Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Health
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Seven Fields, PA

Sr. Home Health Nurse, BSN

UPMC Home Health is hiring a full-time Senior Registered Nurse. Are you a nurse looking for a rewarding career where you can provide direct, one-on-one patient care? UPMC Home Healthcare is hiring caring, skilled, and compassionate registered nurses to join our home health nursing team! You'll work in a home setting with a diverse patient population throughout these surrounding communities. Working outside of a medical facility, you'll have an opportunity to get to know patients as you guide their care in the comfort of their homes. Monday - Friday daylight shifts with rotations for on-call and weekends. As an RN with UPMC Home Healthcare, you'll collaborate with our team of specialized nurses, rehabilitation therapists, social workers, dieticians, aides, and trained administrative staff to provide personalized patient care in a home setting. Why choose UPMC Home Healthcare * Establish rapport with patients and their families as you guide their treatment plan in-home. * Sign-on bonus available for new graduates and experienced staff * Grow your career with a career ladder designed for your professional advancement. * Make your career work for you with flexible shift options, including a dedicated weekend program with premium rates and benefits. * Work 8-hour or 10-hour shifts for full-time * Care for your total well-being with UPMC's robust benefits package - physically, financially, and emotionally - including tuition reimbursement and discounted RN-to-BSN programs. * Receive mileage reimbursement (at the federal rate). Final title and pay will be determined by education, experience, and certifications. Responsibilities: * Your role as the nurse will establish patients' plans of care in collaboration with physicians, patients, and utilization management (UM) professionals to meet physicians' orders and patients' needs. * RN will coordinate case management activities across a multi-disciplinary health care team to ensure appropriate, quality patient care. * Initiate, deliver, and evaluate patient- and family-centered health teaching. * Strive to help patients achieve optimal health outcomes, delivering compassionate care with an emphasis on the patient's experience. * Complete all required documentation including visit assessments, OASIS, 485 and verbal orders accurately and promptly on a laptop or in written documentation while in the patient's home and according to all applicable regulatory standards. * Attend compliance training and adhere to the organization's standards of conduct, policies, and procedures in addition to all local, state, and federal regulatory guidelines. Qualifications: * Graduate of an accredit school of professional nursing required. Home Care Agency approved certification preferred. * Two (2) years of experience in Acute Care Facility or Skilled Care Facility or three (3) years of Home Health nursing experience * A 2.3 or above rating (three-point scale) on their most recent Professional Staff Nurse performance evaluation. An annual performance rating of 2.0 or above to maintain the position. A current Home Care Agency approved Nursing certification. UPMC's tuition assistance program supports certification. Nurses with a master's or doctorate degree in Nursing are not required to achieve certification. On an annual basis, nurses in this position must identify and successfully complete a pre-approved professional contribution that supports UPMC's nursing goals. Examples of professional contributions include a patient satisfaction improvement initiative, a work redesign project, recruitment or retention initiative, or a staff development initiative. Successful completion of two (2) standard professional contributions or one (1) standard contribution and UPMC Home Healthcare approved national nursing certification required (Master's degree in Nursing (MSN) may be used in lieu of certification) Professional Staff Nurse requirements: * Graduate of an accredit school of professional nursing required. * Bachelor's degree preferred. * Prior nursing experience preferred but not required UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran