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Hours Full-time
Location Bronx, NY, 10400
BRONX, New York

About this job

AccentCare® is a national post-acute healthcare provider with 45 years of industry experience. We thrive on providing patient-centric care and a warm and personalized experience within our local communities.

Your Success is our Success. We strive to provide our new employees with a structured on-boarding process to help you become assimilated quickly, and cutting-edge tools to make your daily work easier and more efficient. We offer extensive training and a wide-array of opportunities for continued education and promotional opportunities.

Position: Bilingual RN Field Supervisor

Reports to: Area Operations Director

Job Description/Requirements:

As an Bilingual RN Field Supervisor you will:

Must speak Spanish and English 

* Give and interpret the patient information documents i.e. admission packet, plan of care, advance directives, Bill of Rights, consents, patient education.

* Provide patient/families with information regarding agency services, fees, Bill of Rights, Advance Directives and agency policies.

* Communicate with referrers/discharge planners to review eligibility for agency services and to develop and coordinate the plan of care.

* Provide assessment of newly referred patients, assess health needs and eligibility for home care. Obtain patient’s medical history, particularly as it relates to the patient’s present condition.

* Identify the appropriate level of care required by the patient. Ensure the environment is conducive to the provision of home care.

* Develop an individualized Plan of Care for the patient based on needs and findings of the nursing assessment.

* Coordinate all care and services provided to the patient.

* Communicate findings with the patient’s physician and obtain verbal orders as necessary. Develop and implement treatment plans on conjunction with the patient’s authorized medical practitioner.

* Initiate written Medical Orders and written reports to the patient’s physician, as necessary.

* As necessary, conduct home visits to provide intermittent nursing services, such as pre-fill medication container.

* Monitor the patient’s medication regimen for drug-drug/drug-food interactions, side effects and adverse reactions.

* Perform patient re-assessments in the home. Reassess patient needs for services on a continual basis and discuss any changed in the plan of treatment with patient physician/family.

* Review reports from all involved disciplined, re-evaluating needs and Supervise all involved disciplines in the plan of care. Conduct on-site competency review as part of supervision activities.

* Prepare written documentation and summaries of the patient’s status and progress as needed for continuation of home health services. Document accurately and completely in the patient’s clinical record. Conference with all clinical and scheduling staff to assure continuity of patient care.

* Become familiar with all resources necessary to provide a complete managed care program for the patient, e.g., respiratory, DME, etc.

* Initiate referrals for other services or community resources as needed.

* Maintain updated professional knowledge and participate in patient education programs to ensure optimum quality of patient care. Participate in the agency’s in-service program. Provide in-service education to professional/paraprofessional staff.

Keywords: Home Health, Home Care, Healthcare, Hospice, Hospital, Wound Care, Cardiac, Field Nurse, Nursing, Field Nurse, Travel Nurse, BSN

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