• The rehabilitation nurse in the home setting provides client-driven care as part of a continuum between other healthcare settings and the client's home• Possesses the specialized knowledge and clinical skills necessary to provide care for people with physical disability and chronic illness• Assesses the appropriateness of a client's admission to, and the delivery of rehabilitation services in, the home environment• Performs hands-on nursing care by utilizing the nursing process to achieve quality outcomes for clients• Provides direction and supervision of ancillary nursing personnel, demonstrates professional judgment, uses problem solving techniques and time-management principles, and delegates appropriately• Helps the client, the client's family and caregivers safely adapt to changes in lifestyle necessitated by the disabling condition• Implements rehabilitation nursing care based on scientific knowledge, home care standards, and rehabilitation principles that are safe and appropriate to the home care environment• Advocates for clients and their families or caregivers and supports them with end of life decisions• Provides education and training for the client, family and caregivers on safe use of new and existing adaptive equipment• Coordinates nursing care activities in collaboration with other members of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team to facilitate achievement of overall goals• Coordinates a holistic approach to meeting patient's medical, vocational, educational, and environmental needs• Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills to develop a rapport with clients, their families, and health team members and to ensure the fulfillment of requirements for legal documentation and reimbursement• Acts as a resource and a role model for nursing staff and participates in activities such as nursing committees and professional organizations that promote the improvement of nursing care and the advancement of profession