What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Care Nurse LPN position at At Home Care Missouri?
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Job Purpose:
Promotes and restores patients' health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; supervising assigned team members. The LPN/RN will report directly to the Director of Nursing.
Skills/Qualifications:
LPN must be 21 years of age with a HS diploma and a Certificate of Practical Nursing and/or Associate Degree, and have a current unrestricted license to work in the state of Missouri and CPR certified. The LPN/RN must have a minimum of 2 years of direct patient contact with either a Skilled Nursing Facility or an In- Home Care Agency. The LPN/RN has Clinical Skills, Bedside Manner, Infection Control, Nursing Skills, Physiological Knowledge, Administering Medication, Medical Teamwork, Multi-tasking, Listening, Verbal Communication, Health Promotion and Maintenance
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide skilled nursing interventions in the treatment of the patient’s illness, rehabilitative needs, and preventive care.
- Utilize a skilled approach in the provision of problem-specific therapeutic interventions, teachings, and training activities in accordance with the plan of care.
- Develops sales by making initial presentations; explaining products and services; and by performing community outreach. He or she will provide education to the clients, hospital staff, physicians, and community stakeholders on Home Care Services and the admission process.
- Promotes and restores patients' health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; supervising assigned team members.
- Confer with the RN supervisor regarding needed changes in the Plan of Treatment/Care.
- Provide hands-on care and patient education utilizing At Home Care Policy.
- Treat wounds, change wound dressings, give injections, administer enemas
- Collect specimens from patients
- Administers medications and sets up medication dispensers.
- Measures and records vital signs
- Reports and observes changes in patient conditions to the Director of Nursing
Salary : $30 - $35