Case Management, Disease, Home Care, Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse, Medicaid, Medical Records, Medicare, Medications, Nursing, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Patient Education, Registered Nurse (RN), Regulations, Seminars, Treatment Plan
- Flexible Scheduling
- Competitive Compensation
- Careers Advancement Qualifications/Educational Requirements:
- Be a registered nurse (R.N.) with a current license.
- Minimum of one year of nursing experience as a R.N.
- Work positively and favorably with patients, families, and staff.
Responsibilities/essential functions: The person in this position must be able to perform the following essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations.
- Perform the initial home care patient visit and re-evaluate the patient’s needs and progress on a regular basis. *
- Initiate the plan of care under doctor’s orders. *
- Perform admission, transfer, re-certification, resumption of care, and discharge Oasis for the home care patient. *
- Observe, assess, and document symptoms. *
- Monitor reactions and patient progress. *
- Educate patients and caregivers on disease process, medications, plan of care, and individualized treatment plans. *
- Educate patients and caregiver on techniques for in home health care. *
- Coordinate patient services. *
- Supervise LVNs and HHA’s. *
- Notify the physician and other personnel (Clinical Manager, Therapist, and Case Manager) of change in the patient’s condition. *
- Perform skill outline in the agency’s approved policy and procedure manual. *
- Discharge the patient from skilled nursing services when the discharge criteria have been met. *
- Case conference clinicians providing care to ensure coordination of care. *
- Update clinical records according to policy and procedures. *
- Update knowledge and skills by attending in-service programs, continuing education programs, seminars, and self-study programs annually. *
- Provide onsite supervision of LPN/HHA. *
- Adhere to Medicaid and Medicare regulations.
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