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SUPERIOR HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INC
DUTIES
To provide nursing care, in accordance with the patient's plan of care, to include comprehensive health and psychosocial evaluation, monitoring of the patient’s condition, health promotion and prevention coordination of services, teaching and training activities, and direct nursing care.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Coordinate total patient care by conducting comprehensive health and psychosocial evaluation, monitoring the patient's condition, promoting sound preventive practices, coordinating services, and teaching and training activities.
Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing service, to the patient and family, on an ongoing basis.
Perform admission, transfer, re-certification, resumption of care, and discharge OASIS for the home care patient.
Prepare, and present, patient's record to the Clinical Record Review Committee, as indicated.
Consult with the attending physician, concerning alterations of Patient Care Plans, checks with the appropriate supervisor, and makes changes, as appropriate.
Coordinate patient services.
Submit clinical notes, no less often than weekly, and progress notes and other clinical record forms, outlining the services rendered, as indicated.
Submit a tally of patient care visits made each day.
Participate in case conferences, discuss with the supervisor problems concerning the patients, and how they may best be handled.
Discuss, with the appropriate supervisor, the need for the involvement of other members of the health team, such as the Home Health Aide, the Physical Therapist, the Speech Therapist, the Occupational Therapist, The Medical Social Worker, etc.
Obtain orders for paraprofessional service and submit a referral to the appropriate personnel.
Participate in the patient’s discharge planning process.
Cooperate with other agencies providing nursing, or related, services to provide continuity of care and to implement a comprehensive care plan.
Participate in staff development meeting.
Continually strive to improve his/her nursing care skills by attending in-service education, through formal education, attendance at workshops, conferences, active participation in professional and related organizations, and individual research and reading.
Participate in the development, and periodic revision, of the physician's Plan of Treatment and processes change orders, as needed.
Submit clinical notes, within seventy-two (72) hours, and progress notes and other clinical record forms outlining the services rendered.
Participate in the patient’s discharge planning process.
Maintain an on-going knowledge of current drug therapy.
Adhere to federal, state, and accreditation requirements, including Medicare and Medicaid regulations.
May be requested, by Clinical Manager, to fill in for the other nurses.
QUALIFICATIONS
1. Must be a graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
2. Must be licensed in the state of California, as a Registered Nurse.
3. One, or more, years of experience, in community/Home Health agency or in a hospital setting, is preferred.
4. Must have knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid guidelines.
5. Must have a working knowledge of Home Healthcare, and the principles and techniques of professional nursing, and required documentation that pertains to it.
6. Should be skillful in organization, and in the principles of time management, and have knowledge of management processes.
7. Must be able to contribute to the quality of care being rendered, through constructive communication with nursing managers and staff.
8. Must have a criminal background check.
9. Must have a current CPR certification. Online certification is not accepted.
Job Types: Part-time, PRN, Per diem
Pay: $65.00 - $120.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
Weekly schedule:
- Choose your own hours
Education:
- Associate (Required)
Experience:
- Nursing: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Required)
- RN license (Required)
Willingness to travel:
- 100% (Required)
Work Location: On the road
