Registered Nurse (Home Health, HCHB, Oasis experience REQUIRED)

RN needed in Knoxville for 13 week contract assignment. Shift Requirements: MON-FRI 8-5, possible on call weekends Mileage reimbursement: 0.41 cents per mile Counties covered: Knox, Morgan, Blount Required Skills: Home Health, HCHB, Oasis, strong clinical skills in wound care, trach, PICC line care. Job Duties Observing, assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing support for well, chronic, or acutely ill individuals in a community or small facility setting. Working closely with other health professionals/providers in planning, implementing, and evaluating programs and services to address the health needs of persons served. Coordinating communications and actions of various disciplines as it relates to health and safety supports. Ensuring the ordering, reviewing, monitoring, discontinuation, and, if necessary, the disposal of medications as prescribed by the physician. Ensuring that policies addressing medication administration, medication errors, medication storage/access, and medication destruction are in place, reviewed annually, and revised as necessary. Ensuring progress reports are made to the physician when the client’s condition changes. Transcribing or ensuring transcription of physician phone orders and other medically related reports. Completing daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual nursing documents as/if required. Ensuring routine documentation of individuals’ health status in nurses’ notes. Ensuring that furnishings, equipment, and supplies are maintained within guidelines established to prevent the spread of disease. Directing and supervising the activities of the licensed practical/vocational nurse as needed. Ensuring that appointments for health-related issues are scheduled, completed, and that appropriate responses to findings are implemented in a timely manner. Maintaining communication with inpatient nursing and discharge coordinators when individuals served are hospitalized. Providing new employee training and annual recertification training for health and safety related topics. Ensuring unlicensed staff are trained on person‑specific issues as they relate to each individual’s health maintenance, safety, and disease prevention needs. Drug Screen, background check and updated immunization records are required. #J-18808-Ljbffr