Home Health Registered Nurse (RN)

• Acceptance of philosophy and goals of Acacia Home Health.

• Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.

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 Acacia Home Health policy.

• Coordinates services.

• Informs personnel of changes in the condition and needs of the patient.

• Counsels the patient and family/significant others in meeting nursing and related needs.

• Participates in and presents Inservice programs.

• Understands and adheres to established Acacia Home Health 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 Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement as assigned.

• Gives total patient care as needed.

• Takes on-call duty nights, weekends, and holidays, as assigned.

• Completes 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.

Job Type: Full-time Pay: $38.00 - $45.00 per hour

Benefits

• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Experience

• Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)

License/

Certification

• BLS Certification (Preferred)
• RN License (Required)

Work Location: In person