Anthem Hospice- On Call Registered Nurse

Key

Duties Include:

Follow Agency Policies and Procedures, Federal and State Regulations and Standards of Practice.

Attend Agency In-services, Case Conference, or other meetings as requested.

Provide skilled nursing services in accordance with the orders of a physician and under a plan of care in a patient’s  responsible for the observation, assessment, nursing diagnosis, counsel, care and health teaching of the ill, injured, or confined, and the maintenance of health and prevention of illness of others. (See Tactical Deliverables)
Records the health needs of the patient.

Performs and completes start-of-care assessment, medication profile, initiates Nursing or Home Health Aide plan of care, and/or Homemaker/Companion service plan and associated paperwork in accordance to agency policy.

Evaluates the effects of the care given and regularly reevaluates the patient’s nursing needs.

Evaluates and revises the plan of care, as necessary.

Provides those services requiring substantial specialized nursing skill based on the physician’s orders and the nursing diagnosis. Examples of such services include, but are not limited to; physical assessment, patient and family teaching, urinary catheter insertion.

Foster a positive relationship with patients/caregivers and doctors to improve patient outcomes.

Performance Responsibilities Although each position has its own unique duties and responsibilities, the following listing applies to every employee. All employees of the organization:

Will strive to improve patient outcomes.

Will strive to maintain positive internal and external customer service relationships.

Must be able to demonstrate effective leadership skills.

Must demonstrate effective communication skills by conveying necessary information accurately, listening effectively and asking questions when clarification is needed.

Must be able to be depended upon to plan and organize work effectively and ensure its completion.

Must be able to demonstrate reliability by arriving at work on time and taking breaks in expected time frames.

Will be expected to meet all productivity requirements.

Must be able to demonstrate team behavior and must be willing to promote a team-oriented environment.

Is expected to always represent the organization professionally.

Must be able to demonstrate initiative, strives to continually improve processes and relationships.

Will exercise necessary cost control measures.

Tactical Deliverables:

Notifies patient/clients prior to visit and communicates further visits scheduled.

Drives responsibly and safely to and from client’s home.

Schedules own time based on priorities and maintains productivity utilizing time management.

Provides appropriate and thorough service to patients/clients, ensuring proper completion of services in an accurate and timely manner and in accordance with agency policy.

Make the initial patient/client Start of Care (SOC) assessment within an appropriate time as scheduled by the agency.

Always demonstrates respectable customer service and professionalism.

Establishes Home Bound Status and document.

Provides skilled services and/or supervises, requiring substantial knowledge and skills in accordance with the Plan of Care (POC) and accepted standards of professional practice.

Determines discipline frequencies according to physician order and/or assessed needs.

Implement and adhere to physician’s orders where such orders are within the legal scope of professional nursing practice, performing venipuncture and/or obtaining specimen for lab and transport to appropriate testing site as ordered.

Obtains physician order or verbal orders for Start of Care (SOC) or Resumption of Care (ROC) or Recertification (RECERT) within twenty-four (24) to forty-eight (48) hours from time of service.

Notify physician with any changes with the initial plan of care (POC) and obtain any appropriate orders.

Provide teaching to patient/client and answer health-related questions and document patient/client/caregiver understanding of education.

Complete Home Health Nursing Aide care plan and make supervisory visits on Home Health Aides at least every fourteen days (14).Perform Supervisory visit at least every 30 days for…