PRN RN Field / Case Manager

Company: At Home Healthcare
Location: Georgetown
Posted on: May 10, 2022

Job Description:

Overview:At Home Healthcare is hiring PRN RN's to assist in additional adult care visits in the privacy of our patients homes. This position pays by the visit and mileage between patients. Due to limited training available for PRN staff, we do require all PRN staff to have previous home health experience with the adult care services.Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate current and up to date knowledge of all state and federal of governmental regulations and intermediary guidelines.
• Demonstrates proficient understanding and adherence to continuous quality improvement objectives and safety, environmental or infection control standards. Participates in quality improvement program to identify and report problems, identify problem indicators, and perform chart audits and review.
• Performs specialized nursing skills including professional assessments and direct patient as prescribed by the Patient' physician, Plan of Care and within the scope of practice for professional nursing in the state of Texas.
• Responsible for evaluating utilization of patient services and patient progress; review evaluation with the care team, patient, family members, physician, and Clinical Care Coordinator as needed.
• Responsible for initiating patient discharge planning upon patient admission to care. Accurately and timely complete Discharge Summary at time of patient discharge from agency services.
• Performs HHA supervisory patient visits as required.
• Participates in quality improvement program to identify and report problems, identify problem indicators, and perform chart audits and review.
• Works with Clinical Care Coordinator to communicate patient status and problems daily.
• Accurately reviews all verbal physician orders received by nursing personnel; provide authorization by signature on all verbal physician orders received prior to Patient treatment.
• Responsible for initiating effective plan of care as prescribed by the physician; evaluates plan of care regularly and makes appropriate revisions as necessary and as approved by the physician.
• Attends case conferences as scheduled to discuss and evaluate patient diagnoses, treatment plans, progress, goals, scheduling, problems, and interventions with interdisciplinary team; complete appropriate documentation of meeting to patient record.
• Provides counsel and information to client and family members upon request regarding patient needs and services.
• Performs PRN visits, work rotating weekend shifts, and available on call as required.
• Maintains compliance with all At Home Healthcare policies, procedures, and regulations, including all federal and state laws.
• Maintains communication with physician, staff, and patients to coordinate care and resolves problems; maintains positive referral sources for the agency through professional and timely communication.
• Provide and / or assist with referrals to appropriate community resources; facilitate access and communication when multiple services are involved; monitor activities to ensure that services are actually being delivered and meet the needs of the patient; coordinate services to avoid duplication. Review for quality outcome improvement prior to discharge. Assure that discharge is appropriate. Prior to discharge review for goals met and improvement in OASIS Outcomes.
• Review documentation for completion of teaching intervention.
• Performs all other duties as requested by supervisor.Qualifications:
  • Requires a RN nursing license in the state of Texas with a minimum of one year experience in practice.
  • Requires prior home health experience working with adult care.
  • Must have current CPR and TB testing.
  • Requires traveling to geographic locations.
  • Requires the ability to use of to 50 pounds of force if needed.
  • Requires the ability to utilize electronic equipment proficiently.

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