Home Health Visit Nurse

1 week ago


Middleton, United States UW Health Care Direct Full time

**Join our Home Health Agency team today**

UW Health Care Direct has been an affiliate of UW Health since 1994. In July of 2020 UW Health Care Direct (formerly known as Chartwell Midwest Wisconsin) officially consolidated all community
- based home health services to Chartwell from UW Health and Unity Point Health leading to the establishment of UW Health Care Direct. UW Health Care Direct is dedicated to providing home health care services in the Dane County area, ensuring the highest quality of care for the community.

**How does competitive pay, over 3 weeks' vacation accrual in first year and a great benefit package sound to you?**
**Benefits Include**:
Health, Dental, and Vision coverage - Competitive premiums

401K matching - we match 100% on the first 3% you contribute and then match 50% on the next 2% you contribute

Employee Assistance Program - A great resource when facing different situations in life Confidential

PTO - Generous PTO 8.92 hours accrued biweekly for a fulltime position (80 hours per pay period)

Flex Spending Account

Dependent Care

Short Term Disability - Employer Paid

Long Term Disability - Employer Paid

Basic Life Insurance & AD&D - Employer Paid

Voluntary Life Insurance

Benefits take effect the first day of the following month you are hired 401k eligibility starts one month after all other benefits

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The Home Health Visit Nurse coordinates and directs care based on individual patient need. This position is responsible for providing care for the home health patient population requiring the use of advanced assessment, teaching, and decision-making skills. The nurse is responsible for ensuring that appropriate referrals to other services are made, and appropriate documentation is completed. The Visit Nurse provides support by completing necessary patient visits and home health admissions when appropriate. They are responsible for evaluating the patient’s appropriateness for home health and developing the home health plan in conjunction with the physician. They educate patients, families, caregivers, and community providers to safely deliver needed health services. The Visit Nurse works with the RN Case Manager to plan and implement patient services and ensure these services are effective in maintaining patient wellbeing and safety. This job description applies to both scheduled and per-diem Visit Nurse roles. The minimum scheduled role is 0.5 FTE and the minimum work expectation for a per-diem role is 1 shift / month.

**ESSENTIAL JOB KNOWLEDGE**
- Performs comprehensive assessments of physical, functional, psychosocial, and cognitive status of the home health patient utilizing interview observations and physical exam techniques.
- Assesses the home environment for safety, infection control, and community resource needs.
- Plans with the patient and family for care which is feasible within the physical, financial, and emotional resources of the family.
- Establishes individualized, measurable goals in consultation with the patient, family, and other health care providers.
- Anticipates home health needs and seeks a wide range of community resources to facilitate problem solving.
- Establishes individualized, measurable goals in consultation with the patient, family, and other health care providers.
- Anticipates home health needs and seeks a wide range of community resources to facilitate problem solving.
- Sets priorities of home health visits, adapting to the changing needs of the home care patients and families.
- Works collaboratively with the inter-disciplinary team and multiple community resources to best meet the needs of the home health patient and family.
- Evaluates patient’s responses to care based on a continuing assessment and analysis of nursing intervention and alternatives.
- Facilitates and participates in formal and informal interdisciplinary care conferences to address the needs of complex patients.
- Always maintains an updated EHR for each patient and meets required regulatory deadlines.
- Participates in and assists in the ongoing development of home health policies, procedures, standards of care and documentation systems.
- Initiates interdisciplinary collaboration to positively impact the outcomes of health care provided to patients and their families in the community.
- Involves the patient and family in the plan of care, incorporating their cultural, spiritual, and other belief systems.
- Assists leadership in identifying potential clinical practice issues and contributes to the development of specific plans to improve home health patient outcomes.
- Demonstrates knowledge of research findings related to home health nursing by implementing current practice standards.
- Incorporates changes in clinical practice to reflect new advances and ensure effectiveness of planned interventions.
- Successfully completes initial and ongoing organizational and department education, training, and competency requirements.
- Infection Control: Un



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