Job Title: Home Health-Hospice
Location: Saint Albans, Vermont
Schedule: 8:00AM – 5:00PM x 5
Term: 13-week assignment with the potential for extension
Pay Rate: $65 – $70/hr
Astrya Global, a San Diego based medical staffing agency, is hiring a Home Health-Hospice for a temporary assignment in Saint Albans, Vermont. These positions are 13-week contracts with the ability to extend.
Responsibilities for a Home Health-Hospice:
• Complete OASIS documentation in accordance with agency policies, procedures, and State and Federal regulations, maintaining up-to-date knowledge of documentation requirement changes and ensuring timely completion
• Utilize the nursing process to assess patient and caregiver needs in order to provide quality care to assigned patients in accordance with evidence-based practice and State and Federal regulations
• Develop and communicate a realistic plan of care for each patient, ensuring patient and caregiver inclusion in the care planning process
• Serve as Case Manager for assigned patients, actively managing caseloads and visit times in accordance with agency productivity standards
• Implement medical plan of care, nursing interventions, and procedures to ensure safe and effective quality of care for patients
• Maintain up-to-date High-Tech skills including IV use and maintenance, wound VAC, and complex wound care; ensure infection control standards are maintained throughout the plan of care
• Collaborate with LPNs within their scope of practice to ensure the plan of care is followed, delegate tasks, review documentation, annotate visit notes, and act on recommendations
• Evaluate implemented plans of care including identified problems, care provided, and patient responses to meet patient and caregiver needs and ensure overall quality of care
• Maintain up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided for effective integration of information by the healthcare team
• Follow agency protocol with McKesson processes including locking down visits, follow-up notes, and visit completion
• Perform patient and caregiver education on topics including medication side effects, treatment options, discharge instructions, reportable conditions, and ranges of services
• Identify interdisciplinary needs of patients and communicate documented information to appropriate disciplines including physical therapy and social work in a timely manner
• Accurately and completely fill out required Agency, State, and Federal forms including HHABN and Medicare Notice of Non-Coverage in a timely manner
• Carry out visits in a time-effective manner, ensuring supervisory visits are not combined with routine visits, and communicate scheduling information to the Scheduler as needed
• Assess patient needs for HCA services, develop and coordinate plans of care with patients and caregivers, and provide ongoing supervision in accordance with State and Federal regulations
• Transmit patient incident reports including infections and injuries to the QI Specialist in a timely manner as necessary
• Coordinate safe patient discharges and/or transfers and ensure all appropriate paperwork and patient information is processed in accordance with department policies, procedures, and regulations
• Coordinate patient care with physicians, providers, team members, and vendors in support of the recommended plan of care
• Participate in monthly peer review audits, providing and accepting constructive feedback in a professional manner
• Proactively schedule, coordinate, and facilitate case conferences with team members to maximize effective communication and ensure timely documentation of meetings
• Advocate for patient care issues to ensure overall quality and type of care is sensitive to each specific patient and family’s needs
Benefits for a Home Health-Hospice:
- Weekly pay every Friday
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/Pet Insurance
- 401K Retirement Plan (matching)
- Full-service Credentialing and Corporate Travel Team
- Referral Bonus up to $1,500
Astrya Global Medical Staffing offers 10+ years of staffing experience, 100% domestic support, and is certified by both the Joint Commission and National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations. At Astrya, we are dedicated to helping healthcare professionals find the perfect job.