HomeCare Registered Nurse RN

Job Description

EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE VISIT RATE - 60/hr-150/hr - with BENEFITS

THE SPHINX DIFFERENCES:

• Patients are pre-screened for home health eligibility and needs.
• Full SUPPORT from the office team - You're not working alone.
• User Friendly EMR system "Axxess"

Joint Commission accredited - Deficiencies free surveys.

*** Multi-Year Recipient of the National Homecare Elite Award***

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing and currently licensed in the state of Michigan
• Two (2) years’ nursing experience, preferred.
• Acceptance of philosophy and goals of this Agency.
• Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides services following the plan of care.
• Makes the initial evaluation visit and regularly reevaluates the patient’s nursing needs.
• Initiates the plan of care and necessary revisions.
• Provides those services requiring substantial specialized nursing skills.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Prepares clinical and progress notes for each patient visit and summaries of care conferences on his/her patients in a timely manner as per Agency policy.
• Informs personnel of changes in the condition and needs of the patient.
• Counsels the patient, family/significant others in meeting nursing and related needs.
• Participates in and presents in-service programs.
• Understands and adheres to established Agency policies and procedures.
• Processes orders and notifies physicians of patient needs and changes in condition. Completes certification/recertification orders and discharge summaries.
• Determines the amount and type of nursing needed by each patient.
• Refers to Physical Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, and Medical Social Workers those patients require their specialized skills.
• Supervises and teaches other nursing personnel.
• Conducts patient care conferences on patients assigned to his/her care.
• Participates in peer review Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement as assigned.
• Takes on-call duty nights, weekends, and holidays, as assigned.
• Completes and submits OASIS assessments, reassessments, transfers, resumptions of care, discharges, and significant changes in condition following agency-defined time frames.
• Appropriately utilizes ICD-10 codes.