RN Admission Nurse

Bridgeport, WV - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 5 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: RN Admission Nurse

Department: Mozaic Home Care

Supervisor: Clinical Director

Job Objective:

The RN/Admission Nurse is responsible for the initial assessment and admission of the home care patient and the development of the initial plan of care (POC). Responsible for the observation assessment nursing diagnosis counsel care and health teaching of patients and their caregivers.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Degree in Nursing (AD or BSN)

Experience: 1 year in a clinical setting home care experience preferred

Licensure: Registered Nurse valid in CT

Essential Job Functions:

Admission of patients for service including the comprehensive assessment
Medication reconciliation
Accurate completion of OASIS assessment
Development of Initial Plan of Care (POC) including visit frequency
Communication and coordination with primary care physician to establish POC.
Health teaching regarding medications equipment and disease process/management with patient and caregiver
Communication with other members of the care team (i.e. clinical supervisors therapists aide supervisor) to ensure effective hand-off for ongoing care.
Order necessary supplies for timely and effective care

Physical and Mental Requirements:

Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time.
Ability to speak clearly and be understood.
Able to hear sounds within some background of noise as in answering the phone intercom etc.
Visual acuity to see computer and read printed documents.
Ability to concentrate on fine details with interruptions.
Ability to attend to tasks/functions for more than 60 minutes at a time.
Ability to understand and relate to the reasons behind several related concepts.
Ability to remember multiple tasks /assignments given to self and others over long periods of time.
Ability to perform gross body coordination such as walking stooping filing etc.
Ability to perform tasks which require hand eye coordination such as keyboard skills writing or picking up paper.

Environmental Conditions:

Rare exposure to blood body tissue or fluids.
Possible exposure to high/low temperatures.

Job Title: RN Admission NurseDepartment: Mozaic Home CareSupervisor: Clinical Director Job Objective: The RN/Admission Nurse is responsible for the initial assessment and admission of the home care patient and the development of the initial plan of care (POC). Responsible for the observation assessm...