Registered Nurses
Job Description
Position Summary:
The Staff Nurse is an experienced professional who administers skilled nursing care to the patients on an intermittent basis in the home, hospital, nursing home or other settings. He/She independently asses plans and delivers this care in accordance with the physician’s orders.
Responsibility:
Performs duties with latitude for exercise of independent judgment under general supervision. Performs work of moderate difficulty and responsibility, requiring considerable professional, scientific or technical training and experience. Position requires a good aptitude for independent work.
Minimum Position Specifications:
Education and Experience:
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and licensed in the State of Florida. One year of experience as a professional nurse in a hospital setting. Exposure/experience in home health preferred but not mandatory for private duty assignments.
Supervision:
Supervises a small group
Working Conditions and Physical Demands:
Physical effort involving above-average standing, sitting, walking, detail work and driving. Frequent exposure to hazards which could be harmful.
Job Duties:
- Assesses patient’s physical functions and psychosocial needs upon admission to the home care programs.
- Coordinates home care nursing with other members of the health care team.
- Sets priorities of patient’s needs and provides care accordingly.
- Identifies patient problems, symptoms and behavioral changes.
- Develops a nursing care plan that integrates the medical plan of care, nursing diagnosis, realistic goals and established discharge criteria.
- Updates care plan as needed and as patient’s condition changes.
- Documents the patient’s condition accurately and concisely, using correct charting format: notifies the physician of condition changes.
- Teaches, supervises and counsels the patient and family members regarding the nursing care needs and other related problems.
- Carries out physician’s orders in accordance with the agency policies.
- Assesses patient and family about disease processing in accordance with their degree of acceptance.
- Teaches the patient and family about disease processing in accordance with their degree of acceptance.
- Supervises and evaluates the performance of the Home Health Aide as needed: at least every sixty days: documents accordingly (Case Manager).
- Practices nursing within the legal limits of the Nurse Practice Act and understands and anticipates legal consequences of nursing action.
- Maintains current knowledge in nursing procedures.
- Seeks educational opportunities to increase clinical competency.
- Insures privacy for the patient and confidentiality of condition and personal information.
- Participates in care conferences, staff meetings and committees.
- Participates in teaching and orientation of all personnel.
- Cooperates and acts as liaison with other agencies providing nursing or related services to implement a comprehensive care plan.
- Participates with other Staff Nurses in taking weekend, holiday and night calls on a rotation basis as scheduled.
- Participates in the planning, operation and over-all evaluation of the nursing service.
- Initiates preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures as appropriate for the patient’s care and safety, without infringing on the patient’s rights.
- Provides appropriate documentation of activities and interventions according to agency standards.
- Performs at times according to Code of Ethics of respective professional associations and the Florida Association of Home Health Agencies.
- The Registered Nurse may assign selected portions of patient care to Licensed Practical Nurses and Home Health Aides. In such circumstances, the Registered Nurse maintains responsibility for the care given.