Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Patient Care:

• Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care/hospice needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
• Regularly re-evaluates patient nursing needs.
• Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
• Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Develops a care plan which establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
• Initiates appropriate preventive, rehabilitative and comfort focused nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician.
• Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
• Provides health care instructions to the patient and caregiver as appropriate per assessment and plan.
• Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient.

Team Leader:

• Primary resource person for the weekend multidisciplinary team including nurses, therapists, HHAs and intake.
• Will utilize weekend manager on call as needed for an additional resource.
• Will evaluate new referrals in collaboration with the intake to determine appropriateness for home care or hospice services as necessary.
• Assist with patient prioritization of needs and communicate to team members on any changes in needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. One to two years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting.
• Supervisory experience a plus
• Current licensure in State, CPR certification and valid drivers license.
• Bachelors degree, with one year of home health care experience.
• Management experience not required. Responsible for supervising home health aides.
• Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, basic math skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.
• Prolonged or considerable walking or standing. Able to lift, position or transfer patients. Able to lift supplies and equipment. Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling or crouching. Visual acuity and hearing to perform required nursing skills.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Working conditions

Physical requirements

• Prolonged or considerable walking or standing.
  • Able to lift, position, or transfer patients 50 lbs
  • Able to lift supplies and equipment.
    • Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, or crouching.
    • Visual acuity and hearing to perform required nursing skills.

• 401(k) and 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Travel reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance