Home Care Rn - Jackson, Mi

The Registered Nurse will ensure health maintenance and disease prevention and/or provide case management.

• Observing, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing support for well, chronic or acutely ill individuals in a community or home setting
• Working closely with other health professionals/providers in planning, implementing, and evaluating programs and services to address the health needs of persons served
• Coordinating communications and actions of various disciplines as it relates to health and safety supports
• Accurately documenting nursing actions of all care given and communication with family, case manager, and physicians as well as documenting the progress and outcomes for established goals and informing physician, case manager, and families of changes in client's medical condition and needs
• Ensuring the ordering, reviewing, monitoring, discontinuation and, if necessary, the disposal of medications as prescribed by the physician
• Ensuring there are policies in place that address medication administration, medication errors, medication storage/access and medication destruction, and that these policies are reviewed at least annually and revised as necessary
• Ensuring progress reports are made to the physician when the client's condition changes