What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospice RN | Preceptor Home Health & Hospice | Germantown, WI position at Preceptor Home Health & Hospice?
JOB SUMMARY
The registered nurse plans, organizes and directs / coordinates home care services and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education / experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and families within their homes and communities.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Patient Care
- Develops a written plan of care for each patient on caseload.
- Updates and initiates the plan of care and assumes responsibility for the ongoing interdisciplinary assessment and development of the individualized plan of care in partnership with the patient, representative (if any), and caregiver(s).
- Assesses patient's condition, initiates plan of care, re-evaluates and updates as necessary.
- Initiates proper preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures and provides services that are ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care.
- Provides skilled nursing care. Provides patient, caregiver, and family counseling.
- Provides patient and caregiver education.
- Prepares clinical notes.
- Communicates with the physician who is responsible for the home health plan of care and other health care practitioners (as appropriate) related to the current home health plan of care.
- Obtains all necessary physician orders and collaborates with physician as patient's needs dictate.
- 75% of all charting to be done in the patient's home.
- Attends case conferences to discuss multidisciplinary team responsibilities, patient progress, plans for continued care, new problems, etc.
- Re-evaluates the need for continued care on an ongoing basis; initiates recertification as necessary.
- Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient.
Communication
Additional Duties
The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by the employee of this job. The employee may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.
JOB REQUIREMENTS (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)
The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http : / / www.pennantgroup.com.
