What are the responsibilities and job description for the Delegating Nurse position at ComForCare?
Live your best life possible by helping others live theirs. At ComForCare, we like to celebrate successes and have fun while building meaningful relationships. Join our team and be a part of a certified Great Place To Work®!
We don’t like to brag, so we’ll let our nurses do it for us!
"Good place to work where the focus is on home care. More freedom than hospital settings with less politics. Maintaining excellent relationships with clients and caregivers is a must. This place really enhances one's customer service skills."
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Why join our team:
experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The nurse
supervisor builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the
needs of the client and families within their homes and communities. Participates in on-call
duties as requested.
Qualifications:
Equal Opportunity Employer: Disability/Veteran.
We don’t like to brag, so we’ll let our nurses do it for us!
"Good place to work where the focus is on home care. More freedom than hospital settings with less politics. Maintaining excellent relationships with clients and caregivers is a must. This place really enhances one's customer service skills."
Read more here.
Why join our team:
- Work a flexible schedule
- Employer provided benefits that include:
- Prescription Discounts
- Financial, Career, and Health Well-Being Advisor
- Housing, credit, and debt counseling
- Low cost, employee paid optional benefits that include:
- Dental
- Vision
- Telemedicine
- On demand mental health support
experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The nurse
supervisor builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the
needs of the client and families within their homes and communities. Participates in on-call
duties as requested.
Qualifications:
- Registered Nurse (RN) with a license in good standing in Maryland
- Current CPR certification
- Minimum of two years of nursing experience as an RN
- One year of home care experience
- One year of Supervisory experience preferred
- Works collaboratively with clients, families and staff
- Ability to meet bonding criteria
- Valid driver’s license, available personal vehicle
- Responsibilities/essential functions:
- Complies with HIPAA, federal, state and local regulations and safeguards all client related
- Information
- Ability Assists with implementation, adherence and monitoring of compliance with HIPAA,federal, state and local regulations to ensure the agency is compliance with regulatory
- standards
- Be readily available either in person, by telephone or by other means to the staff at times when services are being provided
- Maintains and adheres to agency policies and procedures to ensure care delivery meets thneeds of the clients and follows professional practice standards
- Immediately reports any problems with client and/or staff to the Administrator and assist with the investigation and outcomes of concerns, as needed
- Assists the Administrator with quarterly clinical chart review to meet regulatory standards
- Perform supervisory visits and monitor outcomes of delegation to ensure all direct care staff are adhering to the plan of care to meet the needs of the client
- Conducts and documents competency and training of direct care staff to ensure safe quality care is provided to clients and adheres to agency policies and procedures
- Provides guidance and support to direct care staff
- Instructs HHA’s and CNA’s and other appropriate staff on proper techniques for using equipment and procedures
- Conducts direct care staff performance evaluations and assists with the development of revised/new job standards as needed
- Assists as requested with recruiting, hiring, evaluating and terminating direct care staff personnel
- Performs the initial client assessment and reassessment to determine the needs of the client
- Educates, coaches and monitors client and direct care staff on Plan of Care and changes to the plan to ensure client’s needs are met
- Protect clients, families and other agency personnel by adhering to infection control policies and procedures to ensure safe quality care is provided to the client
- Identifies discharge-planning needs as part of the Plan of Care development and implements prior to discharge of the client
- Demonstrates effective time management skills with daily assignments
- Maintains clean and neat work environment
- Demonstrates a positive and professional manner according to agency policy
- Accepts assignments willingly and perform other duties as assigned
- Maintains acceptable attendance status, per agency policy
- Attends mandatory staff meetings, in-service programs, continuing education, seminars, and self study programs as required
- Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, to enable the employee to communicate effectively;
- Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodation, to enable the employee to review a wide variety of materials in electronic or hard copy form;
- Sufficient manual dexterity, with or without reasonable accommodation, to enable the employee to operate a personal computer, telephone, and other related equipment;
- Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, to enable the employee to safely lift, move, or maneuver whatever may be necessary to successfully perform the duties of their position; function in a general office and frequent travel to a variety of field sites.
- Performing comprehensive assessments of client status, including physical, psychosocial, and environmental parameters.
- Developing an individualized plan of care for each client that incorporates analysis of data and current scientific findings.
- Providing interventions with a focus on achieving realistic client outcomes.
- Reporting changes to update the plan of care to reflect progress towards goals and outcomes.
- Maintaining client records showing systematic assessments, planning interventions, and evaluations.
- Initiating referrals as needed to other health team members.
- Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
- Current license as a Registered Nurse (RN).
- Current CPR certification.
- Access to reliable transportation.
- Maintains confidentiality in all aspects of the job.
- Knowledge of safety and infection control practices.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Disability/Veteran.
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