RN - Home Health (Field) - Northeast (NE) San Antonio

About the role

Home Nursing & Therapy Services (HNTS) is a locally owned and operated home health agency proud to be celebrating 42 years of serving Bexar County and the surrounding areas. Since 1982, we have been providing the highest quality home health services to individuals living in San Antonio, Texas and the surrounding areas. We strive to become the highest quality home health agency, by continuing to provide superior home health services and to do that, WE NEED YOU!

Primary Responsibilities

• Performs nursing assessments and develops, implements and evaluates plans of care in conjunction with the physician, patient and caregivers per agency policy and procedure.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the plan of care, the patient’s response to care and outcomes of care and revises the plan of care as needed.
• E-reviews patient nursing needs to include on-going assessments using the OASIS data set at appropriate time points.
• Provides skilled nursing services that require substantial and specialized nursing care including medication administration, wound care, therapeutic treatments, and skilled teaching as ordered and indicated.
• Provides patient health teaching and health counseling regarding the disease process(es), self-care techniques and prevention and involves the patient’s significant others in accomplishing health goals while promoting patient/family independence.
• Participates in health promotion and disease prevention activities.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures following the physician’s plan of care.
• Collaborates with the Patient Care Coordinator (PCC) to include recommendations for additional home health care services for patients to within 24 hours of Start of Care (SOC).
• Affirms patient condition during every home health care visit; ensures assessments are communicated to the Clinical Team Manager on a daily basis; nursing interventions are implemented to meet patient needs and changed conditions.
• Plans and implements patient health teaching and health counseling regarding the disease process(es), self-care techniques and prevention and involves the patient’s significant others in accomplishing health goals while promoting patient/family independence.
• Documents all communications with the patient, family, physician, PCC, pharmacy, other disciplines, and appropriate others as indicated on communication notes.
• Prepares a written plan for the Home Health Aide to follow, if applicable.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Minimum of 1 year of nursing experience.
• Minimum of 1 year in Home Health.
• Current License as an RN in the state of Texas.
• Travel is required; must have a reliable car w/current insurance coverage and a current driver’s license.
• Current TB Test.
• Current CPR certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual (Spanish).
• IV Certification.
• Knowledge of Axxess EMR Home Health Software.
• Home Health and OASIS experience preferred.