Registered Nurse RN Home Care

Shift: This position is a traditional Homecare RN Day shift 8:30 AM 5:00 PM Every Other Weekend Required No Holiday 5 x 8 (40 hours)

Hours 40

Job Description:
Description:

Responsible for providing professional nursing care to patients in their home through assessment development implementation and evaluation of home nursing care needs on an individual and continuous basis of assigned patients in accordance with organization policies and procedures and external regulations.
Essential Generic Job Functions (List in order of importance):
Assure compliance with appropriate physician orders in a timely manner and that visit frequency follows physician orders.
Assure documentation reflects compliance with physicians orders and addresses progression to goals being met at discharge.
Assure that assessment planning intervention and evaluation of patient care follow policy procedure and standard of care.
Assure safe patient care is provided.
Utilize interdisciplinary team and accurately document all activities.
Assure clinical judgments and critical thinking reflect professional standards of care and codes of ethics which provide for safe and effective patient outcomes.
Appropriately document clinical decisions through appropriate system.
Identify appropriate payors and remain in compliance with authorizations for self and other disciplines as necessary.
Meet payor source guidelines.
Maintain visit frequency with authorization range.
Utilize secure messaging to insurance nurse for all authorizations.
Assure documentation of assessment interventions and planning meet organization timelines.
Complete nursing assessment medication reconciliation and collaborate with physician on Plan of Care.
Update care plan within twoweek period of change in patient status.
Implement specific teaching strategies to meet established goals on the plan of care.
Assure documentation reflects appropriate teaching strategies in the medical chart that are consistent with goals and plans.
Report patient care problems to manager or appropriate nursing management personnel and/or physician in a timely manner with possible solutions.
Assure documentation indicates case communication.
Appropriately utilize manager as a resource.
Act as liaison among physician Manager of Clinical Practice and other members of the health care team to ensure effective coordination and appropriate resource referrals.
Assure that coordination of services is effective and meets clients needs.
Communicate pertinent patient information and Plan of Care during transfers of patient care loads either daily or whenever vacation days/timeoff are scheduled.
Complete routine assignments accurately consistently and independently in a timely manner without the need for supervision.
Meet productivity requirements on a consistent basis.
Act as clinical supervisor of paraprofessional home health aide staff.
Complete supervisory visits within regulatory time frame and assure visits are documented.
Participate in the evaluation of home health aide staff.
Maintain awareness of new/updated standards and incorporate these into nursing practice throughout continuum of care.
Assure documentation in the medical chart demonstrates knowledge of current practices guidelines.
Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
Adheres to HMHs Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Skills: Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Demonstrate knowledge and competency in completion of assigned treatments and procedures according to established standards and policies.
• Demonstrate ability to care for a patient and significant other in a holistic manner.
• Two of relevant nursing experience.
• Must have acute care/hospital experience.
• The ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs a strong sense of accountability for improving the lives of our patients and their caregivers an exceptional focus on teamwork dedication to ongoing education and the ability to passion to deliver the highest quality of care based on a strong sense of patient focus.

Education:

• BSN.
• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing Required.

Certifications & Licenses:

• BLS AHA
• NJ State Professional Registered Nurse license or multistate compact license.