Home Health RN

Come work with Missoula's premier home health employer.

Looking for better working conditions? Need more work/life balance? Need a more flexible schedule? We want to talk to you! We are looking for some very special people to join our team.

A little about us...Partners In Home Care, a highly-respected home health agency based in Missoula, Montana, is seeking to hire a few folks who want to reinvigorate their nursing career working with a highly professional healthcare team. We offer more than a job; we will help you build and sustain your career. Partners In Home Care is the premier home health agency in Montana. With a staff complement of 200 strong, we serve a radius of 100 miles around Missoula with a broad array of professional healthcare including nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, social work and bereavement support. Our programs encompass Home Health, Hospice (the largest Hospice in the community), Home Infusion, Home Medical Equipment (including home modifications for those who want to age-in-place) and HCBS (the Medicaid “waiver” program that supports those who wish to live with independence).

What we offer...We offer the following benefits to our employees:

• Competitive Pay
• Flexible Scheduling
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Extensive Paid Leave 
• 401K with Company Match
• Continuing Education Stipend
• Tuition Reimbursement
• We provide tablet, cell phone, and other equipment and supplies
• We pay for travel time between patients and charting time
• Certification differentials available for specialty skills

Job Summary:

The RNs provides skilled nursing, care, and case management for assigned patients in their place of residence; coordinates and integrates services to ensure continuity of care; facilitates the achievement of quality, clinical and cost outcomes; negotiates, procures and coordinates services and resources needed by the patient or family; creates opportunities and systems to enhance outcomes; and uses the nursing process of assessment, planning and implementation of care, including patient/family instruction and evaluation through an inter-disciplinary team approach.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides skilled nursing and coordinates care to patients and family members in a residential setting through a team approach and based upon systematic evaluation as authorized by a physician. Provides quality care and appropriate symptom management for positive clinical outcomes and promotes optimal health and quality of life through teaching, counseling, appropriate interventions and referrals.
• Observes, assesses, evaluates, and plans interventions in relation to patients’ physical and psychosocial statuses, including changes in condition and/or reactions to treatments or medications. Assures continuity of care through effective communication, information exchange and case conferences with other disciplines, community health, support and social agencies.
• Oversees care provided by Home Health Aides to assigned patients and evaluates compliance with plan of care.
• Maintains accurate, current and complete patient records in accordance with Agency standards and OASIS requirements as well as knowledge of current reimbursement rules and regulations.
• Participates in team scheduling coordination and “on-call” rotation schedule as necessary to meet patient care needs by assessing and evaluating patient needs via telephone and advising or making home visits as required.
• Participates in quality improvement activities and attends in-service training as assigned.
  

Minimum Qualifications:

Qualifications include a current RN license in the State of Montana (BSN preferred), a valid driver’s license, appropriate auto insurance, and reliable transportation.  2 years of recent acute care or home care experience including such clinical skills as venipuncture, catheterization, wound care and/or parenteral therapy preferred.

Schedule:

Specific workdays and work hours are as directed by supervisor.