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Growing Home Health Company in the State of Florida searching for talented individuals to join the Team.
Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY
The RN is experienced in planning, organizing, and directing home care services with an emphasis on community health education. The professional RN builds from resources to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and their family members within their homes and communities.
Qualifications
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Growing Home Health Company in the State of Florida searching for talented individuals to join the Team.
Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY
The RN is experienced in planning, organizing, and directing home care services with an emphasis on community health education. The professional RN builds from resources to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and their family members within their homes and communities.
- Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs, including 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 patient status and needs change.
- Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
- Develops a care plan involving the patient and the family to establish goals based on nursing diagnosis incorporating therapeutic, preventative and rehabilitative nursing actions.
- Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the Physician. Provides direct patient care as defined in the State Nurse Practice Act.
- Counsels 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 of 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.
Qualifications
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree with One (1) to two (2) years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting. Two (2) years of Home Health care experience preferred.
- Must be licensed in the State as a Registered Nurse.
- Current BLS certification.
- Licensed driver with an automobile that is in good working order and insured in accordance with the organization's requirements.
- Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem-solving skills, basic math skills, and nursing skills per competency checklist.
- Prolonged or considerable walking and standing. Able to lift, position, or transfer patients. Able to lift supplies and equipment. Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, or crouching.
- This position requires that the employee is willing and able to meet the physical requirements as necessary.
- Visual acuity and hearing to perform required skills.
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
