Registered Nurse Job Conrad Montana USA,Nursing

Location: Conrad

Thank you for your interest in Granite Peak Home Health! We are looking to grow with excellent candidates such as yourself!!!

Qualifications:

Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing and currently licensed in the state(s) in which practicing.

Two (2) years' nursing experience, preferred.

Acceptance of philosophy and goals of this Agency.

Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.

Principal Responsibilities:

This position reports to the Home Health Director

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 Assurance 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.

GRANITE PEAK HOME HEALTH provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.