training, on-the-job training, and orientation programs for departmental staff.
Assist as needed to ensure a reasonable and sufficient staffing plan when a direct report is absent or a position is vacant.
Respond promptly and thoughtfully to departmental staff questions, requests, and work products submitted for review and approval.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in a Medicare-certified home health agency is preferred.
Proficiency with electronic medical records is preferred.

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

Our intention is to have employees who are passionate about making their personal mission statement come to life each day at work! Be it through providing healing, eradicating loneliness, contributing to efficiencies, streamlining processes, being dependable, sparking creativity or something else, the demonstration of HOW you do your job is just as important as WHAT you do in your job.

Alongside our valued employees, we are making a difference throughout the state of Ohio in the lives of those that need healthcare or those embracing the next chapter of their lives. Sustained members of our team demonstrate accountable behavior and share our values of customer service, innovation, integrity, financial stewardship, leadership and care.

The RN Field Staff is responsible for the planning, coordination and delivery of quality home health and hospice care and services, ensuring compliance in accordance with company standards and federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations.

Essential Activities and Tasks

Care Management and Service Delivery - 90%

Provides ongoing assessment and nursing care to patient in homes and health care facilities. Ensures an accurate evaluation of patient needs, develops and implements a comprehensive care plan that addresses current needs. For home health, identifies when patients need or qualify for additional services and notifies appropriate team member or team leader.
Follows current nursing professional standards of practice and agency approved protocols for home health and hospice.
Provides quality plan and symptom management for the comfort of patients.
Communicates with other health care providers about changes in condition and patient needs.
Assesses patient and caregiver needs and provides education when necessary.
Commitment to high quality customer service for internal and external customers.
Oversees the implementation of the patient’s plan of care. Evaluates the effectiveness of the plan on an ongoing basis.
Prepares for IDG by reviewing Care Plan, reconciling medications and projecting patient/family needs, if applicable.

Quality and Compliance Management - 5%

Audits and maintains current and accurate patient records through use of laptop computers and paper/chart documentation in accordance with policies, federal, state, and local guidelines.
Participates in quality improvement projects as needed.
Maintains knowledge of requirements of regulatory agencies, accrediting bodies, and third party payers.

People Management and Development - 5%

Coaches and influences the work of LPN Field Staff and Home Health Aides regarding the performance expectations of their position.
Fosters a positive work environment that attracts, retains, and motivates employees.
Interviews, selects, and orients new employees.
Defines, establishes, and promotes performance expectations so staff understands and demonstrates excellence through high quality and consistent performance.
Evaluates job performance of staff in accordance with the company policy and procedure and provides developmental guidance to staff for improved performance and growth.
Monitors accountability with organization requirements prescribed by the Employee Handbook.
Participates in the development, planning, scheduling, conducting, and monitoring of in-service training programs, on-the-job training, and orientation programs for departmental staff.
May assist to ensure that there is a reasonable and sufficient plan for staffing should a direct report be absent or a position be vacant.
Responds timely and thoughtfully to questions, requests, and work product from departmental staff that has been provided for review and approval.

All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

Current unencumbered license for the state of Ohio to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) required.

Experience

One year experience in acute care or medical-surgical nursing required.
Experience in a Medicare-certified home health agency preferred.
Proficiency with Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and the internet required.
Proficiency with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred

Other Requirements

Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
Must possess a valid driver's license and acceptable driving record. Must be insurable under professional liability and crime coverage policies as specified by insurance carrier underwriting standards

Working Conditions and Special Requirements

Sitting - Up to 4 hours/day
Standing - Up to 8 hours/day
Walking - Up to 6 hours/day
Lifting, transferring, pushing or pulling patients or equipment/supplies. - Up to 50 pounds
Driving - Up to 6 hours/day
Work weekends, evenings, and holidays. - Required as scheduled
On-call availability - 24/7 for emergencies
Subject to falls, burns from equipment, odors, and cuts. - Work day
Subject to residents/patients/patients with various disease processes. - Occasional
May be exposed to infectious waste, disease, conditions, etc. including exposure to the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses. - Work day
Risk Category for Exposure to Bloodborne Diseases - I

About the Company

Ohio Living

Not-for-profit senior living with continuum care

Ohio Living provides aging services in Ohio through 11 life plan communities, offering a continuum of care from independent living to skilled nursing, rehabilitation, memory care, and palliative care, plus home health and hospice services. It funds these programs through resident fees and donations, reinvesting all revenue back into its communities rather than distributing profits. A defining feature is the Life Care Commitment, a promise that no resident will be asked to leave if they exhaust their funds in good faith. The organization partners with other healthcare entities and operates a provider-owned Medicare Advantage plan to coordinate care and improve outcomes, guided by a Christian-based, nonprofit mission.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Westerville, OH
Founded: 1922

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