What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Pay Per Visit position at Vertical Home Health?
Vertical Home Health -
1. Complete an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
2. Regularly re-evaluates patients nursing needs.
3. Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status needs changed.
4. Uses health assessment data to determine diagnosis.
5. Develops a plan of care, which establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventative, and rehabilitative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
6. Initiates appropriate preventative and rehabilitative services.
7. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician.
8. Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
9. Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan of care.
10. Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the plan of care development and implements before discharge of the patient.
11. Acts as Case Manager when assigned by DON and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned case load.
12. Develops Home Health Aide Care Plan and supervises delivery of care and patient satisfaction of care. Makes changes to care plan as necessary.
