Registered Nurse Weekend Admissions ABQ

Job Details

Job Location:

Alburquerque, NM 87109

Education Level: 4 Year Degree

Travel Percentage :
Road Warrior

Job Shift: Any

Summary:

The registered nurse plans, organizes and directs home care services and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and families within their homes and communities.

• Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs including Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) assessments at appropriate time points. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
• Regularly re-evaluates patient nursing needs.
• Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
• Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Provides those services and/or treatments requiring substantial and specialized nursing skill.
• Develops a care plan, which establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
• Coordinates services provided and makes referrals to other services as needed.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician.
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  Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
• Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan of care.
• Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient.
• Acts as Case Manager when assigned by Regional Clinical Director and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.
• Evaluate outcomes of care.
• Assign home health aide to a specific patient.
• Function as a team member demonstrating collaboration with, and responsibility to patient, physician, and interdisciplinary team.

• Prepares clinical and progress notes and updates the primary physician when necessary and at least every 60 days.
• Communicates with the physician and other staff regarding the patient’s needs and reports any changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physician’s orders as required.
• Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan.

• Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
• Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
• Participate in in-service programs.
• Instructs, supervises and evaluates home health aide care provided every two (2) weeks.
• Supervises LPN and paraprofessionals providing services.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. (Diploma or transcripts to be provided to agency)
• One year nursing experience recommended, experience in home health care recommended.
• Current licensure in state, CPR certification and valid drivers license.
• Responsible for supervising home health aides.
• Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, basic math skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.
• Current health certificate and TB test must be kept on file.
• Valid drivers license, auto insurance, CPR card to be kept on file.
• Criminal background check must be performed before hire.
• Complete and pass skill evaluation test.

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are…