Home Health RN - Per Diem

Registered Nurse (RN)

Reports To: Clinical Supervisor

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 resources to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and families within their homes and communities.

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities

• Patient Care
• Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illnesses.
• Regularly re-evaluates patient nursing needs every 4 weeks.
• Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
• Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Develops a care plan, which establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician
• Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
• Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan of care.
• Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient.
• Acts as Case Manager when assigned by Clinical Supervisor and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.

Rates for RN visits:

Start of Care: $150.00

Discharge / Supervisory: $100.00

Re-certification: $100.00

Resumption of Care: $120.00