Hospital at Home Acute Care/MACU RN Team Lead

Job Description

Job Description

Position Description: Hospital at Home (View email address on us.fitly.work) Acute Care/MACU (mobile acute care unit) RN Team Leader is responsible for assisting with reviewing patients in EMR with View email address on us.fitly.work case manager and social worker(hospital personnel) for program eligibility. MACU RN Team Leader provides coordination of homecare services, care, and documentation of care for program patients in accordance with Quality Standards and under the guidance of a clinical supervisor.

Performance Responsibilities and Standards:

• Ensure quality and safe delivery of acute hospital care at home services.
  • Assist with screening of hospital patients for program eligibility
  • Scheduling patients to MACU nurses and therapists.
  • Educate patients and families about program, expectations, etc.
  • Facilitate communication among departments, agencies, and an interdisciplinary team of clinicians.
  • Coordinate internal and external resources to meet patient needs.
• Provide clinical care as needed to assigned patients in the private home environment.
  • Patients require a minimum of 2 nursing visits per day, use of telehealth monitoring and virtual visits, joint visits with medical providers as needed.
  • Collaborate with medical providers at hospitals, communicate any changes in patient condition, routine clinical updates, and progress toward goals.
  • Administer medications and care to patients as ordered.
  • Maintain skill competency as required for delivery of quality complex care including proficient assessment skills, high-tech IV skills, procedural skills and equipment use (i.e. catheter care, drainage tubes, oxygen, durable medical equipment, Telemonitoring, etc.)
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Current license as a Registered Nurse in New York State.
• Bachelor's degree is preferred from an approved school, acceptable to the New York State Department of Health, preferred.
• Experience as a clinician with home and community-based services preferred.
• Ability to provide care to individuals in private homes.
• Strong written and verbal skills with ability to manage stressful situations including conflict resolution.
• Excellent computer knowledge with proficiency in Microsoft Office, or other word processing, spreadsheet, and database management
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Efficient and flexible in problem solving with ability to motivate and educate others.

Physical Requirements:

• Speaking/visual/hearing ability sufficient to comprehend and express written/verbal communication.
• Ability to perform tasks involving physical activity including:
  • Pushing/pulling typical weight 50 pounds, maximum weight 150 pounds
  • Lifting/ carrying typical weight 25 pounds, maximum weight 40 pounds
  • Patient transfers, frequent bending, standing, kneeling, walking in various weather conditions e.g., snow, rain, sleet, and going up and down stairs.
• Ability to drive-in all-weather conditions throughout the working year.
• Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Category I - Employee has tasks that routinely involve exposure or potential exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues)

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive Salary [This position is an S04 exempt position with a min-max rate of: $82,435- $95,000 /annually] with:

• Retention bonuses
• Eligible Site for the Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program
• 401k with generous Employer match
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Tuition Reimbursement for BSN after 6 months of employment
• Exceptional work/life balance
• Partially funded HSA
• Employee Recognition Platform
• Paid Time Off, Holidays, and Extended Sick Leave
• Short/Long term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Much More!

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About Nascentia Health:

Nascentia Health is leading the way in home care, post acute care and long-term community health. A healthcare system without walls, Nascentia is an innovator in the concept of healthcare, truly focused on the patient as a whole. By serving people in their homes, Nascentia Health is able to provide true holistic care. We can address immediate needs, help support positive long term medical and lifestyle choices that provide for better outcomes, leverage cutting edge in-home care technologies, and help avoid unnecessary visits to busy healthcare facilities.

Our employees are our greatest asset. They work hard every day to make our system amazing and are dedicated to our mission of being the premier home and community-based care system for the regions we serve. We want everyone to love what they do, be excited about coming to work, and take pride in being part of our team.

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Nascentia Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)

Employment is contingent upon negative results of a pre-hire drug screen