Job Description
Proactive Home Health Care provides compassionate, exceptional care where people are most comfortable: at home. We are the area's most comprehensive home care provider with trusted quality of care. With new strategy, vision, and technology, we are growing and shaping the future of the home healthcare industry!
We are looking for a compassionate field RN to join our growing team! The right candidate has a can-do attitude, a friendly demeanor, excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to provide medical support to our clients in their homes.
Must hold an active Michigan state Registered Nurse License.
The right candidate should be self-motivated, driven, out-going and efficient with their charting and review of documents.
Requirements:
- Current MI State Registered Nurse License, TB test, CPR
- Clear Criminal Background Check and Drug Screen
- Detail oriented, ability to multi-task, organized with good time management skills
- Reliable transportation, MI Driver's License & Auto Insurance
- Experience with Wounds, Assessments, and other Nursing Skills as required
Qualification:
- Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing and currently licensed in the state of Michigan 1-2 year of nursing experience
- Wellsky formerly known as Kinnser - EMR experience preferred
- Home Healthcare experience preferred
- Experience in wound vac, PICC line and mediport care, preferred
- Pediatric experience, desired
Responsibilities:
- Provides services in accordance with the plan of care.
- Makes the initial evaluation visit and regularly reevaluates the patient's nursing needs.
- Initiates the plan of care and necessary revisions.
- Provides those services requiring substantial specialized nursing skills.
- Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
- Prepares clinical and progress notes for each patient visit and summaries of care conferences on his/her patients in a timely manner as per Agency policy.
- Coordinates services.
- Inform personnel of changes in the condition and needs of the patient.
- Counsels the patient and family/significant others in meeting nursing and related needs.
- Launch and Participates in a in-service programs.
- Understands and adheres to established Agency policies and procedures.
- Processes orders and notifies physician of patient needs and changes in condition. Completes certification/recertification orders and discharge summaries.
- Determines the amount and type of nursing needed by each individual patient.
- Refers to Physical Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist and Medical Social Worker those patients requiring their specialized skills.
- Supervises and teaches other nursing personnel.
- Conducts patient care conferences on patients assigned to his/her care.
- Participates in peer review and performance improvement as assigned.
- Participates in utilization review of medical records as assigned.
- Gives total patient care as needed.
- Takes on-call duty nights, weekends and holidays, as assigned.
- Completes audit and submits OASIS assessments, reassessments, transfers, resumptions of care, discharges and significant change in condition in accordance with Agency defined time frames.
- Appropriately utilizes ICD-10 codes.
Working Environment:
Works indoors in Agency office and patient homes and travels to/from patient homes.
We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws