Pinellas County

We are currently in need of Home Careexperienced RN Visit Nurses.

Home Health Connection is a Medicare and ACHC Certified Home Care agency providing Skilled Nursing, PT, OT, ST, and HHA services in Pasco and Pinellas counties

**This position would be considered part-time that can lead to full-time.

Requirements

* Must have previous RN home care experience

* RN Florida License

Essential Job Functions

The Registered Nurse Case Manager plans, organizes and directs home care services and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of the individual and families within their homes and communities.

· Complete comprehensive assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es) on an ongoing basis.

· Regularity re-evaluates patient nursing needs and updates nursing care plans on an ongoing basis.

· Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.

· Use 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, include the patient and family in the planning process.

· Initiates appropriate and preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administer medication and treatment as prescribed by the physician.

· Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.

· Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.

· Processes orders and notifies physician of patients' needs and changes in condition.

· Completes certification/recertification orders and discharge summaries.

· Supervises and teaches other paraprofessionals, assists in training and orientation of new hire RN Case Managers, serves as a peer mentor.

· Additional Duties

· Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.

· Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.

· Instructs, supervises, and evaluates the home health aide care provided as required by regulation.

· Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and In-service classes.

· Fulfills the obligation of requested and/or accepted case assignments.

· Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.

Benefits

· Flexible Scheduling

· Weekly Direct Deposit.

* Travel Reimbursement

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $50 - $120 per visit

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