Home Health RN - 247416

Overview

The Home Health RN will be handling roughly 30 patient cases where they will travel to patient homes (5-7 per day) to do in home assessments, wound care, medication administration and refills, patient education and helping to create a nursing care plan.

Responsibilities

• Completes initial evaluation visits, including history and physical exam.
• Regularly evaluates the patient's nursing needs.
• Develops nursing care plan and makes necessary revisions.
• Provides health services requiring substantial specialized nursing skills including appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Utilizes other community agencies and resources to provide comprehensive patient care.
• Coordinates additional health services provided to patient.
• Discuss changes in the patients' condition and needs with the physician and other appropriate personnel.
• Supports the patients' family in meeting the physical, psychosocial and other health needs of the patient.
• Oversees work of Home Health Aides as required in the patient's home.
• Provides community consultation and health education when appropriate.
• Keeps accurate records of patient's progress.
• Has overall responsibility for maintaining their patient's records according to Home Health Services' protocol.
• Participates in the regular case review meetings.
• Participates in the weekend / holiday rotation.
• Must provide a minimum of 25-30 patient encounters per week for a full-time position.

Requirements

Schedule / Shift