Home Health Nurse - Oahu ( Job Number: 189829 )
Location: Honolulu Hawaii
Description: Kaiser Permanente is currently seeking to employ Home Health Nurse - Oahu ( Job Number: 189829 ) right now, this position will be placed in Hawaii. Detailed specification about this position opportunity kindly read the description below. Provides home health care to Kaiser Permanente's Home Health patients in coordination with physician orders and nursing interventions. Ma! intains professional, clinical, technical, and interpersonal skills to provide best possible service.
Essential Functions:
- Establishes & coordinates plan of care for patients assessing educational, equipment, skilled & non-skilled srvcs & needs.
- Maintains productivity levels per agency standard.
- Evaluates patients, families & home environment on admission & subsequent home visits.
- Determines if home environment is safe & appropriate for provision of home health srvcs.
- Assesses patient's physical & psychosocial needs.
- Develops &/or revises an appropriate plan of care.
- Communicates & coordinates plan of care w/ physician(s), patients & family & other health care providers. Implements care, as ordered.
- Identifies problems accurately.
- Establishes reasonable/measurable goals.
- Establishes discharge planning in conjunction w/ the care planning process.
- Prepares & ! delivers medical supplies & orders equipment necessary for pro! vision of prescribed care/srvc.
- Provides comprehensive nursing care as prescribed by patient's physician & in compliance w/ Home Health Srvcs established standards, policies & procedures.
- Evaluates patient's response to identified interventions.
- Reviews & interprets laboratory values.
- Demonstrates knowledge & skill in providing wound care.
- Provides all care according to established, written plan of care.
- Modifies/updates/changes plan of care when indicated by patient's condition &/or physician orders.
- Obtains physician orders as required by State & Federal laws.
- Initiates appropriate preventative & rehabilitative nursing procedures.
- Recognizes & interprets significant physiological & behavioral changes in patient's condition.
- Reports findings appropriately to physician, Home Health Mgr &/or other individuals involved in care of patient.
- Demonstrates critical thinking such as p! roblem-solving, reflective practice, clinical reasoning, prioritizing, etc.
- Determines in conjunction w/ physician, when patient care needs to be shifted into another setting.
- Re-evaluates patient's nursing needs regularly when licensed practical nurse furnishes srvcs.
- Instructs patient, family & other caregivers on nursing & aide-related care to promote independence & self-care.
- Provides case management, as caseload assigned.
- Coordinates all necessary srvcs to be provided to patients.
- Integrates all services into plan of care.
- Documents all care provided to patients & plans pertaining to care according to Home Health Srvcs standards, federal & state regulation(s).
- Assures that medical record is accurate, legible & complete; & completes accurate daily visit log.
- Completes assessments & documentation per State & Federal law (e.g. OASIS) for all applicable patients assigned.
- Submits docu! mentation in timelines specified by Home Health Standards, Federal & St! ate regulation(s).
- Develops area of clinical expertise w/in Home Health Nursing & provides instruction/supervision in area to others in agency, as requested.
- Provides guidance & supervision to licensed practical nurse.
- Supervises care provided by Home Care Aides (HCA).
- Prepares HCA assignments.
- Plans for & participates in professional development activities to keep current of trends in home health nursing &/or clinical nursing skills.
- Participates in multidisciplinary team conferences (formal & informal) to coordinate, discuss & evaluate srvcs provided to patient.
- This job description is not all encompassing.
Basic Qualifications:
- Two (2) years of medical/surgical nursing experience, including experience or successful completion of training program (pre-hire, post-hire, or on-the-job) in area of specialty, if applicable.
- Associate's degree from accr! edited school of nursing.
- Valid Hawaii RN license (must meet education requirement (s) for Hawaii State licensure).
- Valid driver's license.
- Current BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR or CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in oral communication, written communication, interpersonal relations, customer service, problem solving, systems thinking, decision making, adaptability, and change management.
- Talking to co-workers, customers, outside vendors, and on the telephone.
- Reading, writing, speaking and understanding English.
- Training/giving and receiving instructions.
- Mathematical ability, attention to detail (e.g., organization, prioritization, proofing), concentration, and alertness.
- Home Health agency (Medicare certified agency) experience preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
- Certified Home Health Nurse by the American Nurses Association ! (ANA) preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of venipuncture and IV therapy, antibiotic therapy, respiratory therapy, patient assessment (physical and psych/social), hyperalimentation and TPN, colostomy and ileostomy care, and catherization (male and female), bowel and bladder preferred.
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Kaiser Permanente.
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This position starts available on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 00:16:13 GMT
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