Home Care RN PACE

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.

Care Synergy is a network of mission driven, nonprofit healthcare organizations dedicated to caring for very ill, frail, and primarily elderly individuals by keeping them at home and out of the hospital while maximizing comfort, dignity, and quality of life.

The Care Synergy enterprise includes a group of collaborating nonprofit Affiliates across Colorado’s Front Range that share resources, expertise, and infrastructure to deliver high quality, compassionate care. Collectively, the enterprise generates approximately $100 million in annual revenue and serves thousands of individuals and families each year through hospice, home health, palliative care, CAPABLE, wellness, and PACE programs.

Across the Care Synergy network, the organizations provide significant community impact, including more than 7,000 hospice patients served annually, more than 2,000 palliative care patients, more than 355,000 hospice days of care each year, and more than $1.6 million in charitable care provided annually.

Care Synergy affiliated programs include The Denver Hospice, Pathways Hospice, Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, CAPABLE, and Superior Medical Equipment, along with PACE programs including Colorado PACE and Pathways PACE.

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.

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