Registered Nurse

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary:

Home Health Registered Nurse is responsible for providing quality home health services to clients referred to the agency. Through competent application of the nursing process and use of the accepted best practices, the RN provides and directs the provision of the home health nursing care based on the agency policies and procedures and state and federal mandates for a Medicare and/or Medicaid certified home health program.

Qualifications

*  Valid RN License
*  CPR and First Aid or BLS Certification
*  BCI and/or FBI

Responsibilities:

1. Supervises Personal care Aides, STNA's and CNA's

2. Make initial visits to the patient and every 6 months thereafter and provide those services substantial and specialized nursing skills in accordance with the plan of care, signed by the Physician. 

3. Demonstrate competency in all skills required for the agency. 

4. Evaluate and re- evaluates the needs of the patient; initiates , develops, implements and makes necessary revision to the patient's plan of care. Assesses the patient's continual care needs. Addresses all problems identified in the comprehensive assessment in the plan of care or provides evidence of a rationale for not doing so. 

5. Initiate diagnostic, preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures to the patients care and safety. Make referrals to other members on her care team by the needs of the patient or document by not doing so. 6. Observes signs and symptoms and reports changes in the patient's condition to the patients care team as often as needed. 

7. Teaches, supervises and counsels patients and family regarding home health nursing procedures and other care needs as appropriate to the patients conditions. Utilize educational material as appropriate. 8. Coordinates the plan of care and maintains continuity of patient care by acting as liaison with the patient care team that's assigned to the patient. 

9. Participate in all aspects of care including and ongoing development of the plan of care. Initiates patients' plan of care whenever needed to ensure good coordination of care. 

10. Delegates tasks for which they believe the PCA has the knowledge and skills to perform, taking into consideration training, cultural competence, experience and agency policies and procedures. 11. Supervises and teaches PCA, per police; assesses patients' need for unskilled care and revises plan of care as appropriate. 

WORKING ENVIRONMENT 

Works indoors in Agency offices and patient homes and travels to/from patient homes. During a state of emergency declared by the governor or a federal public health emergency, the PCA supervisor may conduct the initial visit by telephone, video conference, or in person at the individual's home, or if the client chooses a virtual visit.