Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Sarasota job opening for RN Clinical Supervisor

Take Care of Sarasota, Inc.
Position: RN Clinical Supervisor
Location: Sarasota, Florida
Reply to: career@TakeCareHomeHealth.com

At Take Care Private Duty Home Health Care we stand above the rest by providing the highest quality in private duty home health care to our clients and additionally our high standards and commitment extend to our staff and caregivers. We are looking for a Registered Nurse Clinical Supervisor to join Take Care’s private duty home health care team. Take Care offers a dynamic office environment with superior professionalism and enthusiasm. This is a full-time, office-based position located in the corporate Take Care office in Sarasota, Florida. Take Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug-free, smoke-free workplace.

Take Care’s energetic, forward-thinking team of colleagues work together in a setting that promotes professionalism and encourages career growth. This is a full-time position with competitive pay and benefits. To learn more about Take Care and our team, explore our website.

Position Description
The RN Clinical Supervisor supervises and coordinates patient care provided by both skilled and non-skilled personnel and reports to the Administrator/Clinical Director.

Required Qualifications

  • Current registered nurse licensure in the state of Florida.
  • One to two years of nursing experience, at least one of which is in home health care.
  • Current CPR certification.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills.

RN Clinical Supervisor Responsibilities

  • Admit patients to private home health per patient admission criteria.
  • Perform patient care supervisory visits at least every 60 days or less after admission.
  • Ensure progress reports are made to the physician when the patient’s condition changes or there are deviations from the plan of care.
  • Coordinate with schedulers to assure appropriate caregiver selection to staff patients’ care needs.
  • Supervise skilled and unskilled care provided in the home or facility for an assigned caseload.
  • Provide case management in all cases involving nursing or both nursing and therapy care.
  • Maintain the clinical record for each patient receiving skilled and unskilled care for assigned caseload. Ensure that each patient record of assigned caseload is complete at time of discharge.
  • Serve as on-call RN when needed.
  • Assist with development, implementation, and presentation of employee orientations.
  • Other duties as assigned.

If you are interested, please email your resume and salary history to career@TakeCareHomeHealth.com. Please include your resume as a PDF, Word document (.doc) or within the body text of the email. Take Care Human Resources department will contact candidates for interviews if your skills and experience match the position requirements. Please do not call about this position.

  • Location: Sarasota, Florida
  • Compensation: competitive
  • Submit resume by email.
  • Principals only. Recruiters please do not contact.
  • Please do not contact about other services, products, or commercial interests.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Walk to Cure Diabetes Saturday, March 20, 2010


Christine and John Spencer Memorial Walk on Siesta Key Beach in Sarasota, Florida

Take Care Private Duty Home Health Care is a proud supporter of the University of Florida Diabetes Center of Excellence. As part of UF’s ongoing research, clinical trials and studies are taking place. Take Care is assisting in this process by providing phlebotomy services to Sarasota-based participants. Wanda Woods, RN, who has been a caregiver with Take Care since 1999, specializes in such services and will be performing phlebotomy for UF’s clinical trial. This is a unique opportunity for Take Care to be a part of the grassroots efforts in supporting UF’s endeavors to understand the cause of type 1 diabetes and investigate therapies to treat and ultimately cure the disease.

The Walk to Cure Diabetes

Date of Walk: Saturday, March 20, 2010
Registration Start Time: 8:00 a.m.
Walk Start Time:
10:00 a.m.
Length of Walk:
5 K
Local Chapter:
Florida Suncoast Chapter
Local Chapter Phone:
(941)907-0811
Register for the Walk online: click here

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Take Care Welcomes New Caregivers

In the Sarasota Herald Tribune (March 8, 2010) Take Care Private Duty Home Health Care announced the hiring of Janice Hughes, CNA; Donna Marrison, HHA; Kevin Searcy, CNA; Lisa Robey, CNA; Patricia Chamochumbi, HHA; Dorothy Obioha, CNA; Sharon Hodge, HHA; Stacy Smith, HHA; and Ann Pekarek, CNA, who have joined our award-winning caregiving team.

See the full article in the Sarasota Herald Tribune.

Take Care Home Health, Take Care Advisor, and Take Care Transport offer one of the best working environments available in the Southwest Florida region-encompassing Sarasota, Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, Venice, Englewood, and Port Charlotte communities. We want our caregivers, geriatric care managers, and transport drivers to know they are valuable and essential members of our award-winning team. Each employee contributes directly to Take Care’s growth and success.

Take Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug-free, smoke-free workplace.

“Because every one deserves the best in care.”

Take Care joins the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce



Recognizing the importance in supporting local businesses and continuing relationships with our community, Take Care Private Duty Home Health Care, now is a proud member of The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Bev Daley, RN, joins Take Care's Nursing Team


Bev Daley, RN, of Lakewood Ranch, has been named Clinical Supervisor for the Bradenton office of Take Care Private Duty Home Health Care. With more than 20 years of nursing experience Daley strengthens the Take Care team bringing her areas of expertise in health care. As Clinical Supervisor, Daley will lead and supervise caregivers coordinating clients' care.

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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Nurses Needed - STAT! In an uncertain job market, the future looks bright for nurses in Southwest Florida

Last Friday, SCOPE’s Winter Forum on Aging took place at the Chelsea Center and Take Care Private Duty Home Health Care was a sponsor for the event. Almost six hours of talks and lectures brought about some key issues we are facing in our community, our need to focus on our aging population, and health care. It also brought to light some statistics that may shock some: in the United States starting in the year 2011 and through the year 2029, each day there will be 10,000 people who turn 65 years old. And with that hefty statement, there comes the continued recognition that there is a shortage of health care professionals.

This month, Biz941’s feature story “Nurses Needed - STAT: In an uncertain job market, the future looks bright for nurses in Southwest Florida,” by Brad Edmondson, highlights this predicament. Susanne S. Wise, RN, MBA, was interviewed for this article in December. This article runs in the March 2010 magazine. Susanne provided some insight and support for those who are looking to the health care field for careers and job stability. Take Care continues to hire and promote health care. Reinforcing that taking on a career in health care is not for everyone, it requires compassion, commitment, and willingness to accept change.

Click here to read full article


Here are a few highlights from the article:

The Federal government is forecasting a national need for 600,000 more RNs in the decade between 2008 and 2018. How can they be so sure? Because demographics are destiny, and healthcare spending isn’t optional. An aging population and an aging workforce are driving a national nursing shortage that seems sure to deepen.

The Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice is starting a career training grants program that will pay tuition costs for people who want to acquire nursing skills.

This year, boomers are between the ages of 46 and 64. So while the overall population of Sarasota and Manatee counties is expected to grow about 15 percent between 2010 and 2020, the population aged 65 to 74 should grow 43 percent, according to the University of Florida’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research.

Home Healthcare Nurses
A growing number of nurses don’t work in hospitals or nursing homes. Home healthcare services were a $56 billion industry in 2008, and their revenues had more than doubled since 2000. Susanne Wise says there were perhaps two dozen small businesses supplying private duty nurses in this market when she founded Take Care Private Duty Home Health Care 15 years ago. Once a practicing nurse, she’s now the CEO of a company that has 550 employees, serves 400 clients. Take Care doesn’t bill Medicare; its clients pay with savings or insurance, so they tend to be from higher-income households.

“Everything about healthcare is a growth industry,” says Wise, “so you have to be comfortable with constant change if you want to become a nurse. You also need to have a passion for what you do-a commitment to care for others.”

Read the full article here: Nurses Needed-STAT!