Registered Nurse

MHS Home Health•Overland Park, KS

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

Midwest Healthcare Services is looking to add Registered Nurses to our team! The ideal candidate will have a heart of service, compassion, strong organizational skills, ability to prioritize, and deliver compassionate care to our patients within our community.

Requirements

Must be a graduate from an accredited School of Nursing
Must be licensed, by the Kansas state board of nursing as a Registered Nurse
Must have a working knowledge of home healthcare and the principles and techniques of professional nursing and required documentation that pertains to it
Should be skillful in organization and in the principles of time management and have knowledge of management processes
Must be able to contribute to the quality of care being rendered through constructive communication with nursing managers and staff
Must have a criminal background check
Must have a current CPR certification
The ability to communicate well, both, verbally, and in writing, in English, is required.

Nice To Haves

One, or more, years of experience, in community/home health agency setting, is preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate total patient care by conducting comprehensive health and psychosocial evaluation, monitoring the patient's condition, promoting sound preventive practices, coordinating services, and teaching and training activities
Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing service to the patient and family, on an ongoing basis
Perform admission, transfer, re-certification, resumption of care, and discharge paperwork for the home care patient.
Prepare and present patient’s record to the Clinical Record Review Committee, as indicated
Consult with the attending physician concerning alterations of Patient Care Plans, check with the appropriate supervisor and make changes, as appropriate
Submit clinical notes, no less often than weekly, and progress notes, and other clinical record forms, outlining the services rendered, as indicated
Participate in case conferences, discuss, with the supervisor, problems concerning the patients and how they may best be handled
Discuss, with the appropriate supervisor, the need for the involvement of other members of the health team such as the Home Health Aide, the Physical Therapist, the Speech Therapist, the Occupational Therapist, The Medical Social Worker, etc.
Obtain orders for home health aide service and submit a referral to the appropriate personnel
Participate in the patient’s discharge planning process
Cooperate with other agencies providing nursing or related services to provide continuity of care and to implement a comprehensive care plan
Participate in staff development meeting
Continually strive to improve his/her nursing care skills by attending in-service education, through formal education, attendance at workshops, conferences, active participation in professional and related organizations, and individual research and reading
Participate in the development, and periodic revision, of the physician's Plan of Treatment and process change orders, as needed
Maintain an on-going knowledge of current drug therapy
Adhere to federal, state, and accreditation requirements
May be requested, by Director of Nursing, to fill in for the other nurses
Conduct an initial, and ongoing, comprehensive assessment of the patient’s needs, at appropriate time frames
Obtain a medical history from the patient, and/or a family member, particularly as it relates to the present condition
Conduct a physical examination of the patient, including vital signs, physical assessment, mental status, appetite, and type of diet, etc.
Evaluate the patient, family member(s), and home situation to determine what health teaching will be required
Evaluate the patient's environment to determine what assistance will be available from family members, in caring for the patient
Evaluate the patient's condition, and home situation, to determine if the services of a Home Health Aide will be required and the frequency of this service
Explain nursing, and other Agency, services to patients and families, as a part of planning for care
Develop, and implement, the nursing care plan
Provide nursing services, treatments, and preventative procedures requiring substantial specialized skill and ordered by the physician
Initiate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures, as appropriate for the patient's care and safety
Observe signs and symptoms and report, to the physician, reactions to treatments, including drugs, as well as changes in the patient's physical or emotional condition
Teach, supervise, and counsel the patient, and caregivers, regarding the nursing care needs and other related problems of the patient at home
Provide guidance, and supervision, to the LPN and supervises the LPN, per Agency policy
Participate in the educational experiences for student nurses
Participate in the planning, operation, and evaluation of the nursing service
Consults with the attending physician concerning alteration of the plan of treatment in consultation with the supervisor.
Submits a tally of visits made each day.
Discusses with the supervisor problems concerning the patients and possible resolution.
Discusses with the supervisor the need for involvement of other members of the health team such as the home health aide, physical therapist, speech therapist, occupational therapist, social worker, etc.
Coordinates total patient care.
Cooperates with other agencies providing nursing or related services to provide continuity of care and to implement a comprehensive care plan.
Prepare the care plan for the Home Health Aide
Supervise, and evaluate, the care given by the Home Health Aide, as needed, as per Agency policy
Submit, to the appropriate department/individual, a written evaluation of the Home Health Aides who are providing service to the patients, in his/her geographical area
Participate in periodic conferences, with the Home Health Aide supervisor, concerning the Aide's performance
Chart those services rendered to the patient, by the staff nurse, and changes that have been noted in the patient's condition and/or family and home situation, make revisions in the nursing care plan, as needed, record supervisory visits conducted with the Home Health Aide, evaluate patient care and progress, and close charts of discharged patients
Obtains orders for home health aide service and submits referral to appropriate personnel