Registered Nurse (RN) Job Description
If you want to make a difference in some one life and are looking for a change of pace, consider our team: we are family friendly work environment. IPERS retirement, 32–40-hour work week.
A. Essential Functions:
• Utilizing the nursing process makes the initial evaluation visit to assess patient needs following the conditions of participation guidelines.
• Develops and initiates the plan of treatment, carrying out the physicians’ instructions.
• Regularly re-evaluates the patient’s nursing needs making necessary updates and revisions and report patient’s condition to appropriate member of the health care team.
• Performs general and specialized therapy (including infusion, wound etc.) procedures as appropriate.
• Initiates appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Prepares clinical and progress notes using an electronic medical record.
• Coordinates and supervises Home Care Aides and documents weekly review of progress notes. Attends Case Conferences.
• Coordinates Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy reviews therapy documentation and care provided. Holds case conferences as needed.
• Counsels and instructs the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs and goals.
• Participates in in-service programs and teaches home care aid and family members care techniques.