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:
• Provide hospice coverage when on-call
• Effectively complete OASIS documentation in accordance with agency policies, procedures, and state and federal regulations; maintain up-to-date knowledge of changes to OASIS documentation requirements and ensure timeliness
• 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 plan process, in accordance with evidence-based practice and state and federal regulations
• 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, effective, and quality patient care in accordance with evidence-based practice and state and federal regulations
• 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 in accordance with LPN scope of practice to ensure the plan of care is followed, delegate tasks, review documentation, annotate visit notes, and act on recommendations
• Evaluate all aspects of the implemented plan of care, including identified problems, care provided, and patient responses, to meet patient and caregiver needs and ensure quality of care
• Maintain up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to ensure effective integration of information for 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 the patient, document accordingly, and communicate information to other disciplines in a timely manner
• Accurately and completely complete 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; ensure supervisory visits are not combined with routine visits when necessary; communicate information to the Scheduler in a timely manner
• Assess patients’ needs for HCA services, develop and coordinate the plan of care with patient and caregiver, and provide ongoing supervision in accordance with state and federal regulations
• Transmit patient incident reports (infections, injuries, etc.) 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 state and federal regulations
• Coordinate patient care with physicians, providers, team members, and vendors in support of the recommended plan of care to ensure safe and effective patient and family care
• Participate in monthly peer review audits; provide constructive feedback and openly accept feedback in a professional manner
• Proactively schedule, coordinate, and facilitate case conferences with team members to maximize effective communication; ensure effective and timely documentation of meetings
• Proactively 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.