Registered Nurse Per Visit

Responsibilities

• Provides assessment of physical, emotional, socio-economic needs and environmental needs of patients and their families.
• Identifies problems using patient database, nursing process, and physician’s plan of treatment.
• Develops a plan of care in collaboration with the patient and family based on the patient's needs and consistent with the physician's plan of treatment.
• Observes, evaluates, and reports to the physician the patient's physical and emotional condition, reaction to drugs or treatments, and changes in the patient's condition.
• Affords counseling to patients and families in basic principles of disease self-management and wellness and applies information from related fields such as nutrition, safety, education, and mental health.
• Performs screening and treatment procedures according to the patient's plan of care and maintains competency levels to provide care.
• Interprets findings of tests to individuals or families and makes appropriate referrals.
• Obtains laboratory specimens when indicated.
• Gives preventive immunization or treatments under medical supervision.
• Attends required continuing education courses.
• Participates in Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Working Conditions: Manual skills, motor coordination, and finger dexterity.

Occupational Risk: Significant occupational risk.

Physical Effort: Very heavy effort, may exert up to 50 lbs. force.

Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Credentials

• RN
• BLS

Other Information

Company: HQ Home Care-Certified

Org Unit: 1698

Department: Registered Nurse

Exempt: No

Salary Range: $70.00 per visit, $90.00 evaluation visits.