Home Health--Registered Nurse

Requirements

• Participates in and presents inservice programs.
• Processes orders and notifies physician of patient needs and changes in condition. Completes certification/recertification orders and discharge summaries.
• Understands and adheres to established Agency policies and procedures.
• Counsels the patient and family/significant others in meeting nursing and related needs.
• Informs personnel of changes in the condition and needs of the patient.
• Coordinates services.
• 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.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Provides those services requiring substantial specialized nursing skills.
• Initiates the plan of care and necessary revisions.
• Makes the initial evaluation visit and regularly reevaluates the patient’s nursing needs.
• Provides services in accordance with the plan of care.
• Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.
• Acceptance of philosophy and goals of this Agency.
• preferred.
• Two (2) years’ nursing experience
• Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing and currently licensed in the state(s) in which practicing.