RN / Registered Nurse Job in Ft Smith, Arkansas
Company: Kindred at Home
Location: Fort Smith
Posted on: April 10, 2021
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Job Description:
I believe that better care begins at home. Compassionate care,
uncompromising service and clinical excellence thats what our
patients have come to expect from our clinicians. Kindred at Home,
a division of Kindred Healthcare Inc., is the nations leading
provider of comprehensive home health, hospice, and non-medical
home care services.
Kindred at Home, and its affiliates delivers compassionate,
high-quality care to patients and clients in their homes or places
of residence, including non-medical personal assistance, skilled
nursing and rehabilitation and hospice and palliative care. Our
caregivers focus on each unique patient to deliver the appropriate
care and emotional support to our patients and their families.
Our Community Care division is currently seeking a well qualified
Registered Nurse to join its team.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Include the following; however other duties may be assigned:
Conducts on-site assessments and develops service plan in
conjunction and with the authorization from DHS.
Assess adequacy of member service plan and the need for other
services on an ongoing basis, making appropriate referrals.
Provides nursing services, treatments, preventive and
rehabilitative procedures requiring specialized skills under the
direction of the attending practitioner.
Teach, supervise and counsel the member and family members
regarding the nursing care needs and other related problems of the
member in the home.
Observe signs and symptoms and report to the practitioner reactions
to treatments, including drugs and changes in the members physical
and/or emotional condition.
Develop and implement nursing care plans, including revisions of
the plans when necessary.
Communicates to the Director and/or office personnel pertinent
member and/or attendant information.
Record practitioners orders and make them a permanent part of the
member record.
Completes visits as scheduled and reports verbally to unit
regarding completion of visits on a daily basis.
Recruits, hires, trains and supervises attendants.
Completes appropriate forms and attaches them to Daily Visit
Reports and submits within 48 hours of visit.
Corrects and resubmits error rejections within 48 hours.
Responsible for maintaining nurse files.
Maintains confidentiality of member, attendant and staff
information.
Establishes rapport with DHS by making visits to case workers
office in assigned area.
Participates in staff meeting and in-services.
Participates in community relations activities.
Work with other community agencies to coordinate services to meet
member needs.
Participate in case conferences with other members of the health
care team.
Will assume on-call duties as assigned.
Responsible for information in the Provider Manual and
up-dates.
Qualifications:
Graduate from a National League for Nursing accredited school of
nursing.
Competent to carry out any skilled procedures that the practitioner
might order.
Previous public health or home health nursing experience is
preferred, but not required.
Currently licensed to practice professional nursing.
Must have interest, understanding and appreciation of the problems
of the elderly and disabled.
Must be able to make independent home visits performing all
necessary tasks.
Must have appropriate nursing skills and judgment.
Must be able to handle angry or hostile individuals or situations
in a professional manner.
Bilingual skills preferred (Spanish).
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