Registered Nurse (Home Health)

Registered Nurse

Indianapolis, IN (patient homes located near west and south Indianapolis) Full-Time Salary: ~$85k

Duties

To provide nursing care in accordance with the patient's plan of care to include comprehensive health and psychosocial evaluation, monitoring of the patient's condition, health promotion and prevention coordination of services, teaching and training activities and direct nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate total patient care by conducting comprehensive health and psychosocial evaluation, monitoring the patient's condition, promoting sound preventive practices, coordinating services and teaching and training activities.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing service to the patient and family on an ongoing basis.
• Perform admission, transfer, re-certification, resumption of care and discharge OASIS for the home care patient.
• Prepare and present patient's record to the Clinical Record Review Committee as indicated.
• Consult with the attending physician concerning alterations of Patient Care Plans, checks with the appropriate supervisor and makes changes, as appropriate.
• Coordinate patient services.
• Submit clinical notes no less often than weekly and progress notes and other clinical record forms outlining the services rendered as indicated.
• Submit a tally of patient care visits made each day.
• Participate in case conferences, discuss with the supervisor problems concerning the patients and how they may best be handled.
• Discuss with the appropriate supervisor the need for the involvement of other members of the health team such as the Home Health Aide, the Physical Therapist, the Speech Therapist, the Occupational Therapist, The Medical Social Worker, etc.
• Obtain orders for paraprofessional service and submits a referral to the appropriate personnel.
• Participate in the patient's discharge planning process.
• Cooperate with other agencies providing nursing or related services to provide continuity of care and to implement a comprehensive care plan.
• Participate in staff development meeting.
• Continually strive to improve his/her nursing care skills by attending in-service education, through formal education, attendance at workshops, conferences, active participation in professional and related organizations and individual research and reading.
• Participate in the development and periodic revision of the physician's Plan of Treatment and processes change orders as needed
• Submit clinical notes weekly, and progress notes and other clinical record forms outlining the services rendered.
• Participate in the patient's discharge planning process.
• Maintain an on-going knowledge of current drug therapy.
• Adhere to Federal, state and accreditation requirements including Medicare and Medicaid regulations.
• May be requested by Director of Nurses to fill in for the other nurses.

Job Conditions

• Must have a driver's license and be willing and able to drive to patient's residences.
• The ability to access patients' homes which may not be routinely wheelchair accessible is required. Hearing, eyesight and physical dexterity must be sufficient to perform a physical assessment of the patient's condition and to perform and demonstrate patient care.
• Physical activities will include, walking, sitting, stooping, and standing and minimal to maximum lifting of patients and the turning of patients.
• The ability to communicate both verbally and in writing is required as frequent communication by telephone and in writing in English is required.

Equipment Operation

Thermometer, B/P cuff, glucometer, penlight, hand washing materials.

Company Information

Has access to all patient medical records, personnel records and patient financial accounts which may be discussed with the Director of Nurses.

Requirements

Qualifications

1. Must be a graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
2. Must be licensed in the State of Indiana as a Registered Nurse.
3. One or more years of experience in community/home health agency or in a hospital setting are preferred.
4. Must have knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid guidelines.
5. Must have a working knowledge of home health care and the principles and techniques of professional nursing and required documentation that pertains to it.
6. Should be skillful in organization and in the principles of time management and have knowledge of management processes.
7. Must be able to contribute to the quality of care being rendered through constructive communication with nursing managers and staff.
8. Must have a criminal background check.
9. Must have a current CPR certification.