Home Health Registered Nurse (RN)- PRN
About The Position
The Home Health Registered Nurse works under the supervision of the Nurse Manager and Director and provides total nursing care to assigned patients on an intermittent visiting basis. The RN may work in a variety of settings, typically a home care setting, and in roles within Riverside Health System. The role uses communication, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making to develop care plans responsive to patients’ physiological, psychosocial, and cultural needs. The RN supervises and delegates work to non-professional personnel and demonstrates competence in addressing the age-related needs of the patient populations served. Working under leadership and with a multidisciplinary team, the RN helps provide comprehensive services and clinical care in accordance with Riverside Health System standards and facility goals and strategic plans.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse qualification.
- Virginia Department of Health Professions Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- CPR/BLS certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute within 30 days.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Drive a personal vehicle for Riverside Health System business at least 25% of the time to perform essential job functions.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
- Staff Nurse experience.
- Home Care experience.
Responsibilities
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the total nursing care of assigned patients on an intermittent visiting basis.
- Apply standards of practice relevant to the specialty or patient population served, such as medical-surgical care, hospice, or IV therapy.
- Develop initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of clients’ needs, including OASIS assessments at appropriate points.
- Supervise and delegate to non-professional staff, LPNs/LVNs, and Home Health Aides to ensure optimum patient care.
- Recognize and respond to emergency situations, evaluate support needs, and use available systems and resources to meet patient care needs.
- Complete required clinical documentation according to Riverside Health System standards, including locking patient notes and verbal orders and completing certifications and recertifications after multidisciplinary team meetings.
- Complete required documentation no later than the last day of the month to support timely billing.
- Implement and revise plans of care as needed; provide specialized nursing services and treatments; counsel clients and families; coordinate services; inform physicians and staff of changes in client needs; and plan patient discharge from services.
- Initiate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures and provide treatments that contribute to patients’ physiological and psychosocial outcomes and stability.
- Participate in case conferences and provide education to clients and families.
- Participate in training and support of team members, volunteers, and students as needed.
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