RN Visiting Staff posted more than 30 days ago Anderson, TN

Quality Hospice Care; Tennessee; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Quality Hospice Care is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to provide hands-on care for home health patients in Tennessee. You will supervise RNs, LPNs, and Home Health Aides, ensuring adherence to the plan of care and Medicare/state regulations.

The role requires delivering direct patient care and coordinating with the RN Team Leader for timely visits and documentation. Responsibilities include establishing efficient visit schedules, communicating with physicians and families, and maintaining

Qualifications

• Must hold Tennessee RN license and be able to provide direct patient care.
• Experience with home health visits preferred.
• Basic data entry and word processing skills desirable.

Responsibilities

• Accept patient care reports and assignments from RN Team Leader and coordinate visits.
• Obtain weekly visiting schedule and conduct visits as scheduled; notify RN Leader of changes.
• Maintain an efficient visit route and provide direct patient care per plan of care.
• Communicate with RN Leader, physicians, and family to coordinate care and follow up.
• Assist in maintaining calendar, disaster codes, and lab/test follow ups as needed.
• Supervise Home Health Aide and Nurse roles according to policy and care plans.
• Make patient visits per physician orders and document visit reports, care plans, and revisions.
• Be available for PRN and on-call visits and participate in team conferences.
• Attend meetings, maintain confidentiality, and participate in overtime or special projects.

Skills

On-call

Home health visits

Computer data entry

Word processing

Education

Registered Nurse (TN license)

Job description

Provides hands on care to each assigned patient. Supervises and teaches team members, including RN's, LPN's and HHA'a in the efficient and effective delivery of quality patient care.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Registered Professional Nurse, currently licensed in the state of Tennessee.
• Must be able to provide direct patient care and take on-call.
• Working knowledge of the home health care program and previous experience providing home health visits preferred.
• Computer data entry and word processing skills desirable.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Accepts patient care reports and patient assignments from the RN Team Leader for all patients assigned. Coordinates with the RN Team Leader timely completion of assigned visits and submission of the required documentation.
• Obtains a weekly visiting schedule for all assigned patients and conducts visits according to the schedule. Contacts the RN Team Leader on a daily basis for any changes to the schedule.
• Notifies the RN Team Leader of any anticipated problems with the posted schedule. Provides as much advance notice of changes/problems as is possible.
• Establishes and maintains an effective and efficient visit route and provides direct patient care in compliance with the plan of care.
• Provides frequent communication to the RN Team Leader, physicians, other team members, etc., and the patient/family in efforts to coordinate changes in patient care and assures appropriate follow-up and supporting documentation is done. This includes but is not limited to; lab reports, on-call/prn visits, transfer to ER or in-patient facility admission, etc.
• Assists the RN Team Leader in the maintenance of a complete and accurate calendar book, including disaster codes, emergency information, due dates for lab work, etc.
• Assigns, develops, supervises and evaluates personal care services provided by the Home Health Aide in accordance with organizational policies, procedures and processes and Medicare/ State regulations. Develops and revises, when indicated, the personal care-care plan for each patient receiving Home Health Aide visits.
• Assigns, develops, supervises and evaluates nursing services provided by the Licensed Practical Nurse in accordance with the plan of care, organizational policies, procedures and processes and applicable regulation(s).
• Makes assigned patient care visits in accordance with physician orders. Completes supporting documentation in an accurate and timely manner, including but not limited to; visit report, OASIS assessment, care plan/plan of care revisions, medication profile, progress notes, revisions to the plan of treatment for recertification, discharge/transfer summary, etc.
• Is available and makes prn and routine patient visits when indicated and as requested. Is available and rotates on-call assignments when requested.
• Attends team conferences for all patients assigned to the nurse. Participates and offers input regarding each patient’s care and progress toward individual patient goals. Assists the RN Team Leader in documenting above information and providing a progress report to the physician every 60 days.
Oversees the timely requisition of indicated patient supplies in appropriate quantities.
• Understands and assures adherence to all organizational policies, procedures, and processes (administrative, personnel, clinical, etc.). Seeks guidance and further clarification of organizational policies, procedures, and processes when uncertainty/confusion arises.
• Provides input in the evaluation of all team member’s job performance upon request.
• Attends inservices, seminars, or other meetings as assigned by the immediate supervisor or other management.
• Maintains confidentiality of information related to business practices, business activities and personnel.
• Participates willingly with special projects and overtime work when requested.
• Maintains a professional attitude when working with staff, fostering the team philosophy and team environment for all personnel

19. Always provides proper notification and/or advance notice for absence or tardiness without abuse.

• Does not allow personal affairs to interfere with scheduled work time.
• Maintains a professional appearance at all times.

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