Home Health RN/LPN

PorchLight Services•Huron, SD

About The Position

Independent Health Solutions the registered nurse is responsible for the delivery of patient care services through coordination, implementation, and supervision of the patients. The registered nurse follows the POC and supervises the staff delivering care. The registered nurse participates in quality improvement activities within the Agency promoting overall compliance with State and Federal guidelines and professional standards of practice.

Requirements

Must be a registered nurse with a current licensure to practice nursing in the state.
Minimum of two -years experience, prefen -ed at least one of which is in the area of public health or home health nursing but not required.
Current valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
Maintains a current CPR certification.
Self -directed and able to work with minimal supervision.
Demonstrates excellent observation, problem solving, verbal and written communication skills; nursing skills per
competency checklist.
Shows ability to organize and prioritize workload independently.
Management experience not required. May be responsible for supervising home health aides.
Maintains responsibility to develop professional self -attend seminars, and identify self -learning needs, collaborates with agency leaders in meeting learning needs.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates leadership and provides direction to members of the patient care team through case management of patient home health episode of health care.
Case management of patient services including:
Intake and coordination of a referral form an acceptable referral source.
lnitial in home evaluations and/or assessment.
Establish the patients individualized treatment and medical record baseline.
Collaborate with physicians, other agency staff: and contract services to coordinate and implement the POC.
Supervises the implementation of the POC and the quality of care delivered to the patient.
Provides in home supervision of Home Health Aide Services at least every 14 days for patient receiving aide services and documents the visit in the medical record.
Provides supervision of LPN's assigned to patient caseload, through directing the implementation and evaluating the effectiveness of the nursing care and patient's plan of treatment.
Re -evaluating the patient plan of treatment at least every 60 days, and when there is a change in the patient condition, and after a hospital stay, and a time of discharge revising the Plan of Treatment as needed to achieve patient goals.
Documents direct patient services, coordination and collaboration with physician and other disciplines or provides in the care of the patient, ensuring document is complete, and complies with acceptable home health standards and Agency policy.
Facilitates active and effective communication with team members as demonstrated through leadership of patient case conferences staff education or in services, and timely clinical decisions which provide guidance in the delivery of patient care.
Documentation is timely and meets professional standards of practice, establishes compliance with state regulations and Medicare conditions of participation.
Reviews caseload charts documentation at least eve,y 60 days to ensure compliance assess patient progress and effectiveness of care delive1y in meeting patient goals.
Provides patients and staff supervision 24 hours a day when assigned on -call.
Collaborating with leadership/management team and office staff to facilitate timely office processing of paperwork and
personnel information.
Actively participates in Agency quality improvement activities.
Promote the Agency and services to the public, paiticipate in physician and community education related to services provided by the agency as registered.