Home Health RN
Company: Nurse on Call, part of the Brookdale family
Location: Sarasota
Posted on: January 8, 2021
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Job Description:
Overview HOME HEALTH RN TERRITORY--SARASOTA Nurse on Call - Home
Healthcare by Brookdale, is a Medicare certified agency providing
home healthcare services. We take pride in our strong reputation
for furnishing the high quality skilled nursing, rehabilitation and
related services that our patients and their families and
physicians expect and deserve. We enrich lives every day. Make
Lives Better Including Your Own. The happiness of those we serve is
dependent on the happiness of our associates, so youll receive
competitive compensation and a benefits package with additional
perks designed to make you smile. The work you do will be
challenging yet rewarding. But youll earn more than a paycheck; you
can enjoy opportunities to grow your career, as well as ongoing
programs catered to your health, financial, mental, and emotional
needs. Most of all, we believe you can find purpose, meaning, and
the chance to be a part of something bigger than yourself.
Veterans, transitioning active duty military personnel, and
military spouses are encouraged to apply. We believe that in order
to best serve our residents and patients, we need to first serve
our associates. One way we do that is through our benefits. Our
offerings include, but are not limited to: FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME
ASSOCIATE BENEFITS: * 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan * Benefit plan
package * Employee Stock Purchase Program * Pre-tax Commuter
Benefit * Associate Compassion Fund * Associate Discounts *
Identity theft protection * Pet savings and insurance plans *
Voluntary benefits available FULL-TIME ASSOCIATE BENEFITS: *
Extensive Insurance Plans, including medical, dental, vision,
flexible spending account, health savings account and more. * Paid
Time Off * Adoption Benefit * Tuition Reimbursement *
Company-provided life insurance and accidental death and
dismemberment (AD&D) * Voluntary STD and LTD RESPONSIBILITIES
Provides coordinated skilled nursing care to patients of all age
groups, on an intermittent basis in the home. Demonstrates
accountability and responsibility in collaborating with the
interdisciplinary team to establish and achieve patient goals and
maintain high quality patient care. Performs in accordance with
physicians orders and under the supervision of the Manager,
Clinical Services. * Assesses home care patients identifying
physical, psychosocial and environmental needs as evidenced by
documentation, clinical records, case conferences, team reports,
call-in logs and on-site evaluations. * Completes OASIS, assessment
and visit paperwork according to agency policy. Assures clinical
notes accurately indicate continuing communication and coordination
of services with the physician, other interdisciplinary team
members and patient/family/caregiver. * Communicates significant
findings, problems and changes to Manager, Clinical Services and
physician, and documents all findings, communications, and
appropriate interventions. * Demonstrates knowledge and proficiency
in identifying, reporting and documenting problems, adverse
reactions or possible complications related to patient care.
Recognizes and reports life threatening situations and responds
appropriately. Recommends and incorporates other disciplines in the
care of the patient, as needed, and under the direction of the
referring physician. * Participates in the development and
implementation of the Plan of Care to ensure quality and continuity
of care and appropriate discharge planning. Establishes Plan of
Care in coordination with the physician, patient, family and
interdisciplinary team members. Incorporates long and short term
goals established in the Plan of Care into nursing care, as
evidenced by documentation in visit notes. * Supervises and
provides clinical direction to home health aides and LPNs/LVNs to
ensure quality and continuity of services provided. * Participates
in interdisciplinary patient care conferences and Agency
Performance Improvement processes. * Receives referrals from
physicians, hospitals, clinics, patients, families and other
agencies when needed and notifies agency personnel on a timely
basis. * Assures the continuity of patient care and coordination of
services through delivery of quality patient care. Performs in a
manner that is consistent with current standards of practice and
with the Agencys policies and procedures. Follows all infection
control and universal precautions guidelines/standards per agency
policy. * Responsible for participating in on-call rotation and
emergency call according to agency policy. * Demonstrates
commitment, professional growth and competency. Strives to
continually improve nursing knowledge base through individual
research, reading, attendance at workshops/professional conferences
and professional organizations. _This job description represents an
overview of the responsibilities for the above referenced position.
It is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of
responsibilities. An associate should perform all duties as
assigned by his/her supervisor._ QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION AND
EXPERIENCE Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing
and a minimum of one or more years of home health, public nursing
or acute hospital nursing experience, in addition to one year
Medicare Home Health experience. Familiar with Medicare home health
regulations, documentation requirements, ICD-10 coding and PPS
(Strongly preferred). Demonstrates the ability to make appropriate
judgments based on sound knowledge of nursing principles,
procedures and elements of patient teaching. CERTIFICATIONS,
LICENSES, AND OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Maintains Continuing
Education Units for licensure renewal, as applicable to state
regulations. Reliable transportation and proof of valid automobile
liability insurance. Must have valid drivers license. Current BCLS
Certification prior to providing patient care. MANAGEMENT/DECISION
MAKING Uses limited independent judgment to make decisions based on
precedents and established guidelines. Solves problems using
standard procedures and precedents. Knows when to refer issues to
supervisor and when to handle them personally. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Has a working knowledge of a skill or discipline that requires
basic analytic ability. Has an overall understanding of the work
environment and process. Has working knowledge of the organization.
Expresses verbal and written communication in a clear, positive and
cooperative manner. Ability to maintain privacy and confidentiality
with regard to patient, staff and agency information. Identifies
and resolves problems in a timely manner. Ability to prioritize and
plan work activities. Possesses the ability to make independent
decisions when circumstances warrant such action. Demonstrates an
interest in working with a senior population. Ability to establish
an effective working relationship with all departments and the
community. Excellent organizational and follow-through skills.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS * Standing * Walking *
Sitting * Use hands and fingers to handle or feel * Reach with
hands and arms * Climb or balance * Stoop, kneel, crouch crawl *
Talk or hear * Taste or smell * Ability to lift: up to 50 pounds *
Vision * Requires interaction with co-workers, residents or vendors
* Occasional weekend, evening or night work if needed to ensure
shift coverage * On-Call on an as needed basis * Possible exposure
to communicable diseases and infections * Potential injury from
transferring, repositioning, or lifting residents * Exposure to
latex * Possible exposure to blood-borne pathogens * Possible
exposure to various drugs, chemical, infectious, or biological
hazards * Requires Travel: Frequently Brookdale is an equal
opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace. SCHEDULE: REGULAR
FULL-TIME
Keywords: Nurse on Call, part of the Brookdale family, Sarasota , Home Health RN, Healthcare , Sarasota, Florida
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