LHC Group
Registered Nurse - Field Assessor -LTS
PayCompetitive
LocationRehoboth Beach/Delaware
Employment typeOther
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Job Description
- Req#: 2024009660
- Must demonstrate good clinical reasoning and judgement as it relates to assessing ADL performance, cognition and home safety.
- Must be comfortable with the use point of care technology when completing assessments.
- Current, unencumbered RN licensure in state of practice.
- Minimum of 2 years of home health experience or 2 years nursing experience in an equivalent area of practice serving the older adult population.
- Has, or be willing to obtain, a professional liability insurance policy.
- Current driver’s license, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation.
SummaryAs a Registered Nurse Field Assessor (FA) you would be completing Long Term Care insurance assessments. These hands-off assessments require you to obtain claimant demographics, physician information, a current medication list, and evaluate the claimant’s functional level of independence.
ResponsibilitiesThe assessment process also involves completing a brief cognitive screening and evaluating the claimant’s ability to complete ADL and IADL tasks. The ideal candidate will be technologically savvy and be able to use a point of care web application/system on a laptop or tablet, in real time for documentation purposes.
Education and ExperienceEqual Opportunity Employer – vets, disability.
About the company
LHC Group, Inc. is a national provider of in-home healthcare services and innovations, providing quality, value-based healthcare to patients primarily within the comfort and privacy of their home or place of residence. LHC Group’s services cover a wide range of healthcare needs for patients and families dealing with illness, injury, or chronic conditions. The company’s 32,000 employees deliver home health, hospice, home and community based services, and facility-based care in 35 states and the District of Columbia – reaching 60 percent of the U.S. population aged 65 and older. LHC Group is the preferred in-home healthcare partner for 350 leading hospitals around the country.