Job Title: Home Health Admission RN Nurse
Location: Lawrence/Methuen/Haverhill/Andover
Job Type: Full time/Part-Time
Reports To: Director of Nursing / Clinical Supervisor
Location: Lawrence/Methuen/Haverhill/Andover
Job Type: Full time/Part-Time
Reports To: Director of Nursing / Clinical Supervisor
Position Summary:
We are seeking a compassionate, detail-oriented, and experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to join our home health team as an Admission Nurse. The Admission RN is responsible for conducting initial assessments of new patients, initiating the plan of care, and ensuring all documentation and compliance requirements are met. This role is critical in setting the foundation for the patient’s home health care experience and achieving optimal clinical outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments in the patient’s home environment, including physical, functional, psychosocial, and environmental evaluations.
- Initiate the Plan of Care (POC) and complete the OASIS Start of Care (SOC) documentation accurately and timely in accordance with agency policies and CMS guidelines.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team, including physicians, therapists, and home health aides, to ensure coordinated and effective patient care.
- Educate patients and caregivers on disease processes, medications, safety, and the home health plan of care.
- Identify patient needs and make appropriate referrals for additional services such as PT, OT, MSW, and HHA.
- Verify and reconcile medications during the initial visit.
- Communicate and report patient status and any changes in condition to the physician and clinical team promptly.
- Maintain compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations, as well as agency policies and procedures.
- Provide skilled nursing services as needed during the SOC visit.
Qualifications:
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Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Massachusetts.
- Minimum of 1–2 years of clinical nursing experience, preferably in home health, acute care, or skilled nursing.
- Proficiency with OASIS documentation and electronic medical record (EMR) systems (e.g., Finale, Axxess, WellSky, HCHB, etc.).
- Strong clinical judgment, critical thinking, and organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Reliable transportation and valid driver’s license.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience as an admission nurse in a Medicare-certified home health agency.
- Knowledge of CMS regulations and conditions of participation.
- Bilingual skills are a plus.
Working Conditions:
- Patient homes and community settings.
- Must be able to travel to patient homes within assigned territory.
Join our compassionate and dedicated team of professionals committed to providing high-quality home health care and making a meaningful difference in patients' lives.
Flexible work from home options available.
Compensation: $70.00 - $100.00 per hour
About Us
Our Mission
Our mission at Braden Home Health Care Services LLC is to provide older adults with quality care that enables them to live happier, healthier lives at home. The physical, emotional and lifestyle adjustments brought on by maturing is challenging enough. Our services are distinguished by the caliber of our caregivers, the responsiveness of our staff and our expertise in Live-in care. We embrace a positive, balanced approach to aging centered on the evolving needs of older adults.
Get to Know Us
Get to Know Us
Braden Home Health Care Services LLC is a home care based company that is here to ensure that those which need help in any manner or capacity, will receive that help with much compassion and generosity. We are honored to have the opportunity to help those in need of genuine help. The company is built on the foundation of understanding and family. Here at Braden Home Health Care Services LLC we want to put our hearts into the homes of clients that we have the opportunity to assist.
The founding members all have both previous and personal experience in health care services. We guarantee the best experience that home care has to offer, not with just service, but also with love.
The difference between us and everyone else, is that our mission is to ensure clients and loved ones of clients that we will treat every client and patient as if they were our loved ones.
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