Registered Nurse (RN)

By: Marlena Lopez | Tags: | Comments: 0 | October 26th, 2022

Under the general supervision of the RN Manager, she/he provides intermittent skilled nursing services; communicates the patient’s progress with other disciplines and directs, supervises and instructs non-professional home health aide staff in the provision of personal care to the patient.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

 

1. ls currently licensed in the State of Texas or in accordance with the Board of Nurse Examiners rules for Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), and

 

1. One year experience as a professional nurse preferred

 

1. Ability to work in a field setting and exhibited ability to make sound nursing judgments

 

1. Ability to assess patient needs and formulate individualized patient care plans to meet those need

 

1. Effective communication skills

 

1. Must have and maintain an automobile to be used for

 

1. Is able to meet physical demand of standing, bending, lifting, stooping or performing other work requiring light physical exertion (up to 30 pounds) on a continuous basis (over 50% of time); or moderate physical exertion (30 to 50 pounds) on a frequent basis (16% to 50% of time); or physical exertion on an occasional basis (up to 15% of time).

 

DUTIES:

 

1. Under the physician’s order, admits patients eligible for home care servic

 

1. Assess and evaluates patient needs/problems, identifies mutually agreed upon goals with patients.
2. Reports patient status and need for other disciplines to agency RN Clinical Manager and referring physician.

 

1. Develops patient care plan that specifically addresses identified patient problems; nursing problems and goals. Updates care plans on an ongoing basis; revises and resolves patient problems and goals as changes occur and/or

 

1. Admit paperwork and patient care plan submitted to RN Clinical Manager within regulatory time frame
2. Assures that all admit paperwork is completed in full for timely data entry of the Plan of care/plan of treatment information.

 

1. Provides intermittent skilled nursing services including assessment, evaluation, procedures, teaching and training activities as outlined in the patient Plan of Treatment.

 

1. Provides skilled nursing visits according to visit schedule and notifies agency of need to alter schedule in any way.
2. Reports significant findings to patient’s physician and RN Clinical Manager as they

 

1. Submits completed skilled nursing notes, communication notes and home health aide supervisory notes per

 

1. Submits change orders to RN Clinical

 

1. Submits recertification paperwork by the due date provided by the RN Clinical

 

1. Schedules a Clinical case conference with assigned RN Clinical Manager to review patient’s needs, problems, level of care and any changes in Plan of care/ plan of treatment for next cert period.

2. Completes communication note-documenting plans for recertification were discussed and agreed upon

between the physician, patient, and RN Clinical Manager.

3. Completes other required documents for recertification: new Medication Profile, updates Care Plan, and updates or completes new Home Health Aide care plan, if applicable.
4. Performs HCA supervisory visit at least every 14 da
5. Completes Discharge Summary within 5 days of patient discharge or

 

1. Effectively communicates with all members of the healthcare

 

1. Acts as a patient advocate and as such, is a liaison to assist in communicating the patient’s needs to the multidisciplinary

 

1. Supervises the home health aide every 14 Provides direction and instruction as it relates to provision of personal care and related support services.

 

1. Completes documentation on Home Health Aide supervisory
2. Reports identified performance related problems; patient complaints and/or deviation from the Home Health Aide instruction sheet to the RN Clinical Manager.

 

1. Acts as a preceptor in the orientation of new nursing

 

1. Attends staff meetings and educational in-services per agency

 

1. Continually strives to improve nursing care by broadening knowledge through formal education, attendance at workshops, conferences and participation in professional and related organizations and individual research

2. Obtains contact hours as dictated by the State Board of
3. Attends at least 50% of the skilled nurse in-services and meetings provided by
4. ls responsible for obtaining information provided at skilled nurse in-services and meetings and demonstrates appropriate follow-up related to information given at meetings and in-services.

 

1. As applicable, participates in Performance Improvement program through submission of data collection as it relates to direct patient care problems and serving on Performance Improvement

 

1. Follows agency policies and

 

1. Participates in discharge planning
   1. Documents Discharge Planning beginning with admit and documents at least 2 weeks in advance instructions given related to discharge.
2. Completes:
   1. Patient Care Plan
   2. Discharge Nurse’s Note
   3. Discharge Summary within 5 days of patient discharge

And submit them along with other notes turned in per agency policy.

 

1. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.