(Weekends Only) Registered Nurse - RN - Home Health

About the role

Professional Case Management, a leader in home healthcare, is seeking Registered Nurses in Tennessee to provide in-home healthcare services.

Responsibilities

• Initiate actions independently and responsibly to improve the quality of client care
• Perform client visits as assigned to provide skilled interventions with a focus for achieving realistic client outcomes within a specified time period
• Provide direct care and assign and/or delegate functions according to education and demonstrated competence
• Act as client advocate
• Assess and evaluate health status of assigned clients
• Collaborate with client, family/others, and other members of the healthcare team to identify client needs, and establish realistic goals of care
• Review plan of care on a regular basis to evaluate client response to plan, prioritize needs and modify plan to meet client’s current needs
• Develop, initiate, and document plan to provide client/family/other education and counseling
• Evaluate home environment and initiate plan to ensure a safe environment
• Institute standard policies and procedures to stabilize clients in an emergency situation
• Demonstrate competence with technical nursing skills
• Administer prescribed medications and IV therapy or provide client/family/other education regarding self-administration
• Evaluate client’s medications for potential interactions, duplication, adverse effects and non-compliance
• Initiate appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures
• Practice nursing with respect for individual, cultural, and spiritual differences
• Communicate interventions and client response to interventions effectively and in accordance with Agency requirements
• Report significant changes in client condition and needs to physician and other members of the team in a timely manner
• Maintain client records and clinical notes, showing systematic assessment, planning intervention and evaluation
• Coordinate services for the client as needed
• Participate in team meetings and clarify individualized reporting responsibilities with all new assignments
• Document legibly and according to Agency documentation guidelines and standards
• Maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job
• Create the schedule you want to work
• Rewarding one-on-one work with Patients in the comfort of their homes

Qualifications

• Graduate of a state-approved school of professional nursing
• BSN preferred
• Current, unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse in the state(s) of practice
• New graduate nurses are welcome to apply!
• Current CPR certification
• Current TB test