At Elara Caring, we have a unique opportunity to play a huge role in the growth of an entire home care industry. Here, each employee has the chance to make a real difference by carrying out our mission every day. Join our elite team of healthcare professionals, providing the Right Care, at the Right Time, in the Right Place.
Job Description:
- Graduate of an accredited Diploma, Associate; or a bachelor’s degree from a School of Nursing.
- Minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience as a registered nurse in a Home Health service or Hospice environment along with being in a leadership role.
- Current State License as a Registered Nurse in all states assigned in travel region.
- Ensures that all activities performed align with the vision of Elara Caring’s board of directors, executive team, and the leadership of the Hospice and Skilled Home Health team.
- Promotes Elara Caring’s philosophy, mission statement and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.
- Maintains patient and staff privacy and confidentiality pursuant to HIPAA Privacy Final Rule.
- Plans, directs, and participates in delivery of professional services for patients.
- Participates in the organization’s strategic planning activities. Focuses on services toward diagnosis-specific client care needs.
- Assists in the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies, procedures, clinical protocols, forms, quality improvement monitors, service programs, and other components of program infrastructure annually.
- Implements and performs liaison activities with both individual clients and the community.
- Maintains staffing levels at branch locations to meet patient needs.
- Supervises and provides direction to agency personnel, and the coordination of services with providers, vendors, or facilities in the delivery of care and related issues.
- Supervises and provides clinical direction to the Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, Spiritual Care MSW, Music Therapy, Massage Therapy, Volunteer, and Bereavement teams to ensure quality and continuity of services provided and oversees the office functions at assigned travel branch.
- Assures compliance with the requirements of state licensure, Medicare certification, and any other applicable oversight agencies through policy and procedure development, staff education, and ongoing monitoring activities.
- Coordinates services to ensure the availability and competency of staff to respond to agency referrals and to provide assessment visits within 24 hours of referral.
- Processes and coordinates patient referrals, physician orders, staff assignments, patient re-certifications, and communications between various caregivers, the patient and their family, and the referring physician.
- Meets with all field staff on a regular basis to provide guidance and information related to specific issues.
- Oversees the maintenance of medical records, assuring accuracy, completeness and compliance with licensing regulations, certifications standards and legal and ethical imperatives.
- Oversees and provides leadership to Clinical Supervisors, Office, and Field Staff, to ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and appropriate home health services and discusses and directs the field staff assignments for patient care.
- Identifies and instructs staff on admission criteria for new clients and evaluates eligibility for home health and hospice benefits.
- Promotes compliance with all fiscal intermediary and/or other third-party payers, through education, and coaching.
- Stays informed of current Medicare, Medicaid, and third-party reimbursement regulations and changes and ensures compliance.
- TRAVEL: 100% Travel
- Meets all applicable agency policies and procedures related to health screening and required testing.
- Complete required work on a daily basis
- Potentially work irregular hours including call hours if applicable
- Cope with work involving ill, disabled, and dying patients
- Physically demanding, high stress environment
- Sit, stand, bend, lift and move intermittently and be able to lift 50-100lbs
- Full range of body motion including handling, lifting and transfer of patients
- Move equipment and supplies necessary for job functions
- Read, speak, and write English in order to fulfill job functions in an understandable way
- See/hear or use prosthetics that enable accomplishment of job
- Meet the health requirements of the agency
- Exposure to blood and body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, and repetitive motions
- Abide by all occupational safety and bloodborne pathogen protocol to minimize illness and/or injury
Equal Employment Opportunity: We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruiting@elara.com.
Pay & Benefit Information: Compensation for this role will be determined based on a variety of factors, including qualifications, skills, competencies, and relevant experience. Elara offers a broad range of benefits. Learn more at https://careers.elara.com/us/en/benefits
EVerify: Elara Caring participates in E-Verify after a job offer is accepted and Form I-9 completed.
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