Caress Home Health Providers,Inc. Job California Missouri USA,Nursing

Position: CARESS HOME HEALTH PROVIDERS, INC.
Location: California

A Registered Nurse administers skilled nursing care to patients on an intermittent basis in their place of residence. This is performed in accordance with physician orders and plan of care under the direction and supervision of the Director of Clinical Services/Clinical Manager.

Qualifications

Can communicate in Spanish
Graduate of an approved school of Registered nursing and currently licensed in California
Acceptance of philosophy and goals of this agency.
Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.

Responsibilities

Provides services in accordance with 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.

Coordinates services.

Informs personnel of changes in the condition and needs of the patient.

Counsels the patient and family/significant others in meeting nursing and related needs.

Participates in and presents inservice programs.

Understands and adheres to established Agency policies and procedures.

Processes orders and notifies physician of patient needs and changes in condition. Completes certification/recertification orders and discharge summaries.

Determines the amount and type of nursing needed by each individual patient.

Refers to Physical Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist and Medical Social Worker those patients requiring their specialized skills.

Supervises and teaches other nursing personnel.

Conducts patient care conferences on patients assigned to his/her care.

Participates in peer review and Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement as assigned.

Gives total patient care as needed.

Takes on-call duty nights, weekends and holidays, as assigned.

Completes and submits OASIS assessments, reassessments, transfers, resumptions of care, discharges and significant change in condition in accordance with Agency defined time frames.

Appropriately utilizes ICD-10 codes.

Additional Qualifications

Valid RN license in California
must be authorized to work in the United States
applicants with no home health agency experience must be willing to be trained

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