Home Care- Start of Care Nurse

Job Title: Home Care- Start of Care Nurse

Location: Meredith, NH and surrounding towns

Job Type: Full-Time

Referral Reward: $500 – Who do you know?*

Join our award-winning team today!

Recognized as the Best of the Lakes Region for Visiting Nurses in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 with a 5-star quality rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, LRVNA is an employer you can be proud to work for.

Why is LRVNA an amazing place to work:

• Flexible Scheduling: Enjoy the ability to create your own schedule.
• Supportive Environment: Work in a friendly setting where you get to know your patients and their families.
• Community focused: For over 100 years LRVNA has provided exceptional care to our neighbors throughout the NH lakes region.
• Competitive wages & comprehensive benefits: Including over 3 weeks PTO for full-time employees, 401K with 4% match, and affordable health insurance starting day one!

Position Summary:

The RN Start of Care Home Care Nurse is a key member of our Home Care team, responsible for initiating care for new patients in their homes. This role involves conducting comprehensive assessments, developing individualized care plans, and coordinating care with interdisciplinary teams. The RN Start of Care Nurse ensures that patients receive high-quality, personalized care from the very beginning of their home health journey. The Start of Care Nurse will also perform the Resumption of Care visits. This is a full-time Mon-Fri position with some on-call responsibility. This position offers excellent salary and benefit packages.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct Start of Care Assessments: Perform thorough initial assessments of new patients in their homes, including physical, psychosocial, and environmental evaluations.
• Care Planning: Develop and implement personalized care plans, incorporating input from patients, families, and other healthcare professionals.
• Patient Education: Provide education to patients and their families on care plans, medication management, wound care, and disease management.
• Collaboration: Work closely with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate comprehensive care for patients.
• Documentation: Accurately document patient interactions, assessments, care plans, and progress notes in accordance with agency and regulatory standards.
• Compliance: Ensure all care provided complies with state and federal regulations and Lakes Region VNA's policies.
• Quality Improvement: Participate in quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient care and outcomes.
• Supervisory Visits: Conduct supervisory visits as needed to assist in education and in the field training for the nursing team.

Communication:

• Communicate effectively with physicians and community health resources to coordinate care plans.
• Ensure that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
• Promote health and independence across the lifespan through our skilled services and education of patients, families, and caregivers.

Qualifications, Skills, and Competencies:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• 1-2 years of recent patient centered care/nursing experience.
• Current state licensure, CPR certification, and a valid driver’s license.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing with one year of home health care experience preferred.
• Strong observation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Physical capability to lift patients and equipment, with considerable walking, standing, reaching, bending, and kneeling.

Benefits

• 401(k) and 401(k) match
• Flexible schedule
• Health, dental, disability, life, and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Travel reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Retention bonus

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged or considerable walking or standing.
• Ability to lift, position, or transfer patients (up to 50 lbs.).
• Frequently reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, or crouching.
• Visual acuity and hearing to perform required nursing skills.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate care with RNs, LPNs and LNAs.

Apply Now

This is a great opportunity if you are passionate about providing high-quality home care and want to be part of an award-winning team. Visit our website at www.lrvna.org for more information and to submit your application.

• Referral rewards: Anyone is eligible to receive a referral reward if someone they formally recommend is successfully hired (employed past 90 days) for a full-time or part-time position with LRVNA. Please email kberkeley@lrvna.org with your referral’s contact information.