Resource Nurse (RN)

Registered Nurse (RN)

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) in the Augusta, GA/Aiken, South Carolina area to join our team for assignments across the state of Georgia and South Carolina. This role allows you to stay close to home while gaining diverse experience, making a meaningful impact on patients' lives and contributing to different communities within the state.

As a Resource Nurse, you will travel 23 days per week to support a variety of clinical responsibilities. This role is responsible for completing assessments for new, transferred, and current patients, as well as reviewing, developing, and coordinating individualized plans of care. You will provide education to patients, their families, and home health aides regarding medical conditions, disease progression, and care needs. The Resource Nurse will also help with bridging staffing gaps.

The Resource Nurse will also support the onboarding and training of contracted caregivers. In addition, this position provides clinical support to the Director of Nursing, Compliance Manager, and the broader care team. Strong collaboration with patients, families, skilled and non-skilled caregivers, and interdisciplinary team members is essential to ensure effective care planning, service utilization, and overall patient outcomes. This role also includes connecting patients with appropriate community resources and recommendations.

This role is a Full-Time benefit eligible opportunity, with care being provided at the patient's residence. Patients range from high acuity to those who only need basic medical management.

Shift: Full-Time, Day Shift (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday).

Offers are contingent upon passing a background check.

Responsibilities

• Execute physician prescribed plans of care.
• Complete compliant documentation of the care provided in the system of record.
• Manage and administer prescribed medication, treatment, and therapies.
• Conduct patient assessments, coordination of care
• Perform various activities associated with daily living.
• Monitor vitals and GI intake and output.
• Assess skin integrity and administer wound care.
• Monitor for changes in the patient's condition such as weight loss/gain, self-care abilities, and indicators of disease progression.
• Communicate with family members, physicians, case managers, and other prescribed individuals regarding the health of the patients.
• Provide education and training to the patient, their family, and/or the Home Health Aide.
• Work with patients to be done one-on-one in the patients home to provide for a comfortable environment.
• Assist with office tasks including but not limited to: Intake assessments, HHA skills assessments, clinical chart audits, supervisory visits, short term temporary nursing assessments, schedule nurse staffing, completing a CPR competent checklist/assessment for caregivers, educate and train HHA, CNA and LPN's, participate in the office compliance program.
• Perform other personal care services as necessary to meet the patient's needs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education, licensing, and certification: graduate of an accredited college or university, Associate or Baccalaureate School of Nursing
• Current State or Compact License as a Registered Nurse
• Current CPR certification
• TB test and physical examination
• Maintain required insurance.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to stand or walk for prolonged periods, with the ability to lift up to 50 lbs and move patients.
• Ability to operate under stressful conditions and make quick decisions.
• Must have dependable transportation and be willing to commute to the patient's home.
• Ability to provide basic medical management up to medically fragile end of life care.
• Travel required - Travel throughout the state of GA and SC as needed to fill short term patient assignments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year experience as an RN in a clinical or home health setting.
• Ability to assist with two person assist
• CPR Certified Instructor or willing to become a Certified Instructor.

Benefits

• Company paid holidays, floating holiday, and birthday holiday
• Vacation (PTO) and Sick Days
• Competitive benefit plans (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• Company paid STD and LTD
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Monthly cell phone reimbursement
• 401(k) with matching
• Being a part of a growing company!
• Working with incredible patients and their families!

$80,000 - $100,000 a year $80,000 -$100,000/year based on years of experience with a potential to make up to $14,000 in annual bonuses based on performance metrics.