Registered Nurse - RN - Home Health

Location: Ten Mile

Make a Difference on Your Own Schedule and Terms!

Hiring Registered Nurses in Tennessee

Professional Case Management, the leader in home healthcare, is now hiring RN‘s to provide in-home healthcare services to help those who have served our country!

Benefit from one-on-one patient relationships and from the satisfaction of enhancing clients‘ health, quality of life and peace of mind. You make your own schedule - that leaves you with time to attend school, travel, volunteer or to enjoy activities with your family and friends.

Hours Available for this location: ( You are allowed to pick up in other locations as well )

• Friday - Sunday - 12 hour Day Shifts Tuesday
- Sunday - 12 hour Night Shift

Essential Functions/Areas of Accountability

• Initiate actions independently and responsibly to improve the quality of client care Perform client visits as assigned to provide skilled interventions with a focus for achieving realistic client outcomes within a specified time period

• Provide direct care and assign and/or delegate functions according to education and demonstrated competence

• Act as client advocate

• Assess and evaluate health status of assigned clients:

• Collect objective and subjective client information

• Analyze, report and record data

• Validate, refine and modify data

• Utilize all data to identify and document current health care needs of assigned clients

• Collaborate with client, family/others, and other members of the healthcare team to identify client needs, and establish realistic goals of care

• Review plan of care on a regular basis to evaluates client response to plan, prioritize needs and modify plan to meet client‘s current needs:

• Cultural, ethical, spiritual aspects and decisions regarding treatment

• Plan interventions to support human functions and maintain hygiene in a comfortable and safe environment

• Align with community resources as indicated for appropriate care

• Verify medical orders are accurate, properly authorized and without contraindication.

• Administer prescribed medications and IV therapy or provide client/family/other education regarding self-administration.

• Develop, initiate, and document plan to provide client/family/other education and counseling.

• Evaluate home environment and initiate plan to ensure a safe environment.

• Institute standard policies and procedures to stabilize clients in an emergency situation.

• Demonstrate competence with technical nursing skills according to personal and legal scope of practice:

• Assessment skills as applied to the client, family/support system, and environment

• Teaching/counseling skills

• Realistic and measurable goal setting

• Evaluate client‘s medications for potential interactions, duplication, adverse effects and non-compliance

• Initiate appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures

• Practice nursing with respect for individual, cultural, and spiritual differences

• Communicate interventions and client response to interventions effectively and in accordance with Agency requirements

• Report significant changes in client condition and needs to physician and other members of the team in a timely manner

• Maintain client records and clinical notes, showing systematic assessment, planning intervention and evaluation

• Coordinate services for the client as needed

• Participate in team meetings and clarify individualized reporting responsibilities with all new assignments

• Document legibly and according to Agency documentation guidelines and standards

• Maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job Promote personal safety and a safe environment for clients and coworkers

• Demonstrate knowledge of safety/infection control practices by complying with established policies and procedures

• Recognize and respond appropriately to potentially unsafe situations

• Demonstrate safe practice in the use of equipment

• Assess environmental safety and take initiative to prevent accidents and promote safety

• Evaluate the home for its suitability for client care

• Notify case manager of need for review and/or training related to equipment, procedures, safety or infection control practices

• Initiate delegation of tasks to only those…