Home Health Registered Nurse (RN) FT

Responsibilities

• Regularly re-evaluates patient nursing needs.
• Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
• Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Develops a care plan, which establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions.
• Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician.
• Counsels the patient and family with meeting nursing and related needs.
• Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan of care.
• Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient.
• Prepares clinical notes and updates the primary physician when necessary.
• Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports any changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physician’s orders as required.
• Communicates with community health-related persons to coordinate the care plan.
• Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
• Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of home health care experience.
• Current RN IL license and CPR certification.
• Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, basic math skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.
• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state/or organization requirements and is in good working order.
• Prolonged or considerable walking or standing.
• Able to lift, position or transfer patients.
• Able to lift supplies and equipment.
• Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling or crouching.
• Visual acuity and hearing to perform required nursing skills.