Behavioral Health Home Care Registered Nurse (RN)

Company: Aveanna Healthcare
Location: West Springfield
Posted on: August 3, 2022

Job Description:

Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing and documenting skilled nursing care in accordance with the developed care plan and physicians' orders for each individual patient while -adhering to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries at all times. -

Pay/Compensation Details: -

• Pay Differentials for SOC, ROC, Recert -
  • Employee Referral Program -
  • Paid Holidays -
  • Weekly Pay -Responsibilities of the -Behavioral Health Nurse: -
    • Responsible for the delivery and coordination of quality patient care in compliance with physician orders. -
    • Continuously observes and assesses patient condition and care needs and reports changes in condition to the supervisor and/or physician as appropriate. -
    • Documents all activities, assessments, nursing actions, responses and coordination of care in a timely manner whenever care is delivered. -
    • Develop, implement and update the nursing care plan. -
    • Takes appropriate nursing action based on assessment and achieves expected outcomes. -
      • Recognizes changes in patient needs and responses requiring intervention and implements care to prevent risk or reduce risk. -
      • Accepts responsibility for personal and professional accountability by complying with Aveanna policies, state and federal regulations, accrediting bodies and the Nurse Practice Act. -
      • Provide care utilizing infection control measures that protect both the staff and the patient according to OSHA standards. -
      • Educates the patient and family regarding the disease process, self-care techniques, and prevention strategies, and in meeting the patient's nursing needs. -
      • Maintain knowledge of competencies related to the nursing profession by participating in educational programs, continued education units, internal learning management skills and skill evaluations. -Requirements: -
        • Graduate of an accredited Diploma, Associate or Baccalaureate School of Nursing -
        • Current, unrestricted state license as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice -
        • Current CPR certification -
        • Looking for Nurses with. -
          • Behavioral Health -
          • New to Home Health Welcome -
          • New Graduates Welcome. -
            • Must be willing to travel and visit adult patients in their home -Benefits of the Behavioral Health Nurse: -
              • Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance* -
              • 2 -Weeks Vacation* -
              • Mileage Reimbursement -
                • 1 Week Sick time -
                • 401(k) Savings Plan with Employer Matching* -
                • Easy access to -state of the art -technology for electronic charting during point of care -
                • 24 Hour 7 Days a Week Team Support for direct clinical and scheduling assistance -
                • Paid Per Visit & Weekly Paychecks -
                  • Flexible Scheduling. -
                  • Paid Training & Continuous Professional Development -
                  • benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status -
                  • Complete EMR System -Physical Requirements: -
                    • Must be able to speak, write, -read -and understand English -
                    • Must be able to travel -
                    • Must be able to lift 50 pounds -
                      • Prolonged walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, twisting -
                      • Must be able to sit and climb stairs -
                      • Must have visual and hearing acuity -
                      • Must have strong sense of smell and touch -
                      • Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance -
                        • Must be able to appropriately respond physically and mentally to emergency situations in the home or during transport -Environment: -
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                          • Must be able to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other various conditions -
                          • Possible exposure to blood, bodily -fluids -and infectious diseases - -
                            Other Duties: -
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                            • Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, -responsibilities -and activities may change at any time with or without notice. -As an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.

Keywords: Aveanna Healthcare, Springfield , Behavioral Health Home Care Registered Nurse (RN), Other , West Springfield, Massachusetts