Job Summary
Join our dedicated healthcare team as a Home Health Registered Nurse, where you will play a vital role in delivering compassionate, high-quality nursing care directly to patients in their homes. This dynamic position offers an opportunity to utilize your extensive clinical skills to promote healing, independence, and well-being. As a key member of our home health team, you will assess patient needs, develop personalized care plans, and coordinate services to ensure optimal health outcomes. Your expertise in critical care, trauma, and acute medical conditions will be instrumental in providing comprehensive outpatient and post-acute care that makes a real difference in patients’ lives.
Responsibilities
- Conduct thorough patient assessments, including vital signs, physical examinations, and review of medical records to determine care needs.
- Develop and implement individualized care plans aligned with physician orders and patient goals.
- Manage complex cases involving critical care, ICU, or trauma patients, ensuring timely interventions and monitoring.
- Coordinate discharge planning and facilitate smooth transitions between inpatient hospital stays and home-based care settings.
- Perform diagnostic evaluations, medication management, and wound care while adhering to HIPAA regulations for patient privacy.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams including physicians, therapists, case managers, and social workers to optimize patient outcomes.
- Educate patients and families on disease management, medication adherence, infection control (including infectious disease protocols), and self-care techniques.
Requirements
- Valid RN license with current registration in the state of practice.
- Proven experience in critical care environments such as ICU, Level I or Level II trauma centers, or emergency medicine settings.
- Strong background in hospital medicine, medical-surgical units, or outpatient clinics with exposure to post-acute care or home health services.
- Knowledge of physiology, medical terminology, and diagnostic evaluation methods essential for accurate patient assessment.
- Experience with discharge planning, case management, utilization management, and managing complex patient cases.
- Ability to perform comprehensive patient assessments including vital signs and functional status evaluations.
- Familiarity with HIPAA compliance standards and medical records documentation practices.
- Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration with healthcare teams and education of patients/families.
- Flexibility to handle diverse clinical scenarios such as geriatrics, pediatrics (PICU experience preferred), behavioral health issues, or outpatient services.
Join us in delivering energetic and compassionate nursing care that transforms lives! We are committed to supporting your professional growth while providing a rewarding environment where your skills make a meaningful impact every day.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $33.47 - $40.31 per hour
Benefits:
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Milwaukee, WI 53212
