Job Description

Job Description

We are hiring for a Psychiatric Registered Nurse. 

At Home Care Solutions, a part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve—it truly is all about helping people. You can find a home for your career here.  ​ 

​As a Registered Nurse, you can expect:​ 

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• flexibility for true work-life balance   
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• opportunities for career growth 
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• the ability to build trusted nurse-patient relationships  
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• employee-focused wellness and support programs  
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​If you love nursing and want to strengthen your experience, this is a great opportunity for you. 

The Home Health Registered Nurse (RN) in Home Health provides and directs provisions of nursing care to patients in their homes as prescribed by the physician and in compliance with applicable laws, regulations and agency policies. Also, The RN Registered Nurse job coordinates total plan of care with other health care professionals involved in care, and helps to achieve and maintain continuity of patient care by planning and exchanging information with physician, agency personnel, patient, family, and community resources. All done within a Point of Care setting.

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• Provides clinical services within the scope of practice, as defined by the state laws governing the practice of nursing, in accordance with the plan of care, and in coordination with other members of the health care team.
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• Makes the initial and/or comprehensive nursing evaluation visit, determines primary focus of care, develops the plan of care within State specific guidelines, and submits accurate, complete, and timely documentation, per policy.
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• Regularly evaluates and re-evaluates (as warranted by changes in condition but at least every 60 days) the patient's nursing needs.
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• Performs patient comprehensive assessments at designated time points and develops the appropriate POC, in collaboration with physician orders.
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• Ensures patients meet home health eligibility and medical necessity guidelines as defined by payer source.
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• Initiates, develops, implements and makes necessary revisions to the plan of care in collaboration with the physician and other health care professional's involved in care.
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Experience Requirements

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• Prior to RN making a psychiatric nurse visit, the agency will adhere to Psychiatric Skilled Nursing/Scope of Care
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• Must have experience within the last five years. If not, documentation must support psychiatricretraining classes or CEUs to update psychiatric knowledge.
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License Requirements

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• Must have current RN licensure.
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• Current CPR certification required.
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• Must have a current drivers license and vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation.
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