Home Care RN PACE

Colorado PACE has an immediate opening for a Home Care Registered Nurse.

Location: Denver, CO

Status: Full-time

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8-5

Annual Pay Range: $77,000 - $90,480 

Supplemental Pay: Based on position, schedule and/or availability:  Paid Mileage/Shift Diff/Stipends/Overtime

MILEAGE AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT: Sixty-two and a half cents per mile – one of the highest in the industry! Relocation Reimbursement.

CULTURE, BENEFITS AND PERKS: 

• We value diversity, equity and inclusion and know it matters for our team members and our patients. We provide welcoming, supportive and inclusive care to our patients and a work environment where all team members feel respected and valued.
• We support a culture of work-life balance and provide team members with two, free, confidential and robust benefit programs designed to provide solutions to the logistical and financial problems that arise in life. 
• Low healthcare premiums: we have not increased our team member medical rates 4 out of the last 5 years
• Employer pays over 90% of employee medical premium in some plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with significant Employer Funding: Single $1,000, Family $2,000 
• Healthcare Benefits are effective on the 1st of the month following date of hire
• Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation Pay/Sick Leave) and EIB (Extended Illness Bank): 18 days in the first year for FT team members
• Seven Paid Holidays with an additional Floating Holiday
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match: 50% match up to 8% of total compensation
• Company-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Career & Logo wear 
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Clinical Career Ladders
• Certification Pay
• Generous Discover-a-Star Team Member Referral Program
• Team Member Service Awards
• Early Wage Access
• Legal and Identity Protection
• Robust Leadership Development Training Programs

REWARDING WORK YOU WILL DO:

This Registered Nurse position has the primary responsibility to participate as a member of the interdisciplinary team to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care provided in the patient/participants place of residence. This nurse will actively participate in coordination of all aspects of patient’s care, in accordance with current professional standards and practice. This position will also require a flexibility to meet patient care needs within the continuum of services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

People

• Maintains clinical competencies.
• Provides patient/caregiver education and training specific to identified needs.
• Collaborates in the provision of care, treatment and services with the interdisciplinary team to meet patients’ needs and maintain continuity of care between disciplines, programs, services and with other organizations as needed.
• Participates in agency activities to include interdisciplinary team meetings, staff meetings, and other committee meetings as assigned and educational opportunities.

Service

• Collaborates with the physician(s) and acts as liaison for the care coordination of the designated case load.
• Assesses patient needs and provides services within scope of practice and based on individualized plan of care appropriate to the patient’s needs, strengths, limitations and goals.
• Communicates/collaborates with contracting providers regarding services provided.
• Evaluates care, treatment and services to include active participation in interdisciplinary team meetings
• Assesses for discharge and/or transfer needs and facilitates the process to ensure that continuity of care, treatment and service is maintained. 

Quality

• Follows policies and procedures in the assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation and documentation of patient and family care.
• Performs clinical duties within the nursing scope of practice.
• Documents in electronic record within stated standards provides; complete and accurate supporting documentation.
• Participates in the agency performance improvement program.
• Participates in the surveillance, prevention and control of infection.
• Participates in environmental safety and equipment management procedures.
• Utilizes information management to support decision making to improve patient outcomes, improve health care documentation, assure patient safety and improve performance in patient care, treatment and services.

 Growth

• Follows policies and procedures in the assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation and documentation of patient and family care.
• Performs clinical duties within the nursing scope of practice.\Documents in electronic record within stated standards provides; complete and accurate supporting documentation.
• Participates in the agency performance improvement program.
• Participates in the surveillance, prevention and control of infection.
• Participates in environmental safety and equipment management procedures.
• Utilizes information management to support decision making to improve patient outcomes, improve health care documentation, assure patient safety and improve performance in patient care, treatment and services.

 Finance

• Utilizes company resources in a prudent and appropriate manner. Is a good steward of company resources.
• Manages patient care within accepted standards for utilization of DME, medications and supplies.
• Follows agency procedures/standards for productivity, attendance, use of PTO and approval of overtime.
• Reviews and evaluates requests for approval from accounts payable for patient specific requests.

WHAT WE ARE GOING TO LOVE ABOUT YOU:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred.
• One year of professional experience required, minimum one year experience working with the frail and elderly population, home care or geriatric experience.
• Valid RN License.  Valid Colorado Driver’s License and proof of Auto Insurance in accordance with state statute. 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Ability to lift/carry a minimum of 35 lbs.

Colorado PACE is affiliated with Care Synergy, a nonprofit network of community-based hospice and palliative care organizations serving Colorado’s Front Range and the Region’s Largest Home Health, Hospice, and Palliative Care Network. Care Synergy provides mission support services to better equip Colorado PACE to operate as a distinct and independent organization while working together to share best practices and serve more Coloradans along the Front Range.

If you need assistance completing the electronic application please contact our Talent Acquisition team via email at cs-recruitment@caresynergynetwork.org. You may also call the Human Resources Department at (303) 228-5647. Applications can be completed in-person at any one of our affiliate office locations.

The Organization does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, creed, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation/identity, transgender status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. This prohibition includes unlawful harassment based on any of these protected classifications. 

Salary : $77,000 - $90,480