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Come join our family and help the community age gracefully at home!
Do you miss that 1:1 interaction with patients? This is a low stress position that may be best fit for nurses who feel burned out.
Job Description
Are you a Registered Nurse who also has a business mindset? Are you feeling burned out? In this Registered Nurse role, you will have the opportunity to utilize your clinical expertise as well as your interpersonal and customer service skills. Responsibilities include actively building strong relationships with current and new customers along with partnering with internal team to grow Assisting Hands home care market share. You will partner with various departments to initiate high-quality care for the clients.
As a Registered Nurse, you will:
· Grow Assisting Hands home care business by recognizing opportunities to expand relationships with referral sources and partner with the medical and long-term care community and speak at networking events.
· Conduct initial intakes and ongoing assessments and patient/caregiver education on our services. (This will require driving from client to client. Company car is provided. We have clients in Sarasota, Manatee, Hillsborough and very few in Highlands County. A typical assessment day includes 3-4 homes. We normally schedule assessments for clients within the same county to facilitate driving. A company car would be provided. Assessments are not assigned every day.)
· Utilize strong written and verbal communication and customer service skills to interact and form relationships with clients, their family, key partners, and referral sources.
· Willing to be flexible where you may need to respond to situations on the weekends. Including completing Assessments, Care Plans to start Care for Clients.
· Work in a rapidly changing environment requiring multi-tasking, critical thinking and creative problem solving.
· Use excellent organizational tools requiring technical skills.
· Enjoy working in a unique and rewarding setting that allows you to use not only your exceptional clinical background but also your relationship building skills. Assisting Hands seeks those special RNs who not only possess strong clinical expertise with innovative ideas but have the kind of deep compassion and sensitivity it takes to treat people in their homes.
· Participate in the development of annual strategic plans and related innovative programs.
· Assist in the identification and development of volume growth plans as well as the implementing of identified initiatives.
· Conduct medical chart audits. Overseeing the clinical record for each client to whom services are provided.
· Initiating the plan of care, revising as necessary, and monitoring the appropriateness of services for the client.
· Supervising and training CNA and HHA providing care. As indicated, completing supervisory oversight of company’s personnel, and completing related documentation.
· Planning for the discharge of clients from service and updating hospital hold status
· Conduct client satisfaction surveys over the phone for quality assurance.
· Must be willing to obtain a CCM (Case Management Certification) Certificate that is company paid.
· Advocating for clients and coordinating ancillary services and healthcare needs that would aid them to improve and maintain their quality of life.
Assisting Hands (Gulf Coast) is a multimillion-dollar home care franchise and offers a diverse work experience that empowers colleagues for career success. In addition to skill and experience, we also seek to attract and retain colleagues whose beliefs and behaviors are in alignment with our core values of collaboration, innovation, caring, integrity, and accountability. Learn more about us: www.assistinghands.com/gulfcoast
Required Qualifications:
Nursing Experiences:
Must be Bilingual (FLUENT IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH)
Must be willing to travel. This position requires driving from client to client. A typical assessment day includes 3-4 homes. We normally schedule assessments for clients within the same county to facilitate driving. A company car would be provided. Assessments are not assigned everyday as you will have days where hospital holds, and discharges will be worked on. We will also have a day designated for caregiver training.
Registered Nurse with current license in state of Florida Minimum one-year clinical (RN) nursing Current CPR certification Valid and current driver’s license and auto insurance Background Screening (Level II) clearance Screened for TB and pass a physical. Preferred: Associates or B.S. degree in nursing (Open to Entry Level)
Characters and Values: Ethical and has integrity Compassionate Personally accountable Enthusiastic Positive thinking Effective communicator Self-motivated Result-Oriented Responsive Customer-service oriented
Skills: Strong computer skills, interpersonal skills, public speaking
Primary Location: Sarasota, FL (however you will be driving to Sarasota, Manatee, Hillsborough, and seldomly Highlands County)
Key words search:
Entry Level Registered Nurse, Registered Nurse, Nurse, RN, Liaison, Clinical Educator, Training, Team Building, Discharge planning, Discharge planner, Case Manager
COVID-19 considerations:
We provide the appropriate PPE such as gloves, masks, gowns, face shields, hand sanitizers, etc.
Work Location: One location
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $35.00 - $38.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- PTO
- Critical & Intensive Care
- Home Health
- Day shift
- 9am-5pm
- Monday to Friday
- Available to take phone calls after hours (to answer medically related questions in case of an emergency)
- Associate (Preferred)
- Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)
- BLS Certification (Preferred)
- RN (Required)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Critical & Intensive Care
- Home Health
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Are you fluent in Spanish?
- Are willing to drive from client to client?
- Are you willing to be available on weekends?
- Associate (Preferred)
- Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)
- BLS Certification (Preferred)
- RN (Required)
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Assisting Hands - Gulf Coast
Assisting Hands Home Care prides itself on offering compassionate, dependable home care to their clients across the US. Their unparalleled reputation of quality home care covers a broad spectrum of services ranging from aging care for the elderly, post-surgery care, transitional care from a hospital or rehab, to post maternity care for those mothers who need care after the birth of their child.
Aside from the company’s mission for quality home care and passion for the value of family, one of the other reasons that Assisting Hands has provided such exceptional care to their clients is due to their high standards for hiring.
According to the company’s Vice President, Gail Stout, Assisting Hands Home Care believes that the caregivers are the face of the company. “Our agencies hire caregivers that first and foremost align with our company’s core values.” Gail went on to explain that their agencies do a complete interview process of each hiring candidate. “We look for the three most important qualities in our caregivers which is professionalism, empathy, and strong communication skills.” Additionally, the agencies do a comprehensive background screening, training and verification of skill competency. “Each AHHC agency has a robust pool of caregivers but we are always looking to hire additional caregivers that meet our guidelines and criteria for caring for our clients,” Gail said.
According to some of the agencies’ caregivers, Assisting Hands motivates their employees to give the best care possible. “They treat their caregivers with very high standards,” said Fatima L. She went on to say that the company strives to provide quality care to their clients for all their individual needs. “Because of this quality care it makes a great difference to all elderly clients and their families.”
Some of the other comments made by various Assisting Hands caregivers are “I applaud this company for the high standards and ethics that I have witnessed…” - Julie J.
“I have worked for home care companies in the past and none of them are at all like Assisting Hands Home Care. I feel like a genuinely valued employee.” Kelsey L.
“What I have experienced since working at AHHC is that the company truly cares about its clients just as well as its employees. They are always willing to help and go the extra mile to meet everyone’s needs.” LaEasha G.
Assisting Hands Home Care and their employees believe that there is value to offering dependable care and compassion to those in need which is witnessed on a daily basis by both the staff and the clients. No matter what service is being provided, from light housekeeping and making meals to helping with bathing and grooming needs, caring for others with dignity and dedication is paramount to Assisting Hands Home Care which is reflected in AHHC caregivers.
Company Website: www.assistinghands.com
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