REGISTERED NURSE - FULL TIME HOME HEALTH
Company: Pinnacle Home Care
Location: Bradenton
Posted on: October 26, 2024
Job Description:
-At Pinnacle Home Care, we are more than just a Medicare
Certified and Florida Licensed Home Health Company. We're a team of
award-winning dedicated professionals driven by a singular mission:
Changing Lives Through the Art of the Experience. Our priority at
Pinnacle Home Care is to cultivate a positive workplace atmosphere
where every employee feels valued, supported, and energized in
their role. By prioritizing employee well-being and satisfaction,
Pinnacle Home Care ensures that our team can deliver the highest
quality care to our clients with passion and dedication. -
Why join us?
- Health, Vision, Dental Insurance
- 401K Match
- Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Flexible Scheduling
- Professional Growth Opportunities
- Paid Mileage
- Live QA - To Assist with OASIS Documentation
- Employee Referral Program!
- Daily Pay (Work today. Get paid tomorrow!)
- Multiple Award-Winning Top Work Places JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
The Registered nurse plans, organizes and directs home care
services and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community
health education/experience. The professional nurse guilds from the
resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the
needs of individuals and families within their homes and
communities. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES
- Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to
determine home care needs. Provides a complete physical assessment
and history of current and previous illness(es).
- Regularly re-evaluates patient nursing needs.
- Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as a
patient status and needs change.
- Uses health assessment data to determine nursing
diagnosis.
- Develops a care plan, which established goals based on nursing
diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventative, and
rehabilitative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family
in the planning process.
- Initiates appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing
procedures. Administers medications and treatments as a prescribed
by the physician. Provides direct patient care as defined in the
State Nurse Practice Act.
- Counsel the patient and family in meeting nursing and related
needs.
- Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate
per assessment and plan of care.
- Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan
development and implements prior to discharge of the patient.
- Acts as Case Manager when assigned by Clinical Supervisor and
assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned
caseload.
- Prepares clinical notes and updates the primary physician when
necessary and at least every 60 days.
- Communicates with the physician regarding the patient's needs
and reports any changes in the patient's condition;
obtains/receives physicians orders as required.
- Communicates with community health related persons to
coordinate the care plan.
- Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call
policy.
- Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary
items and services are available.
- Instructs, supervises, and evaluates home health aide care
provided every two weeks, The above statements are only meant to be
a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities
performed by incumbents of this job. - The incumbents may be
requested to perform job related tasks other than those stated in
this description. Incumbents must be compliant with conditions of
participation for Center for Medicare/ Medicaid Services. -
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS - - - - - - - - Excellent observation,
verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills,
basic math skills; nursing skills per competency checklist. - - - -
- - - - - Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. One to two
years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting.
Home health care experience preferred. - - - - - - - - - Current
licensure in state and CPR certification - - - - - - - - -
Management experience not required. Responsible for supervising
LPNs and home health aides. - - - - - - - - - Prolonged or
considerable walking or standing. Able to lift, position or
transfer patients. Able to lift supplies and equipment.
Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, or crouching.
Visual acuity and hearing to perform required nursing skills. - - -
- - - - - - Licensed driver with automobile that is in good working
order and insured in accordance with the organization requirements.
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