Home Health RN: In-Home Care & Case Coordination

Compassionate Hands Home Care LLC; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 68,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Compassionate Hands Home Care LLC seeks a Home Health Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver quality home health services to clients referred to the agency in Ohio. The RN will apply nursing processes and best practices, ensuring care meets agency policies and state/federal mandates for Medicare/Medicaid home health programs.

The role involves supervising Personal Care Aides, visiting patients per the plan of care, and coordinating care with the care team to ensure continuity and safety in home

Qualifications

• Valid Nursing License.
• CPR and First Aid Certification or BLS.
• BCI and FBI background checks if you have not lived in Ohio for 5 yrs.

Responsibilities

• Supervises Personal Care Aides and complete demonstrational skills Training.
• Make initial visits to the patient and every 2 months thereafter and provide those services substantial and specialized nursing skills in accordance with the plan of care, signed by the Physician.
• Demonstrate competency in all skills required for the agency.
• Evaluate and re-evaluates the needs of the patient; initiates, develops, implements and makes necessary revision to the patient's plan of care. Assesses the patient's continual care needs. Addresses all problems identified in the comprehensive assessment in the plan of care or provides evidence of a rationale for not doing so.
• Initiate diagnostic, preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures to the patients care and safety. Make referrals to other members on her care team by the needs of the patient or document by not doing so.
• Observes signs and symptoms and reports changes in the patient's condition to the patient's care team as often as needed.
• Teaches, supervises and counsels patients and family regarding home health nursing procedures and other care needs as appropriate to the patients conditions. Utilize educational material as appropriate.
• Coordinates the plan of care and maintains continuity of patient care by acting as liaison with the patient care team that's assigned to the patient.
• Participate in all aspects of care including and ongoing development of the plan of care. Initiates patients' plan of care whenever needed to ensure good coordination of care.
• Delegates tasks for which they believe the PCA has the knowledge and skills to perform, taking into consideration training, cultural competence, experience and agency policies and procedures.
• Supervises and teaches PCA, per police; assesses patients' need for unskilled care and revises plan of care as appropriate.

Education

Valid Nursing License

CPR and First Aid Certification or BLS

BCI and FBI background check (Ohio resident rule)

Job description

Compassionate Hands Home Care LLC seeks a Home Health Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver quality home health services to clients referred to the agency in Ohio. The RN will apply nursing processes and best practices, ensuring care meets agency policies and state/federal mandates for Medicare/Medicaid home health programs.

The role involves supervising Personal Care Aides, visiting patients per the plan of care, and coordinating care with the care team to ensure continuity and safety in home