Travel Nurse RN - Home Health - $1,863 per week at Tact Staff

Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN Home Health for a travel nursing job in New York, New York.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Home Health
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/21/2024
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

* Starting February 11th, the CYES programs will transition from Telehealth to exclusively in-person visits.*** CYES: Bill Rate for Nurses : $75 per hour Required Experience 2+ years of relevant experience as RN.    Preferred Experience Home care experience using the UAS-CANS-NY system or like the UAS such as OASIS. Experience in assessments that are conducted face to face, telephonically or telehealth. RN experience in homecare/psychiatric/behavioral health/pediatrics/adolescent/foster care settings/group home/school nurse/care management. Consistent technological experience using computer systems for assessments/word processing tasks. Experience in developing Plans of Care. NOTE: This position covers Region 3 - Western NY - Cayuga/Seneca/Tompkins/Schuyler/Chemung/Tioga RECRUITMENT DEADLINE COMPLIANCE DEADLINE START OF TRAINING Wednesday, October 9th st Wednesday, October 16 th Monday, October 21st       *** Supplier Checklist: Must submit Resume, Nursys Verification, NY License # and BLS (If not, BLS is required before the start date) Working in the community conducting strength-based assessments for families who have children (ages 0-21) with behavioral health/psychiatric/medical needs  issues . All nurses are provided support and education for ongoing professional development and annual certification in the CANS-NY assessment tool. The assessments will be the basis for Person-Centered Plan of Care (POC) development to support the family’s access to Home and Community Based Services (HCBS).   The Nurse Evaluator will support a caseload of consumers through the C-YES process and a caseload of consumers who will remain with C-YES for ongoing HCBS Care Management. This position involves both telehealth and in-person appointments with consumers/families.  Candidate will make a total of 35 - 40 hours if they only will complete 1-2 assessments a day.  Working in the community conducting strength-based assessments for families who have children (ages 0-21) with behavioral health/psychiatric issues. All nurses are provided support and education for ongoing professional development and annual certification in the CANS-NY assessment tool. The assessments will be the basis for family-driven Plan of Care (POC) development to support the family’s access to Home and Community Based Services (HCBS). The Nurse Evaluator will conduct 1-2 assessments a day and work with a Family Support Coordinator to meet the family’s case management needs specifically related to the HCBS POC.   JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 1.      Develop Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Plan of Care (POC) in collaboration with child and family that includes evaluation of health status 2.      Perform evaluations of children that includes evaluation of health status, strengths,  functional  care needs, and preferences and guide the development of individualized long-term care service plans 3.     Retrieve and r eview child’s medical documentation and or health referral forms, as relevant to the case 4.      Utilize the State CANS assessment tool and MAXIMUS case management systems to document the child’s health status, strengths, functional care needs, diagnoses and preferences and transmit, as required 5.      Properly document any concerns, conflicting information, other issues that surface during the evaluation process 6.      Emphasize continuity of care, thus reducing or eliminating fragmentation, duplication, and gaps in treatment plan 7.      Discuss with child/family health care options, supports needed, service vendor options and waiver options 8.      Update plans of care as per State requirements, and on an as needed basis 9.      Collaborate with Family Support Coordinators to meet the needs of the family 10.    Enhance communication and collaborative relationships with interdisciplinary care team members to improve care coordination and facilitate service delivery 11.    Collect quality review data and any required documentation to support outcome measurements and record case notes into CRM 12.    Provide relevant information in response to the child’s specific needs as a bridge  between when the in-home evaluation is conducted and evaluation results are provided 13.    Maintain a comprehensive working knowledge of community resources and network services for target population 14.    Meets all standards established for this position as outlined in the corresponding annual performance criteria and bonus template for this position 15.    Performs other duties as may be assigned by the Regional Manager or other project management

Tact Medical Staffing Job ID #482408. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - Home Health

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