Registered Nurse

Zion's Way Home Health Care- St George•Hildale, UT

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse plans, organizes, and directs home care services, drawing on nursing experience and community health education or experience to meet the needs of individuals and families in their homes and communities. The role includes assessing patients and families, developing and updating plans of care, providing and coordinating nursing care, communicating with physicians and community health professionals, and supervising home health aide care. The nurse may serve as a case manager when assigned by the Clinical Supervisor and participates in on-call duties as defined by policy.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
One to two years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting.
Current state licensure and CPR certification.
Excellent observation, verbal communication, written communication, problem-solving, and basic math skills; nursing skills must meet the competency checklist.
Licensed driver with an automobile in good working order and insured according to the organization’s requirements.
Able to perform prolonged or considerable walking or standing; lift, position, or transfer patients; lift supplies and equipment; and perform considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, or crouching.
Visual acuity and hearing sufficient to perform required nursing skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.
One year of home health care experience.
Management experience is not required; the role includes responsibility for supervising home health aides.

Responsibilities

Complete initial assessments of patients and families, including physical assessments and histories of current and previous illnesses, to determine home care needs.
Regularly reevaluate patients’ nursing needs.
Initiate and revise plans of care as patient status and needs change.
Use health assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses.
Develop care plans with goals based on nursing diagnoses and therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions, involving patients and families in the planning process.
Initiate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures; administer prescribed medications and treatments; and provide direct patient care in accordance with the State Nurse Practice Act.
Counsel patients and families regarding nursing and related needs.
Provide health care instructions to patients as appropriate to the assessment and plan of care.
Identify discharge-planning needs during care-plan development and implement discharge planning before discharge.
Serve as Case Manager when assigned by the Clinical Supervisor and coordinate care for the assigned caseload.
Prepare clinical notes and update the primary physician when necessary and at least every 60 days.
Communicate patient needs and condition changes to physicians and obtain or receive physician orders as required.
Communicate with community health-related professionals to coordinate the care plan.
Participate in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
Ensure arrangements are made for equipment and other necessary items and services.
Instruct, supervise, and evaluate home health aide care every two weeks.