Home Health Registered Nurse RN PRN
21 days ago
Pasadena
Job DescriptionBenefits: Qualifications: • Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing and currently licensed in the state of Texas., • Home Health skilled nursing experience required, RN., • High clinical skills with emphasis on wound care/vac & IV., • RNs must have OASIS experience, • Bilingual in Spanish, • Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.Responsibilities:, • Provide services in accordance with the plan of care., • Makes the initial evaluation visit and regularly reevaluates the patients nursing needs., • Provides those services requiring substantial specialized nursing skills., • Initiates appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing skills., • Prepares clinical and progress notes for each patients visit and summaries of care conferences on his/her patients in a timely manner as per Agency policy., • Informs personnel in changes in the conditions and needs of the patient., • Counsels the patient and the family/significant others in meeting nursing and related needs., • Participates in and presents in-service programs., • Understands and adheres to established Agency policies and procedures., • Process orders and notifies physician of patient needs and changes in condition., • Complete certification/re-certification orders and discharge summaries., • Determines the amount and type of nursing needed by each individual patient., • Refers to Physical Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist, and Medical Social Worker those patients requiring their specialized skills, • Supervises and teaches other nursing personnel., • Conducts patient care conferences on patients assigned to his/ her care., • Participates in peer review and performance improvement as assigned., • Gives total patient care as needed.