RN – Weekend – Home Care

Overview

The after-hours RN Responsibilities include the coordination and provision of direct and indirect patient care using the nursing process to meet the physical, psychosocial, environmental, and spiritual needs of Carle Home Services specific patient populations and families throughout the geographical area and to provide for continuity of care by coordination of care through triaging, patient visits and admissions. The role of this position is to process referrals, complete admissions, and provide continuity of care through triaging phone calls and making visits during hours the home care office is closed.

Responsibilities:

Provides on-call coverage and performs patient visits as assigned and as needed for appropriate home care.

Responsible for providing visits and consultation to patients, families, and health care providers regarding home care services as performing the admission process.

Maintains clinical records in accordance with established policies and procedures, state and federal regulations and Accrediting Organization accreditation standards.

Maintains clinical records in accordance with established policies and procedures, state and federal regulations and Accrediting Organization accreditation standards.

Provides on-call coverage and performs patient visits as assigned and as needed for appropriate home care.

Coordinates all patient care needs during evenings, nights, holidays, and weekend hours.

Maintain up-to-date patient records so that problems, plans, actions and goals are accurately and clearly stated and changes are reflected as they occur.

Provide patient/family visits based on assessed need, home care policy and procedure, and established schedule.

Follows established protocols for symptom management and patient visits.

Communicates scope of home care to patients, families and health care providers as needed and appropriate.

Assess referrals for medical, psychosocial and environmental appropriateness for home care in conjunction with the attending physician and the interdisciplinary team.

Contacts attending physician to obtain verbal certification of prognosis as well as information regarding medical history and treatment plan.

Determine if patients are appropriate for home care using established home care certification criteria.

Collaborates with attending physician to confirm existing orders, change orders and acquire new orders as needed and appropriate.

Obtain informed consents for home care care when needed and appropriate.

Following established policy and procedure for admission of a patient to Carle Home Care.

Coordinates delivery of appropriate medications, durable medical equipment, and medical supplies.

Maintains clinical records in accordance with established policies and procedures, state and federal regulations and Accrediting Organization accreditation standards.

All patient/family visits, telephone contacts, and referral actions are recorded in the medical record.

Documents all patient/family care clearly, concisely and timely in accordance with established policies and procedures, state and federal regulations and Accrediting Organization accreditation standards.

Participates in the QA/CQI process for Carle Home Care as assigned and as appropriate.

• Provides on-call coverage and performs patient visits as assigned and as needed for appropriate home care.
• Responsible for providing visits and consultation to patients, families, and health care providers regarding home care services as performing the admission process.
• Maintains clinical records in accordance with established policies and procedures, state and federal regulations and Accrediting Organization accreditation standards.
• Coordinates all patient care needs during evenings, nights, holidays, and weekend hours.
• Maintain up-to-date patient records so that problems, plans, actions and goals are accurately and clearly stated and changes are reflected as they occur.
• Provide patient/family visits based on assessed need, home care policy and procedure, and established schedule.
• Follows established protocols for symptom management and patient visits.
• Communicates scope of home care to patients, families and…