Weekend Registered Nurse RN - Home Health

Weekend Home Health Registered Nurse

At Elara Caring, we have a unique opportunity to play a huge role in the growth of an entire home care industry. Here, each employee has the chance to make a real difference by carrying out our mission every day. Join our elite team of healthcare professionals, providing the Right Care, at the Right Time, in the Right Place.

At Elara Caring, we care where you are and believe the best place for your care is where you live. We know there's no place like home, and that's why our teams continue to provide high-quality care to more than 60,000 patients each day in their preferred home setting. Wherever our patients call home and wherever they are on their health journey, we care. Each team member has a part to play in this mission. This means you have countless ways to make a difference as a Weekend Home Health Registered Nurse. Being a part of something this great, starts by carrying out our mission every day through your true calling: developing an amazing team of compassionate and dedicated healthcare providers.

This is a full-time weekend position with 1 to 2 week day commitment with a client caseload in Braintree MA, Boston MA, and surrounding areas.

Why Join the Elara Caring Mission?

• Work autonomy and flexible schedules.
• 1:1 patient care.
• Supportive and collaborative environment.
• Competitive compensation package
• Tuition reimbursement for full-time staff and continuing education opportunities for all employees.
• Comprehensive insurance plans for medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(K) with employer match.
• Paid time off, paid holidays, family & pet bereavement, pet insurance.

As a Registered Nurse Home Health, you'll contribute to our success in the following ways:

• Ensures that all activities performed align with the vision of Elara Caring's board of directors, executive team, and the leadership of the Home Health team.
• Maintains patient and staff privacy and confidentiality pursuant to HIPAA Privacy Final Rule.
• Assesses assigned case load of home health care patients and families to identify the physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs of patients as evidenced by documentation, clinical records, Interdisciplinary Team reports, after hours reports, and on-site evaluations.
• Assumes primary responsibility for caseload, including assessing, planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating the plan of treatment.
• Assesses patient needs and obtains data on physical, psychological, social, and spiritual factors that may influence patient/family/caregiver health status and incorporate that data into the plan of care.
• Makes the initial evaluation and re-evaluates the patient's nursing needs during each visit. Makes follow up visits according to patient, family, and facility needs.
• Communicates significant findings, problems, and changes in health condition, environment, or unsafe facility conditions to the Clinical Supervisor, physician, facility, and/or other personnel involved with patient care.
• Revises the plan of care in response to identified patient care issues and notifies the Clinical Supervisor, physician, facility, and other team members.

What is Required?

• Current, unrestricted state RN license.
• 1+ year experience in a clinical care setting as a nurse.
• Associates Degree or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing is preferred.
• Previous Home Health or Hospice Experience is preferred.
• Previous experience with HomeCare HomeBase is preferred.
• Able and willing to travel within the branch/office coverage area.
• Must be able and willing to travel 50%.
• Ability to sit, stand, bend, lift and move intermittently and be able to lift 50-100 lbs.
• Valid driver's license and insurance and reliable transportation to perform job tasks.

You will report to the Clinical Manager or Clinical Supervisor

This is not a comprehensive list of all job responsibilities and requirements; a full job description will be provided upon request.