RN Home Care (PRN STATUS)
Location: Billings Montana
Description: RiverStone Health is employing RN Home Care (PRN STATUS) right now, this job will be placed in Montana. More details about this job opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. THIS POSITION IS PRN STATUS ONLY
Job Title: Home Care Registered Nurse
Department: Home Care
Reports To: RN Supervisor
Status: Non-exempt, PRN status as-needed
SUMMARY: The home care nurse is responsible for the delivery of quality patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse is responsible for oversees and directs patient care, case management, documentation and customer satisfaction of all patient care services. Duties include assessing the pat! ient's home environment, provide care and instruct the patient! and families. The home care patient can include those recovering from illness, accidents, surgery as well as the disabled, chronically ill, or cognitively impaired.
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
1. Ability to work independently and collaboratively to provide and direct skilled comprehensive nursing care and instruction for patients and families based on established clinical nursing practice standards.
This includes but not limited to:
- Administering care, treatments, medication in compliance with physician's orders
- Monitoring and interpreting symptoms diagnostic test and treatments developing a plan of care in collaboration with other health care providers
- Providing education to patients and families
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- Initiating the plan of care and priority setting to ensure effective and efficient patient care deliver and achievement.
- Consulting and coordinating with the health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient's plan of care.
- Following a plan of care that assures the patient and family needs are identified, prioritized, and met in order to achieve desired clinical outcomes/goals.
- Regularly reevaluates the patient's nursing needs and makes the necessary revisions in the plan of care.
- Teaches patients and families preventative care, disease prevention, medical and psychological care, and medication review.
- Monitors ongoing patient care, through care conferencing and review of documentation, to determine care, educational and discharge planning needs.
- Utilizes knowledge of patient's age and cultu! ral diversity in the provision of patient care and education needs.
5. Directs and supervises, including supervisory visits, within the area of responsibility including Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) and Certified Home Health Aides (CHHA).
6. Communicates a report to the appropriate health care team members for the continuation of care, including reporting any changes in patient's condition to the physician and family as needed.
7. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to patients of all age groupsâ€"must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development through the life span, possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status, and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's needs.
8. Maintains universal precautions guidelines and safety measures according to RiverStone Health policies and procedures
10. Experienced in Outcome and Assessment Information Set, OASIS-C, quality and reimbursement measures which include structure, process and outcomes.
11. Contributes to the provision of quality process through performance improvement techniques that demonstrates positive outcomes in patient care. Receives and works to resolve patient/family concerns/complaints.
12. Maintain knowledge of and compliance with current Medicare/Medicaid, state regulations and rules, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance and accreditation regulations for home health services.
13. Maintain and enhance professional growth and development through attendance in orientatio! n, continuing educational offerings as well as organizational education! al programs as requested.
14. Demonstrates interpersonal, cognitive, and technical competencies and standards of care consistent with the program's and organization's mission, values and services.
15. Ability to help cover needs in home care, private duty and hospice as assigned.
16. Must carry a program computer and telephone to receive and place calls for patient care operations during non-office hours when on call.
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This job starts available on: Sun, 01 Dec 2013 11:36:52 GMT