Registered Nurse / LPN

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary : Provides and directs the provision of home nursing care, based on agency policies and procedures, through competent application of the nursing process.

Qualifications : Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Current license as a Registered Nurse or LPN in Ohio. Minimum of one (1) year of nursing with home care experience preferred

Essential Functions / Areas of Accountability : Able to work independently while consistently demonstrating competency with technical nursing skills but not limited to : assessment skills, teaching skills, drug therapy, infusion therapy, and wound care. Practices nursing with respect for individual, cultural and spiritual differences. Accepts patients in accordance with agency policy and agency ability to meet patient needs. Identifies and reports significant changes in patient status to the physician and other health care providers in a timely manner. Assumes assigned on-call responsibilities.

Job Performance :

• Maintains confidentiality in all aspects of the job.
• Is self-directed. Completes assigned tasks with accuracy and within agency time frames.
• Demonstrates the initiative to assist co-workers when work load permits.
• Is able to adapt to and accept change.
• Demonstrates knowledge of safety / infection control practices.
• Accepts responsibility for personal / professional development. Maintains professional licensure / certification where applicable. Identifies the needs for additional training.
• Documents legibly, timely, and according to agency documentation guidelines and standards.
• Participates in the agency’s Quality Assurance Program and identifies practices to improve outcomes and control costs. Reports questionable activities.
• Participates in the agency’s Quality Assurance Program and identifies practices to improve outcomes and control costs. Reports questionable activities.

Must maintain a current driver's license, reliable transportation and required automobile insurance.

Company Description

Home Health agency

Company Description

Home Health agency