RN (Per Visit), VNA Of Cape Cod, Nantucket

Cape Cod Healthcare•Nantucket, MA

4h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) for VNA of Cape Cod in Nantucket is responsible for providing comprehensive patient care in a home care setting. This includes evaluating clinical needs, developing and implementing patient care plans, coordinating with inter-disciplinary teams, and ensuring timely and accurate documentation. The role involves managing HHRG values, supervising Home Health Aides, communicating patient condition changes to medical providers, and planning appropriate patient discharges.

Requirements

Successful passage of VNA pre-hire medication test
Current RN license in Mass. and other related credentials to meet specialty.
Minimum one (1) year of nursing experience required or 6 months of nursing experience with a BSN.
CPR certification required.

Nice To Haves

Home care and IV experience
computer skills
BSN preferred

Responsibilities

Maintain annual HHRG values at the National Standard as appropriate.
Utilize HHRG values to establish visit frequency and to establish appropriate interdisciplinary utilization.
Annual outcomes meet National Benchmarks.
Refers to community resources as appropriate.
Evaluates the clinical needs of the patient; initiates, develops, implements and makes necessary revisions to the patient's plan of care; addresses all problems in the plan of care and documents accordingly.
Participates in inter-disciplinary patient case conferences; evaluates effectiveness of established plan of care.
Instructs and provides documented supervision of the Home Health Aide plan of care every 14 days.
Notifies MD/other involved care providers of significant changes in the patient’s condition.
Completes admission and other paperwork on a timely basis.
Records narrative documentation to reflect skilled care. Documentation is clear, concise and addresses specifics of teaching, direct care and response of patient / caregiver.
Obtains and clarifies valid MD orders for all care delivered.
Plans and coordinates discharges appropriately and informs patient/MD and records disposition of patient in the discharge summary. Completes all appropriate discharge paperwork.
All other duties as assigned.