What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Based Nurse (PACE) position at UPHAMS CORNER HEALTH CENTER?
Job Details
Job Location
1140 Dorchester Ave. - Dorchester, MA
Position Type
Full Time 30 hours
Education Level
2 Year Degree
Travel Percentage
Road Warrior
Job Category
Health Care
Description
Position Title : Home-Based Registered Nurse
Department : PACE
Supervisor : Nurse Manager
Status / Hours Per Week : Non-Exempt / 40 hours
Primary Function :
The Home-Based Nurse provides initial and semi-annual nursing assessments for home-based participants; develops and implements nursing plan of care : provides medication management, daily nursing treatments, episodic assessments and nursing interventions at the home; collaborates with Primary Care to provide complete nursing services in a safe, secure, accessible environment with skill, dignity and respect; and completes scheduled / episodic nursing visits for Upham's PACE participants.
Duties & Responsibilities :
- Complete initial and subsequent semi-annual nursing assessments.
- Implement physician's orders, and document in medical record.
- Develop and implement a nursing plan of care for each participant on case load.
- Take responsibility for developing and implementing a medication management plan for each participant, i.e. implement physician's orders, order medications directly from pharmacy, document in medical record, assure administration of medication, provide education and training to participants and / or caregivers when needed to enhance adherence to medication regime.
- Take responsibility for coordinating medication deliveries on a timely basis.
- Complete scheduled / episodic skilled nursing visits.
- Coordinate discharge planning with Center Nurse after ED visits, hospitalizations and nursing home stays.
- Provide input in development of participant's individual care plan.
- Maintain medical record documentation.
- Act as member of inter-disciplinary team - attending morning meetings and weekly clinical meetings.
- Participate in rotating on-call and weekend coverage.
- Participate in program development and quality improvement activities.
- Perform other duties as requested by Nurse Manager.
Qualifications
Minimum Basic Knowledge :
Experience & Qualifications :
Independent Action :
Supervisory Responsibility :
None
Define Access Level to PHI : Level 4 : Authorized to access full health information. UCC position and job responsibilities involve the provision of patient care and working as a clinical team member. Staff in this category level, although allowed full access, should only access the necessary information for each respective treatment encounter / circumstance.
