Home Health/Hospice – Registered Nurse (RN)

Looking for better working conditions? Want a more flexible schedule? Need more work/life balance? We want to talk to you! We are looking for some very special people to join our team.

Partners In Home Care is seeking to hire individuals who want to reinvigorate their nursing career! We offer more than a job; we help you build and sustain your career.

A little about us... Established in 1987, Partners In Home Care has been the leading non-profit home health care provider in Western Montana. Our skilled and caring team is dedicated to maintaining safety, providing excellent service, and ensuring the highest quality of care. We offer a broad spectrum of services, including Home Health, Hospice, Advanced Care Planning, Palliative Care, Infusion Therapy, Home Medical Equipment, and Home and Community Based Services, to meet the diverse needs of our patients and our community.

With a staff complement of 200 strong, we serve a 100-mile radius around Missoula with a vast array of professional healthcare providers including nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, social work and bereavement support. Partners In Home Care, based in Missoula, is the premier home health agency in Montana. Additionally, we have offices in Lake County and Ravalli County located in Ronan and Hamilton, Montana.

We support you… with an excellent Education Team who ensure your learning is on track, in-the-moment clinical support to answer your questions about your patients’ needs, an Annual Skills Fair to stay sharp, and a patient triage service for on-call support, which handles most patient needs during the on-call shift.

What we offer.. We offer the following benefits to our employees:

• Competitive Pay
• Flexible Scheduling
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance (that’s affordable!)
• Extensive Paid Leave (including paid holidays!)
• 401K with Company Match
• Continuing Education Stipend
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Tablet, cell phone, and other equipment and supplies provided
• Paid Travel time and miles between patients and charting time

Job Summary:

The RNs provides skilled nursing care, and case management for assigned patients in the patients place of residence; coordinates and integrates services to ensure continuity of care; facilitates the achievement of quality, clinical, and cost outcomes; negotiates, procures and coordinates services and resources needed by the patient or family; creates opportunities and systems to enhance outcomes; and uses the nursing process of assessment, planning and implementation of care, including patient/family instruction and evaluation through an inter-disciplinary team approach.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides skilled nursing while working with an inter-disciplinary team and coordinating care to patients and family members in a residential setting through a team approach and based upon systematic evaluation as authorized by a physician. Provides quality care and appropriate symptom management for positive clinical outcomes and promotes optimal health and quality of life through teaching, counseling, appropriate interventions and referrals.
• Observes, assesses, evaluates, and plans interventions in relation to patients’ physical and psychosocial statuses, including changes in condition and/or reactions to treatments or medications. Assures continuity of care through effective communication, information exchange and case conferences with other disciplines, community health, support and social agencies.
• Oversees care provided by Home Health Aides to assigned patients and evaluates compliance with plan of care.
• Maintains accurate, current and complete patient records in accordance with Agency standards and OASIS requirements as well as knowledge of current reimbursement rules and regulations.
• Participates in team scheduling coordination and “on-call” rotation schedule as necessary to meet patient care needs by assessing and evaluating patient needs via telephone and advising or making home visits as required.
• Participates in quality improvement activities and attends in-service training as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required- A current RN license in the State of Montana (BSN preferred), a valid driver’s license, appropriate auto insurance, and reliable transportation. 

Preferred- 2 years of recent acute care or home care experience including such clinical skills as venipuncture, catheterization, wound care and/or parenteral therapy.

Schedule:

Specific workdays and work hours are directed by supervisor. Typically, this is a full-time position with a business-hour schedule and a rotating schedule for on-call and holiday coverage.

On-call scheduling is assisted through a first-contact service that we contract with to minimize the disruption in our nurses lives; the service reduces the number of calls by approximately 50%.

Come be a part of our passionate, dedicated, and committed team of clinicians who prioritize our patients and take pride in providing exceptional care to patients in our communities!