Pediatric Home Team (Transitional) Nurse

Description

Pediatric Home Team (Transitional) Nurse

Location : Houston, TX

Pay Range :

LVN - $30 / hr.-$35 / hr.

RN- $35 / hr.-$42 / hr.

Join our team as a Home Team Nurse for a growing company that has a huge heart, fast-paced work environment, and great benefits! Work with passionate, talented professionals that are dedicated to serving our clients and feel rewarded knowing that your job MATTERS!

The Company :

Angels of Care Pediatric Home Health is a family, clinically-owned company that has been caring for the medically fragile community since 2000! The company was founded by a nurse with a huge heart, and today we pride ourselves on our values : H eart, A dvocacy, L ove, and O utreach! #HALOS

The Position :

Using strong clinical and assessment skills to assess patients' post-acute needs in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary Halos Home Team and the patients discharge care providers to ensure continuity of care when discharging home.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned) :

• Focus on the medical needs and treatment of infants, children, and / or adolescents primarily in their home according to the active plan of care, as given by the physician and other appropriate personnel. Maintain positive internal and external customer service relationships.
• Conduct on-going patient care and assessments.
• Administration of prescribed medications, treatments, and therapies.
• Coordination of care.
• Educate family members / caregivers on patient clinical care to enhance positive outcomes.
• Preventative initiatives to protect quality of care for patient.
• Assess patients' post-acute care needs in collaboration with the Clinical Care Managers and the patients discharge care providers to ensure continuity of care when discharging home.
• Provide interim care to patients experiencing gaps due to call offs, vacations and staff shortages with varying acuity and scheduling needs.
• Provide one-on-one training to nurses in the field to ensure a smooth clinical and non-clinical transition assuring continuity of care when the Halo's Home Team exists the case.
• In conjunction with support staff, serve as a liaison and patient advocate on complicated cases.

Performance Responsibilities :

The following listing applies to every employee.

All employees of the organization :

Qualifications / Requirements :

Abilities, Skills, and Knowledge :

Special Requirements :

Physical Demands & Working Conditions :

Travel :

Travel of approximately 1 hour from the branch office, or further agreed upon distance.

Why Angels of Care :

We have a full benefits package, bulleted out below. Among these great benefits, we have fun! We attend and invite our employees to community events and volunteer opportunities, keep you informed on ways you can help advocate for our medically fragile kids, cook-out on Employee Appreciation Day, and so much more!

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Information

Individuals seeking employment at Angels of Care Pediatric Home Health are considered without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, age, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, or veteran status.

Must submit a resume to be considered for this position