A Pineywoods is seeking a Home Health RN
in Nacogdoches, TX!!

NOW OFFERING $5000 SIGN ON BONUS!!!!

Are you searching for an opportunity to help bring the best care to patients in the home setting?

Apply to join the A-Team now!

A Pineywoods Home Health is family owned and operated, serving East Texas for over 25 years. Every employee of A Pineywoods Home Health is a part of our team to deliver the best care to our patients. We care and invest in each member of our team to ensure support in the work place and a positive work environment.

The Home Health RN manages a clinical team of RNs, LVNs, Therapists, Home Health Aides, and contract medical professionals to deliver care to the patients within the region. Oversees the plan of care in coordination with regulation and payer source requirements to provide timely and medically necessary treatment.

Qualifications and Skills

• Registered Nurse, currently licensed in the State of Texas.
• Graduated from an approved school of professional nursing.
• A current CPR card preferred, but not required.
• One year of experience in an acute care setting that requires heart, lung, and complete physical assessment is preferred, but not required. Demonstrated ability or education in the same areas is preferred.

Benefits

✅Competitive pay for salaried and hourly positions

✅Performance bonus structure for field staff

✅Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

✅401K Retirement Plan

✅Health, dental and other insurances

✅Mileage reimbursement for travel

✅Flexible, family friendly work schedules

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Know and conform to the Texas Nursing Practice Act and the board’s rules and regulations as well as all federal, state, or local laws, rules or regulations affecting the nurses current area of nursing practice.
• Provides comprehensive nursing care through the utilization of nursing assessment, diagnoses, and care plans. Uses a systematic approach to provide individualized, goal directed nursing care.
• Performs nursing assessments regarding the health status of the client and notes changes in the clients physical or emotional status informing the physician and other staff of changes in the client’s needs.
• Administration of medications and treatments;
• Performs initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of the client’s needs including Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) assessments at appropriate time points evaluating outcomes of care including planning for the discharge from service.
• Initiates appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures as needed.
• Make assignments to others that take into consideration client safety and that are commensurate with educational preparation, experience, knowledge, and physical and emotional ability of the person to whom the assignments are made.
• Supervise care of the client provided by others when the RN is administratively or professionally responsible including LVNs, paraprofessionals providing services and assigning home health aides to a specific client.
• Assigns home health aides to a specific client within his/her service area or as directed by the Supervisory RN. Supervises the home health aide every fourteen days or less and documents these visits on a clinical note.
• Institutes appropriate nursing interventions that might be required to stabilize a client’s condition and/or prevent complications; informs the physician and other staff of changes in the clients needs.
• Clarifies any order or treatment regimen that the nurse has reason to believe is inaccurate, non-efficacious or contraindicated by consulting with the appropriate licensed practitioner and notifying the ordering practitioner when the nurse makes the decision not to administer the medication or treatment.
• Makes nursing diagnoses that serve as the basis for the strategy of care establishing priorities and goals for the client and implements plans to achieve them.
• Coordinate services incorporating other team members into the care of clients referring other services as needed under the direction of the referring physician.
• Consult with, utilize, and make referrals to appropriate community agencies and health care resources to provide continuity of care.
• Plans, develops, evaluates outcomes of care and implements discharge plans for Agency clients completing discharge change order after consulting with the Supervisory RN and Regional Supervisory RN.
• Prepares written care plans/assignments for Home Health Aides and updates supervisory visit.
• Rotates on-call with the other staff RN’s and complies with the policy and procedures for on-call.
• Other duties as assigned by the Parent/Branch Supervisory RN, and/or Administrator.
• Assists with the orientation and on-going training of nurses and home health aides.
• Complies with departmental and agency policies and procedures.

A Pineywoods is seeking a Home Health RN
in Center, TX!!

NOW OFFERING $5000 SIGN ON BONUS!!!!

Are you searching for an opportunity to help bring the best care to patients in the home setting?

Apply to join the A-Team now!

A Pineywoods Home Health is family owned and operated, serving East Texas for over 25 years. Every employee of A Pineywoods Home Health is a part of our team to deliver the best care to our patients. We care and invest in each member of our team to ensure support in the work place and a positive work environment.

The Home Health RN manages a clinical team of RNs, LVNs, Therapists, Home Health Aides, and contract medical professionals to deliver care to the patients within the region. Oversees the plan of care in coordination with regulation and payer source requirements to provide timely and medically necessary treatment.

Qualifications and Skills

• Registered Nurse, currently licensed in the State of Texas.
• Graduated from an approved school of professional nursing.
• A current CPR card preferred, but not required.
• One year of experience in an acute care setting that requires heart, lung, and complete physical assessment is preferred, but not required. Demonstrated ability or education in the same areas is preferred.

Benefits

✅Competitive pay for salaried and hourly positions

✅Performance bonus structure for field staff

✅Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

✅401K Retirement Plan

✅Health, dental and other insurances

✅Mileage reimbursement for travel

✅Flexible, family friendly work schedules

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Know and conform to the Texas Nursing Practice Act and the board’s rules and regulations as well as all federal, state, or local laws, rules or regulations affecting the nurses current area of nursing practice.
• Provides comprehensive nursing care through the utilization of nursing assessment, diagnoses, and care plans. Uses a systematic approach to provide individualized, goal directed nursing care.
• Performs nursing assessments regarding the health status of the client and notes changes in the clients physical or emotional status informing the physician and other staff of changes in the client’s needs.
• Administration of medications and treatments;
• Performs initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of the client’s needs including Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) assessments at appropriate time points evaluating outcomes of care including planning for the discharge from service.
• Initiates appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures as needed.
• Make assignments to others that take into consideration client safety and that are commensurate with educational preparation, experience, knowledge, and physical and emotional ability of the person to whom the assignments are made.
• Supervise care of the client provided by others when the RN is administratively or professionally responsible including LVNs, paraprofessionals providing services and assigning home health aides to a specific client.
• Assigns home health aides to a specific client within his/her service area or as directed by the Supervisory RN. Supervises the home health aide every fourteen days or less and documents these visits on a clinical note.
• Institutes appropriate nursing interventions that might be required to stabilize a client’s condition and/or prevent complications; informs the physician and other staff of changes in the clients needs.
• Clarifies any order or treatment regimen that the nurse has reason to believe is inaccurate, non-efficacious or contraindicated by consulting with the appropriate licensed practitioner and notifying the ordering practitioner when the nurse makes the decision not to administer the medication or treatment.
• Makes nursing diagnoses that serve as the basis for the strategy of care establishing priorities and goals for the client and implements plans to achieve them.
• Coordinate services incorporating other team members into the care of clients referring other services as needed under the direction of the referring physician.
• Consult with, utilize, and make referrals to appropriate community agencies and health care resources to provide continuity of care.
• Plans, develops, evaluates outcomes of care and implements discharge plans for Agency clients completing discharge change order after consulting with the Supervisory RN and Regional Supervisory RN.
• Prepares written care plans/assignments for Home Health Aides and updates supervisory visit.
• Rotates on-call with the other staff RN’s and complies with the policy and procedures for on-call.
• Other duties as assigned by the Parent/Branch Supervisory RN, and/or Administrator.
• Assists with the orientation and on-going training of nurses and home health aides.
• Complies with departmental and agency policies and procedures.

A Pineywoods is seeking a Home Health RN
in Crockett, TX!!

NOW OFFERING $5000 SIGN ON BONUS!!!!

Are you searching for an opportunity to help bring the best care to patients in the home setting?

Apply to join the A-Team now!

A Pineywoods Home Health is family owned and operated, serving East Texas for over 25 years. Every employee of A Pineywoods Home Health is a part of our team to deliver the best care to our patients. We care and invest in each member of our team to ensure support in the work place and a positive work environment.

The Home Health RN manages a clinical team of RNs, LVNs, Therapists, Home Health Aides, and contract medical professionals to deliver care to the patients within the region. Oversees the plan of care in coordination with regulation and payer source requirements to provide timely and medically necessary treatment.

Qualifications and Skills

• Registered Nurse, currently licensed in the State of Texas.
• Graduated from an approved school of professional nursing.
• A current CPR card preferred, but not required.
• One year of experience in an acute care setting that requires heart, lung, and complete physical assessment is preferred, but not required. Demonstrated ability or education in the same areas is preferred.

Benefits

✅Competitive pay for salaried and hourly positions

✅Performance bonus structure for field staff

✅Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

✅401K Retirement Plan

✅Health, dental and other insurances

✅Mileage reimbursement for travel

✅Flexible, family friendly work schedules

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Know and conform to the Texas Nursing Practice Act and the board’s rules and regulations as well as all federal, state, or local laws, rules or regulations affecting the nurses current area of nursing practice.
• Provides comprehensive nursing care through the utilization of nursing assessment, diagnoses, and care plans. Uses a systematic approach to provide individualized, goal directed nursing care.
• Performs nursing assessments regarding the health status of the client and notes changes in the clients physical or emotional status informing the physician and other staff of changes in the client’s needs.
• Administration of medications and treatments;
• Performs initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of the client’s needs including Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) assessments at appropriate time points evaluating outcomes of care including planning for the discharge from service.
• Initiates appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures as needed.
• Make assignments to others that take into consideration client safety and that are commensurate with educational preparation, experience, knowledge, and physical and emotional ability of the person to whom the assignments are made.
• Supervise care of the client provided by others when the RN is administratively or professionally responsible including LVNs, paraprofessionals providing services and assigning home health aides to a specific client.
• Assigns home health aides to a specific client within his/her service area or as directed by the Supervisory RN. Supervises the home health aide every fourteen days or less and documents these visits on a clinical note.
• Institutes appropriate nursing interventions that might be required to stabilize a client’s condition and/or prevent complications; informs the physician and other staff of changes in the clients needs.
• Clarifies any order or treatment regimen that the nurse has reason to believe is inaccurate, non-efficacious or contraindicated by consulting with the appropriate licensed practitioner and notifying the ordering practitioner when the nurse makes the decision not to administer the medication or treatment.
• Makes nursing diagnoses that serve as the basis for the strategy of care establishing priorities and goals for the client and implements plans to achieve them.
• Coordinate services incorporating other team members into the care of clients referring other services as needed under the direction of the referring physician.
• Consult with, utilize, and make referrals to appropriate community agencies and health care resources to provide continuity of care.
• Plans, develops, evaluates outcomes of care and implements discharge plans for Agency clients completing discharge change order after consulting with the Supervisory RN and Regional Supervisory RN.
• Prepares written care plans/assignments for Home Health Aides and updates supervisory visit.
• Rotates on-call with the other staff RN’s and complies with the policy and procedures for on-call.
• Other duties as assigned by the Parent/Branch Supervisory RN, and/or Administrator.
• Assists with the orientation and on-going training of nurses and home health aides.
• Complies with departmental and agency policies and procedures.

A Pineywoods is seeking a Home Health RN
in Livingston, TX!!

NOW OFFERING $5000 SIGN ON BONUS!!!!

Are you searching for an opportunity to help bring the best care to patients in the home setting?

Apply to join the A-Team now!

A Pineywoods Home Health is family owned and operated, serving East Texas for over 25 years. Every employee of A Pineywoods Home Health is a part of our team to deliver the best care to our patients. We care and invest in each member of our team to ensure support in the work place and a positive work environment.

The Home Health RN manages a clinical team of RNs, LVNs, Therapists, Home Health Aides, and contract medical professionals to deliver care to the patients within the region. Oversees the plan of care in coordination with regulation and payer source requirements to provide timely and medically necessary treatment.

Qualifications and Skills

• Registered Nurse, currently licensed in the State of Texas.
• Graduated from an approved school of professional nursing.
• A current CPR card preferred, but not required.
• One year of experience in an acute care setting that requires heart, lung, and complete physical assessment is preferred, but not required. Demonstrated ability or education in the same areas is preferred.

Benefits

✅Competitive pay for salaried and hourly positions

✅Performance bonus structure for field staff

✅Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

✅401K Retirement Plan

✅Health, dental and other insurances

✅Mileage reimbursement for travel

✅Flexible, family friendly work schedules

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Know and conform to the Texas Nursing Practice Act and the board’s rules and regulations as well as all federal, state, or local laws, rules or regulations affecting the nurses current area of nursing practice.
• Provides comprehensive nursing care through the utilization of nursing assessment, diagnoses, and care plans. Uses a systematic approach to provide individualized, goal directed nursing care.
• Performs nursing assessments regarding the health status of the client and notes changes in the clients physical or emotional status informing the physician and other staff of changes in the client’s needs.
• Administration of medications and treatments;
• Performs initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of the client’s needs including Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) assessments at appropriate time points evaluating outcomes of care including planning for the discharge from service.
• Initiates appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures as needed.
• Make assignments to others that take into consideration client safety and that are commensurate with educational preparation, experience, knowledge, and physical and emotional ability of the person to whom the assignments are made.
• Supervise care of the client provided by others when the RN is administratively or professionally responsible including LVNs, paraprofessionals providing services and assigning home health aides to a specific client.
• Assigns home health aides to a specific client within his/her service area or as directed by the Supervisory RN. Supervises the home health aide every fourteen days or less and documents these visits on a clinical note.
• Institutes appropriate nursing interventions that might be required to stabilize a client’s condition and/or prevent complications; informs the physician and other staff of changes in the clients needs.
• Clarifies any order or treatment regimen that the nurse has reason to believe is inaccurate, non-efficacious or contraindicated by consulting with the appropriate licensed practitioner and notifying the ordering practitioner when the nurse makes the decision not to administer the medication or treatment.
• Makes nursing diagnoses that serve as the basis for the strategy of care establishing priorities and goals for the client and implements plans to achieve them.
• Coordinate services incorporating other team members into the care of clients referring other services as needed under the direction of the referring physician.
• Consult with, utilize, and make referrals to appropriate community agencies and health care resources to provide continuity of care.
• Plans, develops, evaluates outcomes of care and implements discharge plans for Agency clients completing discharge change order after consulting with the Supervisory RN and Regional Supervisory RN.
• Prepares written care plans/assignments for Home Health Aides and updates supervisory visit.
• Rotates on-call with the other staff RN’s and complies with the policy and procedures for on-call.
• Other duties as assigned by the Parent/Branch Supervisory RN, and/or Administrator.
• Assists with the orientation and on-going training of nurses and home health aides.
• Complies with departmental and agency policies and procedures.

JOB SUMMARY:

In accordance with agency Mission, Vision, Values, and Goals, this position serves as nursing support staff within the residential programs which serve individuals who are in need of substance use treatment. Responsibilities include admission assessments, education regarding general health, monitoring and/or administration of medication and physical/medical assessment and testing, under the direction of a Physician, medicated assisted treatment and telehealth services. Responsibilities also include maintaining infection control records.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:

Conducts health assessments/screening for clients in assigned programs as outlined by program regulations. Integrates nursing care into the treatment plan, addressing information obtained during the health assessment. Coordinates with intake to ensure these are completed within 48 business hours of admission.

Provides case management including monitoring and making phone calls for clients in order to schedule medical care appointments and reviewing the EMR to anticipate upcoming laboratory and procedure needs.

Manages medications as delegated by insurance requirements and provider requests, including preparing and administering injections, preparing sample medications and prescription assistance medication, and obtaining prior authorizations. Verifies and monitors medication orders and ensures the medication logs are accurately maintained.

Conducts medication counts of any controlled substances allowed into the program and conducts audits for discrepancies between medication log and actual medication counts.

Disposes of medications left by clients after discharge, ensuring that the disposal is appropriately handled by most current recommendations/guidelines.

Provides patient education and support regarding health issues and concerns as needed and facilitates health related groups. Provides education around prescribed medications as needed.

Prepares client for physician visits, obtaining vital signs, weight, height, and BMI, metabolic screenings and other interventions delegated.

Practices the medication first model, works with the physician whether in person or via telehealth and is educated on all MAT medications.

Performs TB skin tests on all residential clients as well as HIV, STD and TB risk assessment on all other clients as appropriate.

Ensures appropriate documentation, according to agency standards, for all interactions and/or treatment activities provided.

Follows all agency policies and procedures including emergency and corporate compliance policies/procedures 100% of the time.

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS

Acts as primary contact for agency infection control: tracking monthly temperature logs, documenting clients and employees diagnosed with infectious disease, maintains agency first aid kits.

Monitors and records urinalysis for drug screens as needed

Assists with:

Inventory of supplies

Maintaining client files

Chart audits

Infection Control

Quality Assurance

Job Requirments Include:

• Monthly Wellness checks
• skin management and wound care
• Monitor our mother's (vital signs, temperature, respiration, etc) and report on her condition
• Implement a nursing assessment, complete a comprehensive care plan and update regularly
• Serve as a liaison between our mother and Family
• Keep detailed records and notes of treatment and progress
• Recognize early warning signs of health issues