Admissions Registered Nurse

Job Description

Pay: $105,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Directly Supervises and Evaluates: Coordinates care provided by other professionals, and manages services provided by paraprofessionals serving patients

Description: Responsible for organizing and directing home care services to patients. Ensures appropriate coordination among all professional and paraprofessional services related to the care provided to the patient. Furnishes those services requiring substantial and specialized nursing skill. Must have NYS RN License.

JOB DUTIES /KNOWLEDGE

• Completes an initial assessment of the patient and family to determine home care needs

• Completes a comprehensive physical and psychosocial assessment of the patient

• Performs a comprehensive medication review, initiates and updates the Medication Profile as required

• Assesses home safety and makes suggestions when hazards are noted

• Arranges for services / supplies ordered and manages the coordination of other professional and paraprofessional services in the home

• Oversees the completion of the comprehensive Plan of Care in collaboration with the patient’s physician and other disciplines.

• Ensures cost effective utilization of service and quality of care by revising the treatment plan as necessary

• Performs all required OASIS documentation accurately and completely within the prescribed time frames.

• Performs a comprehensive patient reassessment as required but at a minimum of every sixty days.

• Provides the prescribed or emergency treatment in the home, ensuring physician orders are current

• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing services.

• Develops teaching strategies for patient/family/caregiver, providing instructions using accepted principles of learning

• Develops the Paraprofessional Plan of Care and effectively supervises paraprofessional staff servicing the patient as per agency policy

• Demonstrates sound judgment and independent problem solving skills

• Maintains knowledge of third party reimbursement criteria in planning the care

• Communicates effectively to other professionals within the agency and the patient’s physician and vendors

• Treats patients with dignity and respect and maintains a non-discrimination policy

• Maintains current, complete, timely and appropriate documentation; updates medical orders

• Obtains and utilizes available resources to provide the highest quality patient care

• Plans activities necessary for effecting discharge/transfer of patients

• Provides instruction and intervention to implement effective infection surveillance and control.

• Submits clinical notes within time frames required by Agency

• Develops an appropriate discharge plan. Identifies impediments and adjusts accordingly. Notifies all parties with agency guidelines

• Participation in the agency’s education, and quality and performance improvement activities

• Assists in the orientation and education of other nursing personnel as requested

• Collaborates with other clinical and business staff, other agency departments and outside agencies to achieve agency goals

• Takes responsibility for maintaining professional compliance, related medical and other related forms

• Participates in on-call duties as defined by Agency policy.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Current Registered Nurse licensure and registration in NY State

• One year of clinical experience preferred

• Home care experience preferred

• Experience with electronic medical record preferred

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent clinical skills

DEGREE OF TRAVEL

Continual