Visiting Nurse Behavioral Health (RN) - Home Care at Hartford HealthCare

Description

Work where every moment matters.
 
Every day, almost 30,000 Hartford HealthCare employees come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here.  We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network as a Visiting Registered Nurse.  

Hartford HealthCare at Home, the largest provider of homecare services in Connecticut, has been fulfilling our mission for more than 115 years.  Our Person-Centered Care Model allows our employees to learn and grow within our organization, all while providing integrated support to the patient.  As part of Hartford HealthCare, we leverage cutting edge technology to provide quality care in our client’s home.  Most importantly, our employees are appreciated for the real differences they make in both the lives of their clients and their clients’ families. 

The Visiting Nurse Case Manager, Behavioral Health/Dementia Health, ensures quality and safe delivery of  comprehensive short-term intermittent nursing and home health services. Provides evaluation and assessments, acute psychotherapeutic and/or supportive interventions for patients and caregivers, and linkage to the community to maximize their level of functioning.

JOB DUTIES:

Evaluation and assessment using evidenced based Assessment Tools for Behavioral and Dementia care.

Develops, implements, evaluates  plans of care for patients and when appropriate caregivers.  Addresses problems with plan of care, attends and initiates client case conferences, provides coordination of the plan of care and maintains continuity of care with other health professionals assigned to the case and communicates recommendations for additional home health care services to the appropriate individual in a timely manner.

Provides education, supervision, and counseling to the adults regarding  home nursing procedures and other care needs as appropriate to client's needs. 

Documents timely and accurate computer entry of patient/job information to facilitate the development of the OASIS data set, orders for service, creation of time sheets and other required patient/employment documents and reports.

Qualifications

Licensure: Connecticut Registered Nurse

Education: BSN or ASN from a NLN accredited School of Nursing with 2 years recent psychiatric nursing experience in a psychiatric hospital, psychiatric home care, psychiatric partial hospitalization program or other outpatient psychiatric services OR Master's Degree in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, or related discipline

Experience: One year nursing experience or one year nursing experience in a specialty; medical/surgery or home care, preferred.  Computer skills preferred.

We take great care of careers

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth.  Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children.  We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.  Every moment matters.  And this is your moment.