Position: RN - ROUTE

Department: Home Health

Reports to: Home Health Director

Created: 4/23/25

Job Summary

Responsible for providing compassionate and comprehensive care to patients in a home health setting. Assess patient needs, develop care plans, and administer medications. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Professional Responsibilities:

• Assess patient needs and render appropriate care.
• Perform patient teaching, functions as a member of the health care team in delivering mission-driven, quality patient care.
• Attend all in-services, education programs and scheduled meetings as outlined by the Director of Nursing/Home Health Director.
• Consistently demonstrate proper nursing judgment, deliver patient care within the scope of service for RN.
• Maintain and demonstrate constant awareness of State and Federal Regulations pertaining to Home Health care.  

1. Core Duties:

• Demonstrate performance standards 

• Appropriately evaluate signs and symptoms of disease processes, reactions to treatments, medication and effectiveness of teaching.  
• Deliver age-appropriate treatment according to the patient’s plan of care 
• Complete a thorough assessment of the patient’s pain and intervene appropriately 
• Communicate appropriately and respectfully the nursing process and treatment according to the patient/caregiver ability to comprehend 
• Develop and document appropriate goals 
• Follow agency policy regarding discharge planning: complete necessary discharge information (D/C Summary) 
• Communicate and document patient updates to physicians, other members of the health care team and to the patient’s medical record timely  
• Develop, implement and update nursing goal/patient outcomes and aide care plan as necessary. 
• Supervise home health aide to ensure quality patient care and update care plan as needed.  
  • Complete patient scheduling and notify patient/caretaker and staff of any changes in an appropriate and timely manner 
  • Appropriately evaluate signs and symptoms of disease processes, reactions to treatment, medications and effectiveness of teaching. 
  • Follow agency policy regarding discharge planning, complete necessary discharge information (D/C Summary/OASIS) 
  • Follow orders given by provider 
  • Perform other job duties and tasks assigned 

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing 
• Current Mississippi RN license 
• CPR certification 

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior Home Health and/or Med Surg floor experience

Minimum Requirements

Essential Skill Competencies:

• Body system assessment
• Phlebotomy: Establish IV access
• Safe blood administration
• Medication monitoring
• Preventive skin care
• Chest tube care
• Aseptic wound care/ dressing change
• Foley catheter insertion/care

Working Conditions

Ability to sit, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, perform overhead lifting and perform other common physical movements as needed for the position.  

Classifications: High exposure risk