Summary:
Provides professional care to patients utilizing the nursing process in collaboration with other health care team members.
Responsibilities:
1. Performs assessments in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychological & cognitive status.
2. Formulates a goal directed plan of care which is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis & patient outcomes.
3. Implements care in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent and continuous manner.
4. Establishes priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available resources.
5. Evaluates effectiveness of care given and patient progression toward outcomes.
6. Identifies patient's/significant other's learning needs and implements appropriate measures to meet them.
7. Coordinates interdisciplinary functions.
8. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
9. Performs other duties as assigned.
Education: ASSOCIATE'S LVL DGRE
Other Information:
Required:
Minimum Experience: zero to six months
Desired: Nursing certification, BSN
Working Conditions:
Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
Occupational: Significant occupational risk
Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force
Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.
Credentials:RN
Company: Western CT Home Care Inc
Org Unit: 612
Department: Health Promotion Registered Nurse
Exempt: Yes
Salary Range: $70.00 per visit rate
Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.
Open job postingAbout the company
Western CT Home Care Inc provides home healthcare services, including occupational therapy, to patients in the Western Connecticut area. They focus on delivering care within agency guidelines and ensuring safe, legal practice.