Registered Nurse - Home Health - Hutchinson - Part-Time

Company: Interim HealthCare
Location: Hutchinson
Posted on: January 8, 2022

Job Description:

General Purpose:
To assure quality patient/client care and services are provided to in home clients. - Accountable for making decisions based on his/her educational preparation and experience in nursing.
Essential Functions:
Performs assessments and procedures, which require substantial specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skill based upon principles of psychological, biological, physical and social sciences.
Develops working relationships with discharge planners and social service workers.
Assesses and reviews the matching of employee skills to client needs.
Visits in home clients to evaluate the quality of care being provided and reviews clinical notes.
Completes nursing initial and ongoing assessments of all in home clients within specified deadlines.
Participates in ongoing interdisciplinary assessment of the patient.
Participates in the development and evaluation of the plan of care in partnership with the patient, representative (if any), and caregiver(s).
Obtains physicians plans of treatment and orders, and initiates their execution.
Provides services that are ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care.
Counsels and educates the patient/client and family in meeting healthcare related needs.
Completes timely and accurate clinical notes including addressing the patient's/client's progress.
Effectively communicates with other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team providing care to promote coordination of patient/client care and planning for discharge.
Communicates with all physicians involved in the plan of care and other health care practitioners (as appropriate) related to the current plan of care.
Supervises paraprofessional and licensed professional team members.
Secures equipment and supplies and coordinates placement for use in the home.
Refers to other services as needed.
Completes other assignments as requested and assigned.
Participates in Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program.
Participates in in-services or training, as requested.
Participates in the Office's Emergency Preparedness program, as requested.
Follows accepted standards of nursing practice.
Uses clinical decision making to efficiently and effectively manage an assigned patient population.
Accesses personal health information ("PHI") necessary to fulfill the above duties and responsibilities. - Access to use and ability to disclose PHI is further defined by each organization/department.

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