SUMMARY:

Provides skilled professional nursing services to pediatric and young adult patients in their home setting.

• Follows nursing policies and procedures per agency standards.
• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of state & HIPPA regulations.
• Assesses patients according to their plan of care.
• Follows plan of care according to physician orders.
• Manages care of seriously ill, long-term, disabled, and terminally ill patients.
• Evaluates, patient?s treatment/care plans; coordinates interdisciplinary care.
• Obtains required physician orders for all care provided from a clinical supervisor.
• Provides ongoing assessment of the patient and patient?s equipment needs.
• Initiate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Educates and instructs the patient and patient?s family as required; counsel patient and family in meeting patient?s needs and goals.
• Notifies the clinical supervisor and family of significant changes in the patient?s condition in a timely manner.
• Prepares timely, legible, and complete documentation of all care, interventions, and care coordination as provided by law, regulation, and established policy; returns documentation to office/department according to established policy.
• Demonstrates an awareness of and sensitivity to patient/family rights.
• Applies safety principles as identified by established policy.
• Participates in quality improvement and utilization review activities.
• Participates in the orientation and training of new staff.
• Participates in continuing education to continually improve skills and abilities and stay abreast of current technologies/practices.
• Participates in establishing priorities, and implementing and evaluating quality improvement efforts utilizing Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement. (QAPI)
• Exhibits a high degree of courtesy, tact, and poise when interacting with patients, families, and other healthcare professionals.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.