Home Health Registered Nurse

Home Health Registered Nurse - $10,000 Sign On Bonus

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Optimal Care is where your dedication meets a rewarding career. As a clinician owned and operated company, we create the opportunity and environment for each employee to realize their highest potential while maintaining a personalized focus on our patients and families every day. We are the Midwest's premier provider of physician services, home health, and hospice care. Our integrated care delivery model incorporates technology, innovation, and best practices.

We produce value‑based outcomes by managing chronic disease processes, rehabilitation, and end‑of‑life care.

We live a simple mission:
Serve Together, Provide Value, and Deliver Exceptional Quality Care
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At Optimal Care, you have our resolute commitment to being an exceptional place to work. Your expertise, passion, and commitment to exceptional quality care will continue to thrive. With you we can build a remarkable place to work.

• Minimum of 3 weeks Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Company Vehicle Program
• Flexible Work Schedule
• Mentorship Culture
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Cutting Edge Technology

• Optimal Care knows you work diligently every day, caring for your patients. Our company is owned by nurses, so we know the expectations and challenges of being a Home Health Nurse.
• Flexible Schedule
• Mileage Reimbursement
• High Compensation for Clinical Excellence
• Comprehensive Benefit Package (including company‑paid Short Term Disability and Life Insurance)
• 401K Company Contribution
• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Provide services requiring substantial and specialized nursing skill, in accordance with the plan of treatments signed by the physician and may make the initial evaluation visit to the client. Demonstrates competency in all skills required for the agency.
• Provide initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of the client's needs, including Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) assessments at appropriate time points. Evaluate and regularly re‑evaluate the nursing needs of the client; initiate, develop, implement, and make necessary revisions to the client's plan of care.
• Initiate diagnostic, preventative, and rehabilitative nursing procedures as appropriate to the client's care and safety. Make referrals to other disciplines as indicated by the client's needs.
• Observe signs and symptoms and report to the physician and/or appropriate health professional as often as needed, or upon changes in the client's condition.
• Teach, supervise, and counsel the client and family regarding home nursing procedures and other care needs as appropriate to the client's condition.
• Coordinate the total plan of care and maintain continuity of care by liaising with other health professionals assigned to the same clients. Attend client care conferences. Initiate client care conferences for complex and/or multidisciplinary clients whenever needed.
• Assign home health aide services to specific patients. Supervise home health aide in alignment with Medicare Conditions of Participation and assess the client's need for unskilled care and revise plan as appropriate. Communicate changes to the plan of care to the aide, patient/caregiver, and physician.
• Supervise LPN and paraprofessionals providing services.
• Develop, prepare, and maintain individualized client care progress records with accuracy, timeliness, and according to policies. Submit accurate and timely documentation.
• Responsible for following all policies and procedures regarding service delivery, documentation, and care coordination with full compliance. This includes, but is not limited to: client education, infection control, management of hazardous wastes, and age‑specific behaviors for clients.
• Participate in in‑service programs and quality improvement initiatives.
• Plan for client discharge from services.

• Minimum of associate's degree in nursing from an accredited program.
• Registered Nurse license recognized by the state in which…