What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse - Home Health position at Keystone Home Health Inc?
If you are looking to provide high- quality, compassionate, patient centered care in one of St. Petersburg's fastest growing and innovative agencies, we would love for you to join our team of excellent clinicians.
Keystone Home Health is a CHAP accredited Medicare Certified agency which has been delivering compassionate, high-quality care to patients and their families since 2007. Keystone Home Health is seeking superior caregivers, to deliver excellent and effective care in Pinellas and Pasco Counties. We offer competitive pay and benefits package. We are currently looking for an experienced Home Health Registered Nurse to join our team.
As a Registered Nurse, you will deliver customized one-on-one care for each patient developed in concert with the patient’s physician. You will have the relative autonomy and authority to utilize your extensive experience, training, and critical problem-solving skills. You will also develop plans of daily care to address the complexities of patient needs, applying the latest evidence-based nursing interventions, skills, and techniques.
Registered Nurse duties include but are not limited to:
- Evaluate patients for appropriateness of admission and verifies the patient’s eligibility for the Medicare home care benefit, including homebound status, at the time of initial assessment visit and comprehensive assessment.
- Assist in the developing the plan of care and evaluate the outcomes of care on a regular basis, updating the patient’s plan of care as needed.
- Identifies goals, interventions and expected outcomes, and involves the patient and/or caregivers in the plan of care and any changes in plan depending on ability of patient/caregiver.
- Educate patients and family members/care givers on plan of care, addressing their questions and concerns.
- Provide skilled nursing care as outlined in the patient plan of care and supervise LPN and home health aides.
- Maintain up to date charting on each patient.
- Participate in case conferences, in-services and training.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.