Registered Nurse - Care

Day (United States of America) Registered Nurse - Care at Home

The Registered Nurse plans, organizes, and directs home care services and is experienced in nursing with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional nurse builds from the sources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and families within their homes and communities.

Current Florida Nursing License required

Must have at least one (1) years experience in home health care or the acute care setting

Nursing staff education experience preferred

Demonstrated effective organization and time management skills

Demonstrated ability/possession of interpersonal skills

Demonstrated excellent knowledge of current nursing and patient care practices and the ability to learn and teach new concepts

Demonstrated ability to apply nursing theories and trends appropriately in the clinical setting

Admits patient to service per established procedure:

Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs

Evaluates home environment to assure services can be safely provided in the home

Obtains a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness

Advises patient of rights on initial visit

Includes the patient and the family in the planning process

Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis

Develops a plan of care, which establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions

Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change

Furnishes services requiring substantial and specialized nursing skill through the initiation of appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures

Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician

Completes start-of-care and comprehensive assessments, and updates, within established time frames

Maintains the electronic clinical record for each patient receiving nursing care

Regularly re-evaluates patient's nursing needs

Revises plan of care based on changes in physician orders

Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan of care

Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs

Completes start-of-care and comprehensive assessments, and updates, (including a drug regimen review) within established time frames

Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient

Acts as Case Manager in all cases involving nursing or both nursing and therapy care when assigned by Clinical Supervisor and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload

Documents case conferences to demonstrate that effective interchange, reporting and coordination of patient care took place

Instructs, supervises and evaluates home health aide care provided every two (2) weeks

Maintains accepted standards of productivity