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

ProHealth Home Health & 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 place of residence. Care is provided in accordance with physician orders and the plan of care, under the direction and supervision of the Director of Clinical Services/Nursing Supervisor. The role includes assessing patients’ nursing needs, coordinating and documenting care, communicating changes to physicians and agency personnel, and providing patient and family education. The nurse works in the agency office and patients’ homes and travels between them.

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing.
• Currently licensed in the state or states in which the nurse practices.
• Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.
• Accept the agency’s philosophy and goals.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of nursing experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide services in accordance with the plan of care.
• Make the initial evaluation visit and regularly reevaluate patients’ nursing needs.
• Initiate the plan 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, according to agency policy.
• Coordinate services.
• Inform personnel of changes in patients’ conditions and needs.
• Counsel patients and their families or significant others about nursing and related needs.
• Participate in and present in-service programs.
• Understand and adhere to 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 requiring 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 as assigned.
• Provide total patient care as needed.
• Take assigned on-call duty nights, weekends, and holidays.
• 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

• Education Level: No Education Listed