Job Description

Company:
Ascension at Home Together with Compassus

POSITION SUMMARY:
Primary functions are to plan, develop, implement, evaluate, organize and direct home care services with the interdisciplinary team including physician, patient/family, and referring agency; and administer skilled nursing care for clients of all ages in their place of residence and assume the responsibility for the total provision of care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assesses home health patients to identify the physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs as evidenced by documentation, clinical record, case conference, team report, and evaluations
• Case manages and provides clinical oversight and direction to the interdisciplinary team, physician, and family
• Implements/develops/documents the plan of care and revises as necessary
• Provides care utilizing infection control measures that protect both the staff and the patient (OSHA)
• Supervises and provides directions to the HHA/LVN to ensure quality and continuity of services provided
• Assures continuity of quality patient care delivered with appropriate documentation
• Monitors assigned cases to ensure compliance with requirements of third party payors
• Performs on-call responsibilities and provides on-call service to patients/families, as assigned
• Provides effective communication to patient/family, team members, physicians, and other health care professionals
• Adheres to all company policies and procedures.
• Adherence to and compliance with information systems security is everyone's responsibility. It is the responsibility of every computer user to: Know and follow Information Systems security policies and procedures. Attend Information Systems security training, when offered. Report information systems security problems.

Non-Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education/Licensing/Certification:

• Graduate of an accredited college/university, Associate, Diploma, or Baccalaureate School of nursing
• Current, unencumbered State License as a registered Nurse
• Current Driver's License
• Current CPR, negative TB screen and Hepatitis consent/declination

Experience:

• Two years of experience as a registered nurse in a clinical care setting, home health preferred.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Nursing skills as defined as generally accepted standards of practice.
• Good interpersonal skills

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