Registered Nurse, Home Health Care - Philadelphia, United States - EldaCare Home Health Services, Inc

EldaCare Home Health Services, Inc

Verified Company

Philadelphia, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

About us
EldaCare Home Health Services, Inc is a small business in Philadelphia, PA. We are professional.

Our work environment includes:

Growth opportunities

Job description

Job Summary:

Here is an opportunity to join the EldaCare Home Health Services, Inc. The agency provides care to families with non-medical and medical
services in Philadelphia and designated areas of Bucks, Delaware, Chester, and Montgomery counties. In this role, you will provide hands-on nursing care and education/training for patients, families, and caregivers to equip them with effective self-management skills for their illness and conditions. As a Registered Nurse, you will lead and coordinate care for interdisciplinary team members. If you are a RN who wants to make a positive difference in the lives of the patients you touch and build a sucesseful team, this job is for you.

Responsibilities for the Registered Nurse:

Completes records and reports necessary for patient service and administrative requirements as determined by EldaCare.
Attains personal professional growth and maintains clinical competence.
Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with patients, families, peers, supervisors, and community agencies.
Meets all performance standards, including those for quality and quantity, as defined by EldaCare.
Identifies the need for services of other health care disciplines or agencies and initiates the appropriate referral.
Participates in interdisciplinary team conferences; facilitates coordinated and comprehensive plans and goals for EldaCare patients.
Communicates regularly with other health care providers to develop coordinated plans for patient care.
Supervises Home Health Aide in completing the established plan for patient care, and evaluates the effectiveness of the service.
Participates, as assigned, in implementation of the Agency's Quality Assurance Program.
Participates as appropriate in EldaCare educational activities, including new employee orientation and professional student clinical training and staff education programs.
Interprets EldaCare services and programs to individuals/families and personnel of other agencies.
Participates, as assigned, in community programs.
Complies with EldaCare Policies and Procedures.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Assessment Duties and Responsibilities

Completes a comprehensive assessment, including OASIS items, that accurately reflect the patient's current health status and includes information that may be used to demonstrate the patient's progress toward achievement of desired outcomes.
Completes a review of all medications the patient is currently using in order to identify any potential adverse effects and drug reactions, side effects, and noncompliance with drug therapy.
Verifies patient's eligibility for the Medicare home health benefit, including homebound status.
Fulltime RNs will be required to perform between 3032 visits per week
Parttime RNs will be required to perform between 2228 visits per week

PRN

RNs will be per visits

Evaluation:

Evaluates and documents patient/family understanding of home care services.

Knowledge and Experience:

A minimum of one year's experience in the provision of direct patient care in acute care or long term care facility.
Demonstrated competency in OASIS documentation.
Knowledge of home care home base EMR system preferred
Experience in home health care preferred.
Current license in Pennsylvania as a Registered Nurse.
Current Driver's License.
Current CPR Certification.
Demonstrates good verbal and written communication, and organization skills