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Home Health NurseThis is a field-based home health nursing role providing direct patient care in patients' homes.Manage your own patient caseload while completing skilled nursing visits, assessments, patient education, care coordination, and documentation in the home setting.Work independently in the field while receiving strong support from experienced clinical leadership, including Clinical Manager oversight and LPN care support.Collaborate closely with LPNs and an interdisciplinary team to ensure high-quality patient outcomes and coordinated care throughout the episode.Join a 4.5-Star Medicare-rated home health agency known for quality and compassionate care.Build meaningful, long-term relationships with patients through consistent caseloads and continuity of care.Enjoy flexibility and autonomy in structuring your day while serving patients throughout the community.Experience a balance of hands-on patient care, clinical decision-making, and care coordination in a highly rewarding environment.Fully equipped with company-provided technology and federal mileage reimbursement for travel between patient visits.Be part of a mission-driven, supportive culture that values service, family, community, and compassionate care close to home.Professional Growth: Access to continuing education, leadership development, and advancement opportunities within one of the nation's leading rural health systems.Supportive Culture: You'll be supported by engaged leadership and a team that truly feels like family.Mission-Driven Work: Make a real difference in the lives of residents, patients and families—every single day.Comprehensive benefits package.Student loan repayment and scholarship options available:Registered Nurse & LPN Loan ForgivenessThe Good Samaritan currently offers student sponsorship (loan forgiveness) programs for LPNs and RNs who are currently working towards their degree. We offer up to $10,000 to LPN students for a 2-year commitment and up to $15,000 for RN students for a 3-year commitment.Job SummaryIntegrates health care for clients from pre-admission to post discharge. This is accomplished through the coordination and sequencing of the client's care. Integration enhances patient/resident flow and interdisciplinary communication promotes early intervention. Seeks to evaluate outcomes based on an integration among established clinical, financial and utilization data. Functions in structured and unstructured health care settings described as a geographic and/or situational environment that may not have established policies and procedures. Utilizes independent nursing judgment when integrating health care. Has knowledge of and utilizes appropriate age-specific structured care methodologies, such as protocols/integrated clinical pathways/guidelines/standards of care relating to the overall health care needs of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult and/or geriatric patients/residents.Able to work with growth and development needs of client populations in clinical area. May work with clients in all age groups. Ability to communicate with patients/residents, family members and others on the health care team. Coordinates, facilitates, and negotiates with others. Monitors, evaluates and trends patient/resident responses utilizing structured care methodologies. Fiscally responsible. Controls variances and duplication.Must demonstrate independence, assertiveness and critical thinking when working with patients/residents and co-workers. Ability to document clearly. Ability to solve problems. Self motivated. Works with little direction. Ability to incorporate teaching/learning principles and adapt teaching to age group. Ability to facilitate groups and implement projects when necessary. Must be able to establish priorities, have strong flexibility and organizational skills. Must be knowledgeable about reimbursement for services provided.Will be required to work primarily day hours, scheduled weekends, and occasional evenings. May be exposed to communicable or infectious disease, hazardous materials and injury from performance of assigned duties. Is subject to multiple sensory and environmental stressors.QualificationsBachelor's degree in Nursing strongly preferred. Graduate from an accredited nursing program, including, but not limited to, those accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), or National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).Minimum of two years' clinical experience preferred.Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications. Depending on location, a valid drivers license may be required.BenefitsGood Samaritan offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit Samaritan is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org.Good Samaritan has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.

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