Staff Registered Nurse
Omni Home Care is a state certified Medicare agency delivering skilled professional medical care in the privacy of the patients home. We have experienced 100% growth in the last year with 50 offices located in Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Texas, Oklahoma, Indiana, Ohio and Arizona. As we continue to grow and open offices in new markets, we recognize that our greatest assets are our quality employees.
Definition:
The registered staff nurse is an individual who provides skilled nursing services to patients in the home setting.
Qualifications:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, currently licensed in the state of practice with homecare experience preferred. Prefer 1 year experience in acute care setting.
- Must have physical abilities to adequately perform described duties.
- Ability to learn and apply professional training, follow physician’s orders and produce accurate records of activities and services provided.
- Able to see and hear adequately to respond to auditory and visual requests which relate to the coordination of Agency activities.
- Able to speak in a clear, concise voice in order to communicate direction for Agency activities and staff.
- Demonstrates adequate mental acuity to perform duties stated in job description.
- Ability to organize work procedures, assume responsibility and effectively supervise others.
- Demonstrates problem solving abilities and positive interpersonal communication skills are essential.
- Demonstrates adequate knowledge regarding exposure to body fluids, and chemicals, and some hazardous equipment.
- Demonstrates exceptional assessment skills.
- Demonstrates ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, and staff.
Responsabilities and Duties:
- Provides case management as described in 59A8.002 (5), F.A.C. for all cases involving nursing and therapy services.
- Makes the initial evaluation visit.
- Re-evaluates patient's nursing needs on a regular basis.
- Furnishes services requiring substantial and specialized nursing skill.
- Participates in in-service programs, trains, and teaches other nursing personnel.
- Assumes responsibility for each patient receiving nursing or personal care.
- Develop and implement the nursing care for the patient.
- Provides nursing services, treatments and diagnostic procedures requiring specialized skills.
- Observes symptoms, reaction to treatments, drugs, and changes in the patient’s physical or emotional condition.
- Initiates preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures as appropriate for the patient’s care and safety.
- Is responsible for clinical and progress notes for each patient receiving care.
- Coordinates services.
- Assures that progress reports are made to the physician for patients under medical care describing patient activities and or changes in condition.
- Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
- Provides supervision of home health aide services.
- Maintains confidentiality of patient and agency matters.
- Prepares written instructions for care provided by home health aides.
- May assign selected portions of patient care to licensed practical nurses and home health aides but always retains the full responsibility for the care given and for supervisory visits to the patient's home.
- Performs additional duties as assigned by the PCM.
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