Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse (RN)

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a licensed medical professional who performs duties related to supervising the Client's Personal Care Worker (PCW). These duties include but are not limited to supervision, training, evaluating, development and implementation of a plan of care for CAREPROS'S Clients. These duties are performed under the supervision of the Executive Director or CEO.

Major Responsibilities and Job Functions:

• Assess and evaluate the need for services and make referrals to other services as appropriate.
• Secure written orders from the Client's physician. These orders are to be renewed once every three months unless the physician specifies that orders covering a period up to one year are appropriate or when the Client's needs change, whichever occurs first.
• Develop a plan of care for the Client, considering the Client's preferences for service arrangements and choice of personal care workers, interpret the plan to the PCW, include a copy of the plan in the Client's health record, and review the plan at least every 60 days and update it as necessary.
• Ensure services are performed according to a written plan of care. The plan shall be based on the RN's visit to the Client's home and shall include:
• Review and interpretation of the physician's orders.
• Frequency and anticipated duration of service.
• Evaluation of the recipient's needs and preferences; and
• Assessment of the recipient's social and physical environment, including family involvement, living conditions, the recipient's level of functioning and any pertinent cultural factors such as language.
• Review the plan of care, evaluate the Client's condition, and supervise the PCW at least every sixty (60) days. The review shall include a visit to the recipient's home, review of the PCW's daily written record and discussion with the physician of any necessary changes in the plan of care.
• Develop appropriate time and service reporting mechanisms for personal care workers and instruct the workers on their use.
• Give the PCWs written instructions about the services to be performed and arrange for an appropriate person to demonstrate to the personal care worker how to perform the services.
• RN Travel to Client's home to perform the above duties and report back to the supervisor the status of the Client's care with recommendations for improvement when necessary.
• Performs other tasks as designated by their Executive Director, or CEO.