Register Nurse/RN

Company: At Home Quality Care
Location: Schaumburg
Posted on: January 7, 2022

Job Description:

At Home Quality Care - JobTitle/Position:RegisteredNurse(RN) Reports To:ClinicalSupervisor JOBDESCRIPTIONSUMMARY The registerednurse plans, organizes, and directs home care services and is experienced innursing,emphasizing community health education/experience. The professional nursebuilds from the community's resources to plan and execute services to meet the needs ofindividualsandfamilieswithintheirhomesandcommunities. ESSENTIALJOBFUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES PatientCare 1.Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determinehome care needs.Providesacompletephysicalexaminationandhistoryofcurrentandpreviousillness(es). 2.Regularlyre-evaluatespatientnursingneeds. 3.Initiatestheplanofcareandmakesnecessaryrevisionsaspatientstatusandneedschange. 4.Useshealthassessmentdatatodeterminenursingdiagnosis. 5.Developsacareplan,whichestablishesgoals basedonnursingdiagnosisandincorporatestherapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions. Includes the patientandthefamilyintheplanningprocess. 6.Initiatesappropriatepreventiveand rehabilitative nursingprocedures.Administersmedicationsandtreatmentsasprescribedbythephysician. 7.Counselsthepatientandfamilyinmeetingnursingandrelatedneeds. 8.Provideshealthcareinstructionstothepatientasappropriateperassessmentandplanofcare. 9.Identifies discharge planning needs as part ofthe care plan development and implements thembefore the patient's discharge. 10.ActsasCaseManagerwhenassignedbyClinicalSupervisorandassumesresponsibilitytocoordinatepatientcareforassignedcaseload. Communication 1.Preparesclinicalnotesandupdatestheprimaryphysicianwhennecessaryandatleastevery60

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