Home Health Registered Nurse - Full-Time - 1st Shift
Midwest Health
- Bloomfield, IA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Demonstrate efficient teamwork with the staff.
- Demonstrate competence in documenting with Oasis.
- Coordinate care for the patient.
- Understand and perform the admission process plan of care.
- Coordinates services and schedules patient visits.
- Supervise LPN and HHA field staff as indicated.
- Provide in-service education per DON direction.
- Attend seminars, conferences, workshops, and self-studies in areas that will enhance position (e.g. leadership, communication, geriatric care, and pediatric care).
- Follow Medicare and Medicaid regulations.
- Observe, assess, and document patient symptom and progress.
- Perform the initial home care visit and re-evaluate patient needs and progress when needed.
- Notify physician of change in the patient's condition.
- Coordinate and monitor all patient care and services.
- Complete paperwork timely and efficiently.
- Maintain patient records according to policy and procedure.
- Educate patients and caregivers on disease process, medications, plan of care, and treatment plans according to the policy and procedure manual.
- Follow infection control policy in and out of the office.
- Provide quality of care to patients in their homes according to policy and procedures.
- Participate in the on-call schedule.
- Participate in and support quality improvement programs
- Must have a valid Registered Nurse (RN) license that is in good standing with the State.
- Minimum of two years' experience in direct patient care.
- A nurse supervisor shall be a registered nurse with two years' experience within the last five years in a home health agency, primary care clinic, or health facility, unless the individual has been previously approved for such employment by a program flexibility issued for the individual's current position at the home health agency prior to April 1, 1995.
- Ability to relate positively and favorably with patients and staff.
- Demonstrate good oral and written communication along with good documentation skills.
- Lift up to 10 lbs: Constantly
- Lift 11 to 25 lbs: Occasionally
- Lift 26 to 50 lbs: Rarely
- Lift over 50 lbs: Rarely
- Carry up to 10 lbs: Frequently
- Carry 11 to 25 lbs: Occasionally
- Carry 26 to 50 lbs: Rarely
- Carry over 50 lbs: Not required
- Reach above should height: Frequently
- Reach at shoulder height: Constantly
- Reach below shoulder height: Frequently
- Push/Pull: Frequently
- Hand Manipulation:
- Grasping: Constantly
- Handling: Constantly
- Torquing: Occasionally
- Fingering: Constantly
- Other Physical Considerations
- Twisting, Bending, Crawling, Squatting, Kneeling, Crouching, Climbing and Balancing may be required.
- Employees may be required to operate and automobile and various games.
- Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset and hostile people within the Facility.
- Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of this position can be fully met.