PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION 

The purpose of a Registered Nurse - Visit Nurse in Home Health/Hospice Care is to assume ongoing assessment, care planning, documentation of progress, and accountability, for his/her assigned patients within the Home Health/Hospice system. 

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITES:

Duty 1: Uses the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care to provide for the unique physical and emotional needs of each patient.

Duty 2: Demonstrates knowledge and skill necessary to provide disease/diagnosis age specific care to the patients served with Bridge Home Health and Hospice.

Duty 3: Establishes and maintains communication/collaboration with the case manager, interdisciplinary team, and patient’s primary physician regarding patient condition, orders, plan of care, and anticipated needs to ensure exceptional patient care.

Duty 4: Makes visits as assigned by case manager/scheduler in compliance with the plan of care.

Duty 5: Able to communicate admission and recertification criteria specific to each patient.

Duty 6: Documentation is consistent with or exceeds Bridge Home Health and Hospice guidelines

Duty 7: Manages weekend assignments responsible to include keeping case manager and/or home health/hospice manager informed of any unusual or special incident occurrences.

Duty 8: Utilizes a team approach to teaching opportunities and family care issues of the patient.

Duty 9: Consistently maintains optimal patient care within budget constraints.

Duty 10: Displays Service Excellence as evidenced by practicing the mission, vision, and values of the organization to promote patient satisfaction.

Duty 11: Complies with organizational policies, procedures, and practices to ensure quality job performance and Medicare/Medicaid compliance to include Home Health and/or Hospice guidelines.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Current R.N. licensure for the state of Ohio.
• Minimum of 1-2 years of general nursing experience.
• Homecare/Hospice work experience preferred.
• Current Ohio Driver’s license with clean driving record and ability to provide own transportation while on duty required. 
• Commitment to and knowledge of the philosophy, mission and goals of the agency and standards and regulations governing it.
• Positive service-oriented interpersonal and communication skills required.
• Individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served on his/her assigned unit/department. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to their age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the area’s policies and procedures

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This position requires a full range of body motion with intermittent walking, lifting, bending, climbing, squatting, kneeling, twisting, sitting, and standing. The associate will be required to walk up to 2 hours a day, sit for 4 hours a day, and stand for 2 hours a day. The individual must be able to life 50 pounds and reach work above the shoulders. The individual must have good eye/hand coordination and fine finger dexterity, including the ability to document legibly. This associate must have excellent verbal communication skills to perform daily tasks. The associate must have corrected vision and hearing in the normal range. 

This position is classified at risk for possible occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens (HBV, HIV, etc.)