Home health RN PRN

Overview

Registered Nurse provides nursing care in accordance with the client's Plan of Care which includes performing comprehensive health and psychosocial evaluations, monitoring client’s condition, promoting sound health and preventive practices, and coordinating services, educational/training activities, and direct nursing.

• Coordinate total patient care by conducting comprehensive health and psychosocial evaluation, monitoring the client's condition, promoting preventive practices, coordinating services and educational and training activities.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing services to the patient and family.
• Prepare and present patient's record to the Clinical Record Review Committee, as indicated.
• Consult with the attending physician concerning alterations of Patient Care Plans, check with the appropriate supervisor, and make changes as appropriate.
• Submit a tally of patient care visits made each day.
• Participate in case conferences and discuss problems concerning the patients and how they may best be handled with the supervisor.
• Discuss the need for involvement of other health team members (home health aide, physical therapist, speech therapist, occupational therapist, medical social worker, etc.) with the appropriate supervisor.
• Obtain orders for paraprofessional services and submit referrals to the appropriate personnel.
• Participate in the patient’s discharge planning process and cooperate with other agencies providing nursing or related services to implement a comprehensive care plan.
• Participate in staff development and in-service education, through formal education, attendance at workshops, conferences, professional activities, and reading to continually improve nursing care skills.
• Participate in the development and periodic revision of the physician's Plan of Treatment and process change orders as needed.
• Enter clinical notes into EMR within required hours of scheduled visit (24 hrs for non-Oasis visits / 48 hrs for Oasis visits) and progress notes and other clinical record forms outlining the services rendered.
• Maintain an on-going knowledge of current drug therapy.
• Substitute for other nurses as requested by Director of Nursing.
• Complies with Agency dress code policy.
• Maintains efficient flow of Agency work by reporting to work at assigned or scheduled times; follows procedures for notification of absence or time off requests.
• Maintains current TB testing (refer to Health Screening Policy).