RN - Home Health Care Visits - New Grads Welcomed!

Role and Responsibilities

Administer direct skil l ed nursing care to patients , in accordance with physician’s orders .

Essential Functions

• Provide hands-on , skilled nursing care in accordance with physician’s orders .
• Provide health education to the patient and family .
• Assess patient response to the plan of care interventions and communicate changes to the case manager .
• Collaborate and share findings with the multidisciplinary care team .
• Document those services rendered to the patient, note changes in the patient’s condition and/or family and home situations.
• Document communication with case manager and physician.
• Meet visit productivity requirements and conduct other home visits (SOC/ROC, recertifications, discharges) as requested by clinical manager .
• Other duties as assigned.

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; and nothing in this herein restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Education Requirements

• Former LPN license required.
• Current, valid R N license issued by NYS Department of Education .

Qualifications and Requirements

• LPN experience preferred .
• Valid and unexpired NYS Driver’s License .
• C urrent C PR c ertification .
• Strong c ommunication and d ocumentation s kills .
• Critical thinking skills , and ability to function autonomously .
• Clinical Competency of nursing skills .
• Works as team player and collaborates with the patient care team .

Work Environment

The RN Procedure Nurse is primarily in a non-office setting and may be exposed to outdoor conditions.

The working conditions are classified as medium work:

• Medium work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Medium work involves sitting and standing.

Physical Requirements

The following is a description of the physical requirements on a daily basis for the RN Procedure Nurse. While performing the duties of the job the employee is regularly expected to:

• Stand
• Sit
• Hear
• Walk
• Talk
• Stoop or kneel
• Repetitive motion

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

EOE/AA Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran

M-F Fulltime

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