Registered Nurse

Bayhealth, Inc. is seeking a Per Diem Home Health RN. The Home Health RN plans, organizes, and directs home‑care services and is experienced in nursing, with an emphasis on community health education and experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and families within their homes and communities.

$50.00/hr – $60.00/hr

• Acts as an RN case manager, managing a caseload of home‑bound patients who require skilled care at home with a multidisciplinary team and treating physicians.
• Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine multidisciplinary skilled‑care needs at home.
• Develops a plan of care based on comprehensive assessment and review of the History and Physicals (H&P) and available resources.
• Develops individualized care plans collaboratively with the patient, family/caregiver in a multidisciplinary approach.
• Regularly re‑evaluates patient nursing needs and revises the POC accordingly.
• Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Performs therapeutic procedures and instructs the patient/family/caregiver on the administration of medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician, including, but not limited to, oral medications, IV therapy, TPN administration, wound care, enteral feeding and feeding tube maintenance, urinary catheter care, tracheostomy care, negative pressure wound therapy, etc.
• Obtains lab samples as ordered by the treating physician.
• Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
• Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.
• Establishes discharge‑planning needs as part of the care‑plan development and implements prior to discharge.
• Provides supervision to the licensed vocational nurse (LVN) and home health aides (HHAs) to ensure patient needs are properly met.

• Associated Degree in Nursing or higher from an accredited school of nursing.
• Minimum one year of recent acute‑care experience in an acute‑care hospital or skilled nursing facility.
• One year of home‑health care experience as an RN.
• Current licensure in State, CPR certification, and valid driver’s license.
• Knowledgeable in OASIS data set, care coordination, and willing to work with a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem‑solving skills, basic math skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.
• Ability to move, lift, position or transfer patients; ability to lift supplies and equipment; capable of reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling or crouching; visual acuity and hearing sufficient to perform required nursing skills.
• Capability of being trained for managing EMR and electronic communication platform for patient care coordination.
• On‑call one weekend per calendar month.

• 401(k) matching.
• Excellent and professional support from our clinical management team.