RN - Home Health

Profession: Nursing

Specialty: Hospice RN, Home Health RN

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: Sunday
- Thursday

Hours per Shift: 8am - 4pm

Experience: Minimum 2 years

License: RN License required

Certifications: Valid BLS Certification

Must-Have:

• Experience in Hospice and Home Health nursing

Description:

Home Care and Hospice coverage needed.

Effectively fills out and completes documentation in accordance with policies and procedures, and State and Federal regulations.

Demonstrates knowledge of, and keeps up-to-date on changes to documentation requirements as needed.

Ensures documentation is completed in accordance with practice guidelines.

Utilizes the nursing process to assess patient/caregiver needs in order to provide quality care to assigned patients, in accordance with evidence-based practice and relevant regulations.

Develops and communicates a realistic plan of care for each patient and includes the patient/caregivers in the care plan process.

Serves as Case Manager for assigned patients and actively manages case loads and visit times in accordance with productivity standards.

Implements medical plan of care, nursing interventions, and procedures as necessary to ensure safe and effective quality of care for patients.

Stays up-to-date on a variety of high-tech skills; IV use and maintenance, complex wound care, etc.

Takes action to ensure infection control standards are maintained throughout the plan of care.

Works collaboratively with LPNs to ensure that the plan of care is followed and delegates tasks as needed to meet patient needs.

Consistently reviews documentation, annotates visit notes, and acts on recommendations in accordance with department policies.

Evaluates various aspects of the implemented plan of care, including identified problems, care provided, and patient responses to ensure overall quality of care.

Maintains accurate documentation of nursing care provided to ensure effective integration of information for the healthcare team.

Follows agency protocols regarding processes, including visit completion and documentation.

Performs patient and caregiver education to ensure informed decision-making regarding medications, treatment options, and discharge instructions.

Identifies inter-disciplinary needs of the patient and documents accordingly, communicating information to other disciplines in a timely manner.

Completes all agency, state, and federal forms accurately and in a timely manner.

Carries out visits efficiently, ensuring that supervisory visits are not combined with routine visits whenever necessary.

Assesses patients' needs for HCA services and develops and coordinates plans of care with patients/caregivers.

Transmits patient incident reports to quality improvement specialists as needed.

Coordinates safe patient discharges and/or transfers, ensuring all appropriate paperwork is processed.

Coordinates a wide variety of patient care with providers and team members to support the recommended plan of care.

Participates in monthly peer review audits and accepts feedback professionally.

Proactively schedules and facilitates case conferences with team members to maximize effective communication.

Advocates for patient care issues to ensure quality of care is sensitive to each specific patient and family's needs.