Registered Nurse - Home Care Case Manager
Company: Nurse Job Board
Location: New Haven
Posted on: January 21, 2023
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Job Description:
Full-time Homecare Registered Nurse Case Manager needed in
Connecticut!(Reference Code: KAM) Qualifications: Graduation from
an accredited NLN program in nursing. Baccalaureate nursing degree.
Possession of or eligibility for a license as a Registered Nurse
issued by the Connecticut State Board. One or more year's clinical
nursing experience preferred. Must have vehicle available for
transportation and valid Connecticut driver's license. This nurse
provides community health nursing services to individuals and
families in the community. Work is planned and carried out under
the guidance of the Clinical Manager who evaluates performance at
periodic intervals. - Will be assigned to a primary area and then
go outside if needed to see patients- Med/Surg patients- No hospice
/ No IV- No behavioral health or MCH unless they want to see these
patients but will not be their primary caseload- Visits are
weighted and they do approximately 6 visits / day and can do extra
for per visit pay if they want once oriented Duties and
responsibilities: 1. Performs physical assessment (OASIS) and
coordinates plan of care with the patient, family, and others
involved in the care plan.2. Identifies individual and family
health needs for other home health services and refers to other
agency and community resources as needed.3. Develops a written plan
of care, which includes aspects to be delegated to, and those,
which are restricted for home health aide caregivers.4. Provides
supervision of LPN in the field.5. Documents in patient record
coordination of care with LPN.6. Provides on-site orientations to
home health aides. Assesses competency of home health aide and
determines that each activity can safely be delegated to home
health aide.7. Demonstrates safe transfer techniques to home health
aide as determined by individual patient capability including pivot
transfer, hoyer lift, tub transfer techniques.8. Conducts
supervisory on-site visits for home health aides consistent with
Agency policy, and provides appropriate documentation of these
visits.9. Coordinates supervision of home health aides with therapy
staff as needed.10. Initiates appropriate and preventive
rehabilitative nursing procedures.11. Evaluates and revises patient
care plans at regular intervals, including prompt action in
response to changes in patient condition, and discharge of services
when goals are attained.12. Responsible for informing the physician
and other staff of changes in the client s needs/plan of care.13.
Evaluates and determines that the patient is a safe candidate for
home health care.14. Provides direct care to individuals with
communicable diseases.15. Provides education s, screening and
assessment services in community settings as needed (i.e. community
nursing centers, senior centers, health fairs)16. Interprets Agency
policies and programs to individuals, families and personnel of
other agencies.17. Participates in the orientation, teaching and
supervision of new staff. Provides observational experience for
students and other health professionals.18. Participates in regular
team meetings and participates and contributes to agency meetings
as assigned.19. Participates in Agency in-service education
including mandatory training s such as those required by OSHA.20.
May assist in developing and evaluating new and current
programs.21. Maintains patients' records and prepares reports of
the work performed.22. Completes recording of all new admission
visits within 48 working hours following the first home visit, and
records all ongoing visits as promptly as possible but no later
than the second work day following the visit.23. Works weekends and
holidays on a rotational basis.24. Maintains home-visiting
productivity to average 5.25 to 6.25 visits per 8 hours.25.
Performs other duties as assigned or as responsibility dictates.26.
Promotion of client/family independence. Offering competitive
compensation and complete benefits!For more information, please
submit your resume for review.
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