Home Health Registered Nurse Fayette County at UPMC - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

UPMC Home Health is hiring an RN for Fayette County and part of Westmoreland County. 

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.
Full-Time Monday - Friday daylight shifts with rotations for on-call and weekends.  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.

Why choose UPMC Home Healthcare

• Establish rapport with patients and their families as you guide their treatment plan in-home.
• Receive a sign-on bonus up to $15,000 with a two-year work commitment.
• Grow your career with a career ladder designed for your professional advancement.
• Make your career work for you with flexible shift options, including a dedicated weekend 
  program with premium rates and benefits.
• Earn a premium shift incentive and experience various settings as a resource nurse that floats to 
  various locations.
• 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.
• Receive mileage reimbursement (at the federal rate).

Final title and pay will be determined by education, experience, and certifications.

Responsibilities:

• 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.
• RN will coordinate case management activities across a multi-disciplinary health care team to 
  ensure appropriate, quality patient care.
• Initiate, deliver, and evaluate patient- and family-centered health teaching.
• Strive to help patients achieve optimal health outcomes, delivering compassionate care with an 
  emphasis on the patient's experience.
• 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.
• 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

• Graduate of an accredit school of professional nursing required.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Prior nursing experience preferred 

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• 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 
• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
• Automotive Insurance
• Driver's License
• Act 33
• Act 34
• OAPSA

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran