Job Summary : Provides direct patient care to an adult or pediatric patient at the home setting. To carry out clinical practice ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, implementation, interventions, and evaluations for patients are provided from admission through to discharge. Job Responsibility : · Assesses initially the patient’s condition and family to determine home care needs and identify a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness (es). · Develops a care plan, which establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process. · Review and updates as needed the comprehensive assessment, clinical notes, Physician Summaries, Plan of Care, and communicate patient status changes and updates to the primary physician regularly. · Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports any changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physician’s orders as required. · Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis. · Follows the medication rights to reduce the potential for medication errors · Monitors the patient’s progress toward goals; collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to promote patient safety and compliance to the Plan of Care. · Initiates appropriate preventive and clinical nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician. · Provides skilled care and instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan of care. · Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient. · Acts as Case Manager when assigned by Clinical Supervisor and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload. · DHA License as Registered Nurse · Familiar and experienced with DHA policies and procedures · Broad knowledge of evidence-based practicesRequirements
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