Occupational Therapist

Overview:

Patient care is our priority. When you join the Renew Home Health team you become part of our professional and friendly network of local nurses, therapists, home aides, and social workers. With years of experience in health care, Renew Home Health is one of the leading providers in the industry for customer satisfaction and quality of care making it one of the fastest growing home health agencies in the area.

JOB SUMMARY

A registered professional who provides coordinated care to patients of all age groups. Plans, implements and evaluates patient care plans to restore or maintain patient well being. Evaluates occupational roles and occupational performance of patients with physical, psycho-social and/or cognitive impairments. Provides intervention to deficits and elicits responses.

Responsibilities:

  • Completes and updates, as needed, a competency skills assessment that accurately identifies their therapy skills. Accepts only therapy assignments that they can perform safely, are within their individual scope of practice and commensurate with their education/experience. Notifies agency leadership immediately if an assigned task must be re staffed due to their lack of education or experience in performing the assigned task. Actively participates in educational opportunities that widen their scope of practice and increases their competency skill set.
  • Performs skilled and maintenance therapy treatments on agency patients in accordance with state/federal regulation, the APTA practice act, their state licensure and competency skill set. Performs assessments/reassessments using accepted practices (examples: comparing PLOF vs CLOF, using objective measures). Creates plans of care that are consistent with patient’s illness or injury and particular medical needs, clearly support medical necessity and establishes goals that are tied to function – along with being realistic and meaningful to the patient.
  • Identifies changes in patient condition, such as a deterioration in status, and communicates these changes quickly and effectively to the clinical manager, the interdisciplinary team and the physician. Initiates the appropriate therapy response to changes in the patient’s condition and ensures that clear documentation exists within the clinical record regarding the change and therapy response.
  • Promptly updates the therapy POC with any new physician orders received. Communicates these changes effectively to the clinical manager and interdisciplinary team.
  • Ensures agency’s visit verification process is followed by logging their visits in the patient’s home folder and obtaining a patient/caregiver signature on their daily visit reports (DVR).

Qualifications:

  • Current Texas Occupational Therapist License
  • Current Driver’s License
  • Current CPR Certification
  • Home Health experience preferred

Physical Therapist

Overview:

Patient care is our priority. When you join the Renew Home Health team you become part of our professional and friendly network of local nurses, therapists, home aides, and social workers. With years of experience in health care, Renew Home Health is one of the leading providers in the industry for customer satisfaction and quality of care making it one of the fastest growing home health agencies in the area.

JOB SUMMARY

A registered professional who provides coordinated care to patients of all age groups. Plans, implements and evaluates patient care plans to restore or maintain patient well being. Plans, organizes and conducts physical therapy treatment programs based on the medical referral and their evaluation.

Responsibilities:

  • Performs skilled and maintenance therapy treatments on patients according to state/federal regulation, their practice act and competency skill set.
  • Creates plans of care that are consistent with patient’s illness or injury and particular medical needs, clearly support medical necessity and establishes goals that are tied to function; along with being realistic and meaningful to the patient.
  • Submits thorough and accurate documentation of therapy services performed in a manner that clearly demonstrates medical necessity and compliance with state/federal documentation requirements.
  • Identifies changes in patient condition and communicates these changes quickly and effectively to the clinical manager.

Qualifications:

  • Current Texas Physical Therapy License
  • Current Driver’s License
  • Current CPR Certification
  • Home Health experience preferred

LVN – Weekend

Overview:

Patient care is our top priority! Job satisfaction of our staff is our second priority. With years of experience in health care, Renew Home Health is one of the leading providers in the industry for customer satisfaction and quality of care making it one of the fastest growing home health agencies in the area.

Job Summary:

The LVN administers skilled nursing care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, for clients in their place of residence, coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team, patient/family and referring agency.

Responsibilities:

  • Under the direction of the RN, assist in identifying the patient’s physical, psycho-social and environmental needs as evidenced by documentation, clinical record, case conference, team report and evaluations.
  • Participate in planning and implementing care in conjunction with the RN, in accordance with the POC.
  • Provide care utilizing infection control measures that protect both staff and patient.
  • Assure the continuity of care through delivery of quality patient care.

Qualifications:

  • Must hold current Texas Licensed Vocation Nurse
  • Must have current CPR Certification
  • Must be detail-oriented and have effective communication skills
  • Home Health Care Experience

Registered Nurse (PRN)

Overview:

Patient care is our top priority! Job satisfaction of our staff is our second priority. With years of experience in health care, Renew Home Health is one of the leading providers in the industry for customer satisfaction and quality of care making it one of the fastest growing home health agencies in the area.

Job Summary:

The RN administers skilled nursing care for clients in their place of residence, coordinates care with the interdisciplinary team, patient/family and referring agency and assumes the responsibility for coordination of care.

Responsibilities:

  • Assess home patients to identify the physical, psycho-social and environmental needs as evidenced by documentation, clinical record, case conference and evaluations.
  • Implement/develop/document the plan of care to ensure quality and continuity of care.
  • Provide care utilizing infection control measures that protect both the patient and the staff.
  • Supervise and provide clinical directions to the home health aide and the LVN to ensure quality and continuity of services provided.
  • Provide effective communication to patient/family, team members and other health care professionals.

Qualifications:

  • Must hold current Texas State Registered Nurse license
  • Must have current CPR Certification
  • Must be detail-oriented and have effective communication skills
  • Must have at least 1 year of Home Health experience

Licensed Vocational Nurse

Overview:

Patient care is our top priority! Job satisfaction of our staff is our second priority. With years of experience in health care, Renew Home Health is one of the leading providers in the industry for customer satisfaction and quality of care making it one of the fastest growing home health agencies in the area.

Job Summary:

The LVN administers skilled nursing care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, for clients in their place of residence, coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team, patient/family and referring agency.

Responsibilities:

  • Under the direction of the RN, assist in identifying the patient’s physical, psycho-social and environmental needs as evidenced by documentation, clinical record, case conference, team report and evaluations.
  • Participate in planning and implementing care in conjunction with the RN, in accordance with the POC.
  • Provide care utilizing infection control measures that protect both staff and patient.
  • Assure the continuity of care through delivery of quality patient care.

Qualifications:

  • Must hold current Texas Licensed Vocation Nurse
  • Must have current CPR Certification
  • Must be detail-oriented and have effective communication skills
  • Home Health Care Experience

Home Health Aide

Overview:

Patient care is our top priority! Job satisfaction of our staff is our second priority. With years of experience in health care, Renew Home Health is one of the leading providers in the industry for customer satisfaction and quality of care making it one of the fastest growing home health agencies in the area.

Job Summary:

The primary function is to provide personal care and related services to the client in their place of residence; to assist in providing a safe and clean environment, work cooperatively with patient and family and share observations or problems withe the supervisor.

Responsibilities:

  • Document in an electronic medical record system.
  • Demonstrate commitment, professional growth and competency by completing 12 hours of in-services per year.
  • Provide direct patient care to patients under the direction of the RN and according to the Aide Plan of Care.
  • Provide necessary skills to assist the patient with safe transfers and ambulation per agency policy.
  • Promote positive, supportive, respectful communication to patient/family and other employees.
  • Provide an environment which promotes respect for patient, privacy and  property. Provide skills necessary to assist the patient with proper nutrition and adequate fluid intake.

Qualifications:

  • Must have current Driver’s License
  • Must have current CPR Certification
  • Minimum one experience in a healthcare setting
  • Must be registered and in good standing on the Nurse Aide Registry