Home Health Nursing (Twin Falls, ID)

Home Health Nursing

As a Home Health RN Team Leader with Idaho Home Health and Hospice you will manage the day-to-day operations of the home health care RNs that make up your team and ensure continuity of patient care throughout the day by managing your team s schedule. You are responsible for the quality of care and relevant documentation and you will manage patient and physician phone calls and communications throughout the day. You will visit patients at their homes to teach them and their caregivers care techniques as well as to provide training to RNs. You will also assist in the formulation revision implementation and evaluation of standard policies and procedures. Job Responsibilities As a Home Health RN Team Leader with Idaho Home Health and Hospice you are responsible for the provision of care for the patient caseload assigned to your team of home health care clinical staff including RN s. You will initiate and coordinate each patient s treatment plan by contacting community service organizations and assigned staff (including therapists and or social workers) for particular patient cases. You will also receive referrals coordinate admissions and make initial patient evaluations. Additional responsibilities include Directing patient care by reviewing and providing supervision for each patient s plan of care Assisting with employee training disciplinary procedures evaluation and termination Assuring completion of record reviews of each patient for recertification Coordinating transfer and discharge of patients Conducting medical chart audits Taking daily staff reports on patient caseloads Following-up on patient lab work Assuring financial and regulatory compliance Participating in the Quality Assurance Quality Improvement process by ensuring that the agency adheres to Medicare guidelines follows physician orders and completes accurate documentation