Home Health Nurse

Florida Homecare Specialists; Tampa (FL); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Florida Homecare Specialists in Florida is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide in-home patient care, assessment, and care coordination with physicians and families.

The role emphasizes community health education, medication administration, discharge planning, and ongoing evaluation of patient needs. Strong communication and documentation skills are essential for success in this field.

Qualifications

• Current RN licensure in Florida.
• Current CPR certification.
• Valid Florida Driver's License.
• Minimum of 1 year of relevant work experience.
• Employer conducts drug screen, reference and background checks.

Responsabilités

• Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs and performs a full physical assessment.
• Regularly re-evaluates patient nursing needs and revises the plan of care as status changes.
• Initiates and updates care plans with goals based on nursing diagnoses.
• Administers medications and treatments as prescribed and counsels patient/family.
• Coordinates patient care with physicians, community resources and other care team members.
• Identifies discharge planning needs and coordinates transitions of care.
• Acts as Case Manager for assigned caseload and documents clinical notes.

Connaissances

RN licensure FL

CPR certification

Driver's license

1 year experience

Description du poste

Registered nurses needed in a homecare setting.

Requirements:

• Current RN licensure in the Florida
• Current CPR certification
• Valid Florida Driver's License as driving is for this position
• Minimum of 1 year of relevant work experience
• Employer conducts drug screen, reference and background checks.

Job 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.

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 Supervisor and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.
• Prepares clinical notes and updates the primary physician when necessary and as required.
• 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 Licensed Practical Nurse and Home Health Aide.