Registered Nurse

<div><p><strong>GROWING OUR UPMC HOME HEALTH TEAM FOR RN OPENINGS IN ALTOONA AND OTHER OFFICES INCLUDING BLAIR, BEDFORD, CAMBRIA, SOMERSET, HUNTINGDON, MIFFLIN, AND CENTRE. </strong></p><p>Are you a nurse looking for a rewarding career where you can provide direct, one-on-one patient care? UPMC Home Healthcare is hiring caring, skilled, and compassionate registered nurses to join our home health nursing team! You'll work in a home setting with a diverse patient population throughout these surrounding communities. Working outside of a medical facility, you'll have an opportunity to get to know patients as you guide their care in the comfort of their homes.</p><p>Monday - Friday daylight shifts with rotations for on-call and weekends. We have various offices we will work with you to find the best location and fit for your career at UPMC Home Health. </p><p>As an RN with UPMC Home Healthcare, you'll collaborate with our team of specialized nurses, rehabilitation therapists, social workers, dieticians, aides, and trained administrative staff to provide personalized patient care in a home setting.</p><p><strong>Why choose UPMC Home Healthcare</strong></p><ul><li>Establish rapport with patients and their families as you guide their treatment plan in-home.</li><li>Sign-on bonus available for new graduates and experienced staff</li><li>Grow your career with a career ladder designed for your professional advancement.</li><li>Make your career work for you with flexible shift options, including a dedicated weekend program with premium rates and benefits.</li><li>Work 8-hour, 10-hour, or 12-hour shifts available </li><li>Earn a premium shift incentive and experience various settings as a resource nurse that floats to various locations.</li><li>Care for your total well-being with UPMC's robust benefits package - physically, financially, and emotionally - including tuition reimbursement and discounted RN-to-BSN programs.</li><li>Receive mileage reimbursement (at the federal rate).</li></ul><p>Final title and pay will be determined by education, experience, and certifications.<br><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Your role as the nurse will establish patients' plans of care in collaboration with physicians, patients, and utilization management (UM) professionals to meet physicians' orders and patients' needs.</li><li>RN will coordinate case management activities across a multi-disciplinary health care team to ensure appropriate, quality patient care.</li><li>Initiate, deliver, and evaluate patient- and family-centered health teaching.</li><li>Strive to help patients achieve optimal health outcomes, delivering compassionate care with an emphasis on the patient's experience.</li><li>Complete all required documentation including visit assessments, OASIS, 485 and verbal orders accurately and promptly on a laptop or in written documentation while in the patient's home and according to all applicable regulatory standards.</li><li>Attend compliance training and adhere to the organization's standards of conduct, policies, and procedures in addition to all local, state, and federal regulatory guidelines.</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Graduate of an accredited nursing program.</li><li>Zero to one year of experience.</li><li>BSN preferred.</li><li>Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families.</li><li>Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment.</li><li>Critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities are required as related to various aspects of patient care.</li><li>Good clinical judgment. Critical thinking skills are necessary to exercise and to lead others in the application of the nursing process.</li><li>Mobility and visual manual dexterity. Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.</li></ul><p><br><strong>Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:</strong></p><ul><li>Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse either in the state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located OR TPP </li><li>CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire</li><li>Automotive Insurance</li><li>Driver's License</li><li>Act 33</li><li>Act 34</li><li>OAPSA</li></ul><p><b>UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran</b></p></div>