Registered Nurse (RN)

Job Description Summary:

The Registered Nurse plans, organizes and directs home care services 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.

Position Details:

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Location: Philadelphia Area

Job Title: Registered Nurse

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities:

• Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).

• Regularly re-evaluates patient nursing needs.

• Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.

• Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.

• Develops a care plan, which establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.

• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician.

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

• Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan of care.

• Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient.

• Acts as Case Manager when assigned by Clinical Manager and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.

Communication:

• Prepares clinical notes and updates the primary physician when necessary and at least every 60 days.

• Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports any changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physician’s orders as required.

• Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan.

Additional Duties:

• 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.

• Instructs, supervises and evaluates home health aide care provided every two (2) weeks.

Position Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. One (1) to two (2) years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting.

• Current licensure in state, CPR certification and valid driver’s license.

• One (1) year of home health care experience preferred.

• Management experience not required. Responsible for supervising home health aides.

• Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, basic math skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.

Physical Requirements:

• Body Positions: Sitting, standing, walking, bending, pushing, pulling, climbing, and kneeling.

• Body Movements: Full body dexterity

• Body Senses: Must have command of close and distant sight, color perception, and hearing.

• Strength: Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds.

Working Environment:

• Time spent working in an office, where the climate is controlled. Travel to various local offices, i.e., physician’s office, hospital for meetings.

• Travel by car to patient’s homes, where the employee does not have control over how the climate is regulated.

• OSHA exposure category: I

OSHA Category I—Position includes tasks that involve exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens.

OSHA Category II. Position includes tasks that do not have exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens; however, employment may require unplanned Category I tasks

OSHA Category III – Position includes tasks that do not involve exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens. This position would not be required to perform Category I tasks.