JOB SUMMARY:
We are a home health care agency located in Parma, Ohio with patients throughout Cleveland, Ohio. We provide home health care services including skilled nursing and home health aides to our variety of patients. We are conveniently located with a friendly environment, looking for a registered nurse to join our staff part time. A Registered Nurse administers skilled nursing care to patients on an intermittent basis in their place of residence. This is performed in accordance with physician orders and plan of treatment under the direction of the Director of Nursing.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- A current State professional Nurse License.
- One year experience as a home care professional nurse and is competent in performing home care comprehensive assessment, preferred but not necessary
- Two (2) years nursing experience, preferred.
- Bilingual (Spanish) a plus.
RESPONSIBILITIES:**
- Under the physician’s order, admits patients eligible for home care services within 24-48 hours.
- Assess and evaluates patient needs/problems, identifies mutually agreed upon goals with patients.
- Reports patient status and need for other disciplines to agency
- Reports to assigned follow-up Clinician as indicated.
- Develops patient care plan that specifically addresses identified patient problems; patient problems and goals. Updates care plans on an ongoing basis; revises and resolves patient problems and goals as changes occur and/or at recertification.
- Completed admission paperwork and patient care plan submitted to Clinical Supervisor per agency policy following the admission including completed and signed admission checklist.
- Provides intermittent Skilled Nursing services including assessment, evaluation, procedures, teaching and training activities as outlined in the patient Plan of Care.
- Provides Skilled Nursing visits according to visit schedule and notifies agency of need to alter schedule in any way.
- Reports significant findings to patient’s physician and Clinical Supervisor as they occur.
- Submits completed skilled nursing visit notes; communication notes and home health aide supervisory notes per agency policy on designated days as requested by Clinical Supervisor.
- Submits change orders per agency policy.
- Performs all OASIS time point assessment per Medicare Criteria and submits recertification paperwork per agency policy and procedure.
- Supervises Home Health Aide and license and documents per Medicare criteria and per agency policy and procedure.
- Participates in discharge planning process Medicare Criteria and agency policy and procedure.
- Follows agency policies and procedures.
- Performs these and all other duties as assigned by the Administrator.
- Able to lift 40 pounds from floor to shoulder.
- Repetitive walking, standing, sitting, bending, and use of hands.
- Able and willing to drive a car
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From $40.00 per hour
Expected hours: 10 – 20 per week
Schedule:
Experience:
- nursing: 2 years (Preferred)
Language:
Work Location: In person