Job Description

Location:

Avera at Home Sioux Falls

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Primarily days with rotating weekends and holidays (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$71,760.00 - $107,120.00

Position Highlights

May be eligible for a $15,000 sign on bonus

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Accountable for ensuring patient care is coordinated and managed. Promotes the use of current clinical best practice standards in order to achieve high patient satisfaction and superior clinical outcomes. Serves as an ongoing resource for the clinical care team.

What you will do

• Serves as clinical resource for patient care and oversight for assigned care teams, assists with patient assignments and determination of patient acuity levels.
• Responsible for assuring the development, implementation, and updates to the plan of care, recommending additional services to meet patient needs and achieve positive outcomes.
• Facilitates case reviews and/or case conference meetings for coordination of patient care.
• Participates in discharge planning processes and coordinates the referral process to ensure care across the continuum.
• Makes recommendations for efficient and effective utilization of resources to achieve positive outcomes above the national norm by implementing clinical protocols during the admission visit as dictated by patient’s diagnosis.
• Monitors Infection Control Prevention activities and works with clinicians to perform Infection Control Surveillance.
• Maintains competency requirements regarding regulatory requirements, provides input and assures compliance with departmental policies and procedures, scope of care, safety, environmental and infection control standards to achieve positive patient outcomes.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Drivers License - Licensing Board Valid driver's license and insurable by Avera Health automobile liability insurance carrier Upon Hire
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• 1-3 years homecare or hospice experience

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org.