Behavioral Health Home Care Registered Nurse; RN

Behavioral Health Home Care Registered Nurse (RN)

Join Aveanna Healthcare as a Behavioral Health Home Care Registered Nurse (RN).

Aveanna Healthcare offers both short-term and long-term care services, catering to individuals under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, as well as those with Private Insurance and Private Pay. Our services involve a range of medical and non-medical assistance provided through visits to the individual’s own home, including Skilled Nursing, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, and Home Health Aide Services.

Position Overview

The Registered Nurse is responsible for providing and documenting skilled nursing care in accordance with the developed care plan and physicians’ orders for each individual patient while adhering to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries at all times.

Award-Winning Culture

• Indeed’s Work Wellbeing Top 100 Company in 2024
• Best Company for Work-Life Balance, Happiest Employees, and Culture and Best CEO in 2024, as ranked by Comparably

Essential Job Functions

• Develop a plan of care through physician orders, client input, and nursing assessment to include medical interventions and measurable goals and outcomes.
• Educate clients and their family members based on client’s specific needs.
• Properly orient and train primary caregivers to ensure the most optimal functioning level for each client.
• Coordinate the continuum of hands-on client care through documentation and timely communication with the client's physician and other caregivers.
• Provide care in patients' homes using a variety of skills such as phone triage, patient education, observation/assessment, wound care, infusions, catheter care, PICC line dressing changes, etc.

Other Skills/Abilities

• Attention to detail
• Time Management
• Effective problem-solving and conflict resolution
• Good organization and communication skills

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to speak, write, read, and understand English
• Must be able to travel
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds
• Prolonged walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, twisting
• Must be able to sit and climb stairs
• Must have visual and hearing acuity
• Must have strong sense of smell and touch
• Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance
• Must be able to appropriately respond physically and mentally to emergency situations in the home or during transport

Environment

• Must be able to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other various conditions
• Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and infectious diseases

Qualifications

• An active RN License in the state of application
• Current CPR certification (with hands-on component)
• TB skin test (current within last 12 months)
• Must have reliable transportation
• Must be able to read and write English

Preferred

• Medicare Skilled Nursing experience
• Basic understanding of Oasis
• 1-year RN experience in a health care setting

Aveanna Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

As an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.