Saturday-Sunday Registered Nurse

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for traveling to a patient/client's place of residence to provide skilled nursing care. The RN is responsible for maintenance and accuracy of electronic medical records, supervision of support staff and coordination of care with other team members. The RN will provide services within the scope of Federal and State regulations, licensure, policies and procedures of the agency. The RN will provide supervision to LPNs and certified aide staff.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Patient Centered Care

• Assess and document patient/client needs and observation of patient's condition at each visit. Report changes timely to patient's interdisciplinary care team.
• Record and report to physician results of patient/client assessments, treatments, and recommendations for further services as appropriate at the following times: certification, change of care, recertification, missed visits and discharge.
• Provide direct quality skilled nursing care, either directly or through supervision of other agency staff.
• Provide education, support and teaching of care to the patient/client, family, or other caregivers.
• Complete assigned admission visits, conducting comprehensive physical and environmental assessments and assessment of risk factors related to medical diagnosis.
• Develop/revise individualized care plans and goals.
• Develop discharge plan with the patient/client and/or family/caregiver.
• Initiate referrals to other disciplines, health care providers or community groups as indicated.
• Maintain quality charting and records as required by agency policy and federal and state regulations.
• Be knowledgeable of payer source guidelines.

Other Duties:

• Supervise and train staff as appropriate to patient's plan of care.
• Participate in on call rotation and related duties.
• Participate with nursing student assignments as indicated.
• Maintain nursing skills through attendance at Annual Skills Fair or other continuing education opportunities.
• Manage caseload and oversight of LPNs, including delegation of appropriate visits to LPN staff within their scope of practice.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as requested.
• Keep a daily record of time worked per agency policies.

Compliance:

• Participate in quality improvement (QI) activities to positively impact performance on agency's overall outcomes.

Confidentiality:

• Assure all staff/patient information is kept confidential.