PRN (RN) Home Health Case Manager - Shelby County, AL- ProHealth Home Health & Hospice

ProHealth Home Health and Hospice • Hoover, AL

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About The Position

A Registered Nurse administers skilled nursing care to patients on an intermittent basis in their homes, in accordance with physician orders and the plan of care, under the direction and supervision of the Director of Clinical Services/Nursing Supervisor. The position serves patients in Shelby County, Alabama, for ProHealth Home Health & Hospice.

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing.
• Current nursing license in the state or states where practicing.
• Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.
• Acceptance of the Agency's philosophy and goals.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide services in accordance with each patient's plan of care.
• Make initial evaluation visits and regularly reevaluate patients' nursing needs.
• Initiate plans of care and necessary revisions.
• Provide services requiring substantial specialized nursing skills.
• Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Prepare clinical and progress notes for each patient visit and timely summaries of care conferences, in accordance with Agency policy.
• Coordinate services.
• Inform personnel of changes in patients' conditions and needs.
• Counsel patients and their families or significant others regarding nursing and related needs.
• Participate in and present in-service programs.
• Understand and follow established Agency policies and procedures.
• Process orders and notify physicians of patient needs and changes in condition; complete certification and recertification orders and discharge summaries.
• Determine the amount and type of nursing needed by each patient.
• Refer patients who require specialized skills to Physical Therapists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, and Medical Social Workers.
• Supervise and teach other nursing personnel.
• Conduct patient care conferences for assigned patients.
• Participate in peer review and Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement activities as assigned.
• Provide total patient care as needed.
• Take on-call duty nights, weekends, and holidays, as assigned.
• Complete and submit OASIS assessments, reassessments, transfers, resumptions of care, discharges, and significant-change-in-condition documentation within Agency-defined time frames.
• Use ICD-10 codes appropriately.

What This Job Offers

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