Home Health RN (Addison, TX) ProHealth Home Health and Hospice

ProHealth Home Health and Hospice • Addison, TX

14h • Hybrid

About The Position

A Registered Nurse administers skilled nursing care to patients on an intermittent basis in their place of residence. This is performed in accordance with physician orders and plan of care under the direction and supervision of the Administrator/Alternate Administrator/Supervising Nurse/Alternate Supervising Nurse/Branch Director /Clinical Manager.

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing with active state license as registered nurse, or a multi-state license issued by a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) member state.
• Current drivers license.
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend English.
• Two (2) years’ nursing experience.
• Acceptance of philosophy and goals of this organization.
• Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.

Responsibilities

• Provides services in accordance with the plan of care.
• Makes the initial evaluation visit and regularly reevaluates the patient’s nursing care.
• Initiates the plan of care and necessary nursing procedures.
• Provides those services requiring substantial specialized nursing skill.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Prepares clinical and progress notes for each patient visit and summaries of care conferences on his/her patients in a timely manner as per Agency policy.
• Coordinates patient care.
• Informs personnel of changes in the condition and needs of the patient.
• Counsels the patient and family/significant others in meeting nursing and related needs.
• Participates in and presents inservice educational programs.
• Understands and adheres to established Agency policies and procedures.
• Processes orders and notifies physician of patient needs and changes in condition. Completes certification/recertification orders and discharge summaries.
• Determines the amount and type of nursing needed by each individual patient.
• Refers to Physical Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist and Medical Social Worker those patients requiring their specialized skills.
• Supervises and teaches other nursing personnel.
• Conducts patient care conferences on patients assigned to his/her care.
• Participates in peer review and Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement as appropriate.
• Gives total patient care as needed.
• Takes on-call duty nights, weekends and holidays, as assigned.
• Completes and submits OASIS assessments, reassessments, transfers, resumptions of care, discharges and significant change in condition in accordance with Agency defined timeframes.
• Appropriately utilizes ICD-10 codes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior