Description:
The Start of Care Registered Nurse plans, organizes and directs home health care and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and families within their homes and communities. The Registered Nurse will be dedicated to the Mission, Values and Care Commitments of Signature Healthcare at Home and embrace and demonstrate our mission: “To Enhance The Life Of Every Person We Serve.”
- Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process and as defined in the state Nurse Practice Act.
- Develops a care plan that establishes interventions and goals. Includes the patient and the family/caregiver in the planning process.
- Works with intake, clinical manager, and/or DPS to coordinate patient start of care in a timely manner.
- Educates patient/caregiver regarding regulatory components for home health admission. Documentation of this education will be completed in the patient’s medical record.
- Obtains consents for home health services.
- Completes an initial comprehensive assessment of patient and caregiver/living situation to determine care needs.
- Completes a comprehensive medication review and reconciliation.
- Sets up an individual emergency preparedness plan.
- Establishes the initial individualized plan of care in collaboration with the certifying medical provider based on comprehensive assessment and patient goals.
- Admission documentation is completed within 24 hours.
- Attends required staff meetings, interdisciplinary team meetings and care coordination activities
- Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
- Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
- Supervises ancillary personnel and delegates responsibilities when required.
- Coordinates patient care in tandem with Case Manager as assigned by Clinical Manager.
- Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and in-service classes.
- Fulfills the obligation of requested and/or accepted case assignments.
- Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities or other committees as assigned
- May be required to work outside of designated geographical area based on census fluctuations and current staffing.
- Completes mandatory education requirements annually to maintain competence.
- May be required to visit patients in homes that are not clean, or in poor repair, have poor ventilation, are infested with insects or rodents, and secondhand smoke.
- Driving conditions may be difficult related to weather and/ or traffic.
- Maintains knowledge of and adheres to all applicable laws, rules, and standards.
- Participates in the orientation of new employees and preceptorship of students as assigned.
- Meets productivity expectations.