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Responsibilities

The Home Health Visiting Nurse provides intermittent skilled nursing services in a face-to-face capacity to include patient residence and qualifying facilities. The Home Health Visiting Nurse is responsible to communicate the patient’s progress with other disciplines and directs, supervises and instructs non-professional home health aide staff in the provision of personal care to the patient.

Essential Duties & Responsibilitie

• s:Under the physician’s order, admits patients eligible for home care services within 24-48 hou
• rsAssess and evaluates patient needs/problems, identifies mutually agreed upon goals with patien
• tsReports patient status and need for other disciplines to agency Clinical Supervisor and referring physici
• anReports to assigned follow-up Clinician as indicat
• edDevelops patient care plan that specifically addresses identified patient problems, patient problems and goa
• lsUpdates care plans on an ongoing basis; revises and resolves patient problems and goals as changes occur and/or at recertificati
• onCompleted admission paperwork and patient care plan submitted to Clinical Supervisor per agency policy following the admission including completed and signed admission checkli
• stProvides intermittent Skilled Nursing services including assessment, evaluation, procedures, teaching and training activities as outlined in the patient Plan of Ca
• reProvides Skilled Nursing visits according to visit schedule and notifies agency of need to alter schedule in any w
• ayReports significant findings to patient’s physician and Clinical Supervisor as they occ
• urSubmits completed skilled nursing visit notes; communication notes and home health aide supervisory notes per agency policy on designated days as requested by Clinical Supervis
• orSubmits change orders per agency poli
• cyPerforms all OASIS time point assessment per Medicare Criteria and submits recertification paperwork per agency policy and procedu
• reMaintains open lines of communications to all members of the continuum of care te
• amSupervises Home Health Aide and license and documents per Medicare criteria and per agency policy and procedu
• reActs as a preceptor in the orientation of new nursing staff as request
• edAttends staff meetings, team conferences and educational in-services per agency requiremen
• tsParticipates in Process Improvement (PI) program by assisting with collection of data and serves on PI team upon reque
• stParticipates in discharge planning process Medicare Criteria and agency policy and procedu
• reFollows agency policies and procedur
• esPerforms these and all other duties as assigned by the Administrat
• orAble to lift 40 pounds from floor to should
• erRepetitive walking, standing, sitting, bending, and use of han
• dsAble to drive a car 2-4 hours per d
• ayResponsible to ensure the use of the 4Ms (What Matters to the patient, Medications, Mentation, and Mobility) and provides Age-Friendly Ca
• reOther duties as assign

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Qualifica

tionsRequired Knowledge, Skills and Exper

• ienceCurrent unencumbered State professional Nurse Li
• censeMust maintain a valid driver’s license and good driving r
• ecordThe ability to make sound professional clinical jud
• gmentThe ability to assess and document patient needs and formulate individualized patient care plans to meet those
• needsProficient clinical s
• killsExcellent verbal and written communication s
• killsProficiency in personal computer use, including e-mail, clinical, word processing, spreadsheet and presentation sof
• twareActive CPR Certific

ation

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Exp

• erienceOne year of experience as a home care professional nurse and is competent in performing home care comprehensive ass