In-Home Services RN

Responsibilities

• Triages participant and staff phone calls to determine priority of care and routes accordingly.
• Schedules outside appointments for participants when necessary.
• Assists in the examination, testing and treatment of participants.
• Completes certification/recertification orders and discharge summaries.
• Implements orders written by primary care physician(s).
• Instructs participants and family regarding medications and treatment instructions.
• Schedules specialist and other appointments for participants and assists in hospital admissions.
• Performs general nursing care on participants including administering prescribed medications and treatments.
• Documents all necessary information and maintains participant medical record(s) and fulfills agency charting and reporting requirements.
• Administers medications, provides training in self-administration of all non-scheduled medications and monitors medication compliance.
• Provides health counseling to participants and their families on an individual or group basis.
• Assists in the examination, assessment, evaluation testing and treatment of participants.
• Observes, records, and reports participant’s condition and reaction to drugs and treatments to physicians.
• Performs nursing care to clients in their place of residence.
• Assesses and re-assesses participants to determine individual needs and to ensure the least restrictive environment.
• Affirms the amount and type of nursing needed by each individual client.
• Ensures that quality care is delivered by home care team to site participants via periodic participant/caregiver inquiry, intermittent review of care plan, and trending of data from various reports/supervisory visits in collaboration with the Home Care Manager.
• Refers to Physical Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist and Medical Social Worker for those clients requiring their specialized skills.
• Supervises the LPN every 30-days and supervises the HHA/CNA every 14-days (or per regulatory requirements) and teaches other nursing personnel.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in nursing
• Current State issued Registered Nurses License
• Current First Aid and BLS certifications are required prior to hire.
• Acceptable vendors for certifications are from either American Heart Association and/or American Red Cross.
• Require personal transportation, current state issued driver’s license, good driving record and auto insurance as required by law.
• 1+ year working with the frail or elderly
• Preferred Bachelor’s degree in nursing
• Certification as a Gerontological Nurse
• 3 years of health care experience with emphasis in geriatrics
• Bi-lingual-Spanish, Russian, Punjabi or Hmong is a plus

Qualifications

• Required: Associate’s degree in nursing
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in nursing
• Required: Current State issued Registered Nurses License
• Required: Current First Aid and BLS certifications are required prior to hire.
• Required: Acceptable vendors for certifications are from either American Heart Association and/or American Red Cross.
• Required: Require personal transportation, current state issued driver’s license, good driving record and auto insurance as required by law.
• Required: 1+ year working with the frail or elderly
• Preferred: Certification as a Gerontological Nurse
• Required: 3 years of health care experience with emphasis in geriatrics
• Preferred: Bi-lingual-Spanish, Russian, Punjabi or Hmong

Skills

• Skilled in providing skilled nursing care
• Ability to triage and schedule appointments
• Knowledge of medications and treatment instructions
• Experience in administering medications and treatments
• Ability to provide health counseling
• Proficient in documentation and record keeping
• Experience in examining, assessing, evaluating and treating participants
• Ability to observe, record and report participant’s condition and reaction to drugs and treatments
• Experience in supervising LPN and HHA/CNA

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Short and long-term disability
• Life insurance and AD&D
• Flexible spending account
• 401(k) savings
• Paid time off
• Company-paid holidays

Pay

Salaries are determined by various factors such as qualifications, experience, and location, and do not include potential bonuses or benefits.

Schedule

Not specified

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Short and long-term disability
• Life insurance and AD&D
• Flexible spending account
• 401(k) savings
• Paid time off
• Company-paid holidays