Registered Nurse Part-time

Emerald Home Health provides in-home health services and in-home personal care. Emerald Home Health services Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington, and Westmoreland counties.

This position is a visiting nurse position.

REPORTS TO: Clinical Manager


JOB SUMMARY:


Plans, coordinates, provides and documents care for patients in compliance with applicable laws, regulations and standards and Agency policies and procedures. Adheres to Medicare and Medicaid regulations.


DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs initial and ongoing patient assessments in response to patients' needs and in accordance with physician orders.

• Initiates a written plan of care, re-evaluates and updates the plan as necessary.

• Provides skilled nursing care within the nursing scope of practice.

• Documents skilled care and/or services provided in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, and Agency policies and procedures.

• Initiates case conferences to discuss multidisciplinary team responsibilities, patient progress, plans for continued care, to assure patient care needs are met.

• Addresses and supports patient/family cultural practices, as long as such practices do not harm others or interfere with the planned course medical therapy.

• Promotes and provides patient/family/caregiver education using various verbal and written communication techniques that take into account the patient's/family's cultural, ethnic, and/or personal needs or preferences.

• Supervises Licensed Practical Nurses at least every 30 days and must include a visit to the patient's home with or without the LPN present.

• Supervises home health aides and ensures supervisory visits are performed every two weeks with or without the aide present, in the patient's home.

• Supervises homemakers and companion as required by state law.

• Plans patient discharge appropriately; provides information about community resources to address patient ongoing needs.

• Knowledgeable of federal, state regulations and Agency's policies and procedures regarding patient care.

• Coordinates patient care and/or services.

• Communicates with all members of the health care team, including physicians appropriately and in a timely manner.

• Notifies the physician and the Clinical Manager of any changes in the patient's condition and the need to modify the plan of care.

• Maintains currency of knowledge and skills.

• Participates in the Agency's Quality Assessment Performance Improvement program.

• Attends Agency meetings and in-service programs as required.

• Obtains appropriate number of continuing education credits to maintain re-licensure status.

• Maintains confidentiality of patient and Agency information at all times.

• May administer pharmaceuticals and or perform special treatments based on special education, experience, licensure/certification requirements. Qualifications may vary based on the Board of Nursing requirements for Registered nurses or Licensed Practical Nurses.

QUALIFICATIONS/PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state.

• Experience as an RN commensurate with one of the following:

• One (1) year acute care experience within the last two (2) years.

• One (1) year home healthcare experience within the last two (2) years - helpful.

• One-year community health or public health experience within the last two (2) years - helpful.

• One (1) year outpatient facility experience within the last two (2) years

• Current CPR card

• Current health certificate/physical examination and TB testing results

• Valid state driver's license and reliable automobile

• Proof of current automobile insurance

• Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position without compromising patient care.

Emerald Home Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.


It is the policy of Emerald Home Health to comply with all federal and state laws concerning the employment of persons with disabilities and to act in accordance with regulations and guidance issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Emerald Home Health will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals so that they can perform essential job functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the work place and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship on Emerald Home Health