Staff Nurse - Home Health Weekender

Fisher-Titus Medical Center•Norwalk, OH

10d

About The Position

Weekend position - 12 hr shifts Saturday and Sunday with additional 8hrs paid weekly to equal 32hrs/week. 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.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Associate degree
Two years of professional nursing experience in hospital or community health nursing prefered.
Current RN licensure by the State Board of Nursing in the State of Ohio.
CPR certification/BLS.
Current State of Ohio drivers license
Reliable transportation and auto liability insurance.
Ability to care for patients of all ages to include neonates, children, adults, adolescent and geriatric population.
Ability to communicate effectively with patients and families, other members of the home health care team, the medical staff and the community.
Ability to work independently in providing patient care and carrying out duties

Nice To Haves

OASIS knowledge helpful
Point-of-care device experience

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.
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.
Appropriately utilizes ICD-10 codes.
Positively represents the department in interdepartmental interactions.