Registered Nurse-Full-Time

JOB DESCRIPTION

To provide nursing care, in accordance with the patient's plan of care, to include comprehensive health and psychosocial evaluation, monitoring of the patient's condition health promotion and prevention coordination of services, teaching and training activities and direct nursing care. RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Coordinate total patient care by conducting comprehensive health and psychosocial evaluation, monitoring the patient's condition, promotion sound preventive practices, coordinating services, and teaching and training activities.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing service, to the patient and family, on an ongoing basis.
• Perform admission, transfer, re-certification, resumption of care, and discharge of the home care patient.
• Prepare, and present, patient's record to the Clinical Record Review Committee, as indicated.
• Consult with the attending physician concerning alteration of Patient Care Plans with the appropriate supervisor, and make changes, as appropriate.
• Coordinate patient services.
• Submit clinical notes, no less than weekly, and progress notes and other clinical record forms, outlining the services rendered, as indicated.
• Submit a tally of patient care visits made each day.
• Participate in case conferences, discuss with the supervisor problems concerning the patients, and how they may best be handled.
• Discuss, with the appropriate supervisor, the need for the involvement of other members of the health team, such as Home Health Aide, the Physical Therapist, the Speech Therapist, the Occupational Therapist, The Medical Social Worker, etc.
• Other assigned duties.

QUALIFICATIONS :

• Must be a graduate from an accredited School of Nursing
• Must be licensed in the state of Pennsylvania, as a Registered Nurse.
• One, or more, years of experience, in a community / home health agency or in a home setting, is preferred.
• Must have knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid guidelines.
• Must have a working knowledge of home healthcare, and the principles and techniques of professional nursing, and required documentation that pertains to.
• Should be skillful in organization, and in the principles of time management and knowledge of management processes
• Must be able to contribute to the quality of care being rendered, through communication with nursing managers and staff.
• Must have criminal background check.
• Must have current CPR certification. Online certification is not acceptable.
• A car is required. Bilingual is a plus!!

We service clients throughout the Philadelphia area including the surrounding counties. We C.A.R.E. Home Health Agency LLC is an affirmative action an equal opportunity employer.