Staff Nurse - Home Health Temp

FTMC•Norwalk, OH

58d

About The Position

Caring For the Community You Love Choose a career to make a difference in people's lives every day, choose Fisher-Titus! Perks of working at Fisher-Titus: Hours of Work- Full time - Temporary Comprehensive Benefits Package- Medical & Dental coverage, 401K match, paid time off, tuition assistance and more! Shift, Weekend & PRN differential About Fisher-Titus: Fisher-Titus proudly serves the greater Huron County area's 70,000-plus residents by providing a full continuum of health and wellness care from heart and cancer care to outpatient services such as lab, imaging, and physical rehabilitation. Vision: Be the first choice for healthcare and employment within our community Mission: Deliver compassionate and convenient care to the highest level of excellence that promotes lifelong health and wellness for our community General Summary: The Staff 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 Clinical Manager/Administrator, and in accordance with departmental and agency guidelines and policies.

Responsibilities

Provides services in accordance with the plan of care.
Makes the initial evaluation visit and regularly reevaluates the patient's nursing needs.
Initiates the plan of care and necessary revisions.
Provides those services requiring substantial specialized nursing skills.
Initiates appropriate preventative 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 services.
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 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 assigned.
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 time frames.
Other duties as assigned.