Weekend Admissions RN Elite Home Health & Hospice

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Remote, Idahotime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 3 Days Agojob requisition :
JR57446

The registered nurse plans, organizes and directs home health care and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience.  The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individual and families within their homes and communities.
** DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
**** Patient Care*** ### Completes an initial, comprehensive and ongoing assessments of patient and family to determine home health needs.* ### Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).* ### Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process.* ### Assesses and evaluates patient’s status by:
Writing and initiating plan of care* ### Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary* ### Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.* ### Develops a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnoses and incorporates rehabilitative nursing actions.* ### Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.* ### Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
* ### Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician’s plan of care.* ### Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.* ### Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.* ### Assists the patient with the activities of daily living and facilitates the patient’s efforts toward self-sufficiency.* ### Acts as Case Manager and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.
** Communication
* ** Completes, maintains and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient’s condition and care given.
* Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate.
* Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physicians’ orders as required.
* Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan.
* Teaches the patient and family/caregiver self-care techniques as appropriate.
* Provides medication, diet and other instructions as ordered by the physician and recognizes and utilizes opportunities for health counseling with patients and families/caregivers.
* Works in concert with the interdisciplinary group.
* Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient.
* Assists the patient and family/caregiver and other team members in providing continuity of care.
* Works in cooperation with the family/caregiver and Home Health care team to meet the emotional and physical needs of the patient and family/caregiver.
* Attends Case Conference meetings.
** Additional Duties
*** Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
* Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
* Supervises ancillary personnel and delegates responsibilities when required.
* Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and in-service classes.
* Fulfills the obligation of requested and/or accepted case assignments.
* Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
* Other duties as assigned.

The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by the employee of this job.  The employee may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.
** JOB REQUIREMENTS (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)
*** Graduate of National League for Nursing accredited school of nursing.
* Minimum of two years of experience, at least…