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Visiting Health Services of New Jersey (VHSNJ), a partnership between Hackensack Meridian Health and St. Joseph's Health, provides a comprehensive continuum of home health care and hospice services, support, and resources to patients and families in Passaic, Bergen, and parts of Morris counties. The VHSNJ multidisciplinary clinical and support teams provide high quality care to patients where they most want to be-in their homes.

At Visiting Health Services of New Jersey and Hackensack Meridian Health, we recognize our team members by offering a Total Rewards package including:  Comprehensive Health Benefits, generous Paid Time Off, Travel Reimbursement as well as an investment in your future with a 401k match and Tuition Reimbursement. 

Responsible for the supervision and guidance to field staff to ensure quality of care for patients and caregivers, as well as appropriately complete Medicare required documentation.  Serves as a role model, advocate, and motivator to help nurses acclimate and maintain their competency in nursing and share clinical knowledge and expertise.  The incumbent should demonstrate qualities of an effective nurse mentor including strong home health knowledge, organizational skills and time management, goal orientation, ability to collaborate with Orientee/Nurse Resident to develop a beneficial learning plan, strong interpersonal skills the ability to maintain composure at all times, be encouraging and non-judgmental and the ability to receive feedback, and be well versed on many topics of home health care.

• Conduct supervisory visits with the nursing staff to observe the home interaction and ensure that all quality indicators are being met, including; medication reconciliation, wound care (proper assessment, measuring and correct treatment), pain assessment, adherence to infection control practices, home safety assessment, and family satisfaction. Ensure documentation is appropriate to clinical needs.   Complete supervisory visits documentation.
• Instruct and observe HHA supervisions conducted by the nursing staff to ensure competency.
• Observe and instruct in the development and updating of nursing care plans.
• Schedule one-to-one instruction with nursing staff who need remediation and document the learning plan.
• Assist in the development of critical thinking skills and problem solving.
• Support new and existing clinicians in documentation excellence, COP compliance, case management, time management, and scheduling.
• Conduct chart audits to ensure continuous survey ready documentation in the Epic environment, identify clinician knowledge gaps and communicate required corrections to appropriate staff.
• Collaborate with MCPs on learning opportunities and support to staff.
• Take the lead role in new hire orientation and facilitate scheduling, completion of competencies, and required on-boarding education.
• Participate in performance improvement projects and provide data for completion of QAPI reports.
• Assess patient/family satisfaction during supervisory visits, assist in identifying trends for improvement.
• Collaborate with Staff Development to effectively ensure that all clinical staff develop a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental elements of Home Health Medicare conditions of participation, reimbursement requirements, and the ability to navigate HMH policy and Lippincott procedure manuals.
• Provide advanced OASIS knowledge and training in preparation for the OASIS certification examination for the home care clinician.
• Support and guide the Nurse Resident throughout the Nurse Residency Program and coordinate the Nurse Residents day to day experiences.
• Schedule weekly check-in meetings with the nurse orientee, and/or nurse resident.
• Train experienced nurses to become nurse preceptors.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Other educational projects as needed. 
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
• Lifts a minimum of 50 lbs, pushes and pulls a minimum of 50 lbs and stands a minimum of 8 hours per day.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Associate's Degree in Nursing or Diploma Certificate in Nursing.
• Minimum of two (2) years of clinical experience in hospice and/or home health.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License.
• AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.
• Certificate for OASIS Specialist - Clinical within 1 year of entering position or Certified OASIS Quality Specialist within 1 year of entering position or Home Care Clinical Specialist Oasis within 1 year of entering position.