REGISTERED NURSE HOSPICE VISITS
Company: Bedrock at Home Orlando
Location: Orlando
Posted on: May 18, 2024
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Job Description:
Bedrock at Home Orlando - Job Title: Per Diem, RN
Department: Home Care
Reports to: Director of Home Care Services, FL
Created by: Human Resources
Category: Non- Exempt
Status: Approved
Created on: July 12, 2012
Last Revised:
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Position Summary:
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Provides skilled nursing care to patients in their home as needed.
Coordinate care with the patient, family, referring agency, and
assumes responsibility for the coordination of care. Provides
service in accordance with the Agency philosophy, standards and
policies.
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Essential Functions:
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Responds to a request for initial assessment within 24 hours.
Develops a written plan of care for each patient, assessing the
physical, psyco social needs of the patient and documents the
findings.
Assesses patient's condition, initiates plan of care, re-evaluates
and updates as necessary
Ability to adequately assess and reassess pain. - Utilizes
appropriate pain management techniques. - Educates the patient and
family regarding pain management.
Performs patient care responsibilities considering needs specific
to the standard of care for patient's age.
Demonstrates knowledge of medications and their correct
administration based on age of the patient and patient's clinical
position.
- - Provides skilled nursing care as needed
- - Obtains all necessary physician orders and collaborates with
physician as patient's needs dictate.
- - Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that
optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of
medical/health care errors.
- - Initiates case conferences to discuss multidisciplinary team
responsibilities, patient progress, plans for continued care, new
problems, etc.
- - Follows up with obtaining lab results and notifying physician
of any significant results.
- - Re-evaluates the need for continued care on an ongoing basis;
initiates recertification as necessary.
- - Plans for discharge from the Agency with the patient and
caregivers. - Makes referrals for alternative level of care if
necessary.
- - Promotes patient/family/caregiver education using various
verbal and written communication techniques that take into account
the patient's/family's cultural, ethnic and/or personal needs or
preferences.
- - Supervises Home Health Aides on an as needed basis
- - Initiates needed referrals to other disciplines and/or
community resources.
- - Obtains needed supplies and equipment to provide care.
- - Knowledgeable of current federal, state and agency regulations
concerning patient care.
- - Adheres to all Agency, payroll, billing and documentation
policies and procedures.
Non Essential Functions:
Attends all required training, in-services, and staff meetings.
Strives to maintain a safe working environment through the
prevention of accidents, the preservation of equipment, the
achievement of safe working practices, by practicing proper
infection control measures, and understanding the use of Material
Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). - -
Maintains a positive and professional demeanor toward residents,
visitors, families, and co-workers.
Adheres to all policies and procedures of Spring Hills, LLC
Performs all other duties as assigned.
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Skills:
Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are
saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking
questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate
times.
Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and
paragraphs in work related documents.
Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the
strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or
approaches to problems.
Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other
individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take
corrective action.
Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and
understanding why they react as they do.
Attributes:
Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong
or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem,
only recognizing there is a problem.
Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand
information and ideas presented through spoken words and
sentences.
Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas
in speaking so others will understand.
Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand
information and ideas presented in writing.
Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to
specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information
to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a
relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can
understand you.
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Experience And Education
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Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current Florida licensure as a Registered Nurse.
Current CPR card and HIV certificate and Physical/TB free from
communicable diseases statement
Valid state driver's license and reliable automobile.
Proof of current automobile insurance.
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Time spent in physical exertion: Standing (1/3- 2/3), walking (over
-2/3), sitting (under 1/3), using hands to finger, handle or feel
(over 2/3), reach with hands and arms (over 2/3), climb and balance
(1/3-2/3), stoop, kneel, crawl (2/3), talk or hear (over 2/3),
taste or smell (under 1/3). Lifting up to 10 pounds (over 2/3), Up
to 25 pounds (1/3); Up to 50 pounds (under 1/3); up to 100 pounds
(under 1/3)
- -We are an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to a
work environment that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion
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