PRN Psych Registered Nurse (RN)- Home Health

Description Join Life Care Home Health Family! Serving Texas, Florida, Nevada, and Georgia, we provide skilled nursing, therapy, homecare, hospice, palliative care, and private duty services.

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General Summary

• Psych Nurse - Administer behavioral nursing care for clients in their residence, coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team, clients and their families, and the referring agency.
• Patient
• Population: Has contact with patients of all ages in a clinical setting; understands and demonstrates appropriate behavior when interacting with patients in all populations.
• Essential
• Functions: Promote /exemplify the Company's mission, vision, and values. Complete initial and ongoing assessments to identify the physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs of home health clients. Completes assessments at appropriate time points, including OASIS. Regularly reevaluate the client’s nursing needs and evaluate the outcomes of care. Assist clients in the recovery or maintenance of life functions; prevent illness and relapse. Develop, initiate, and revise the Plan of Care (POC) as necessary to ensure quality and continuity of care. Initiates appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Plans for discharge of the client from services. Provide effective communication to clients, their families, team members, and other health care professionals. Regular participation in Case Conferences. Apply the concepts of infection control and universal precaution in coordinating and performing client care activities to protect both clients and staff (OSHA). Coordinate services and inform the physician and other personnel of changes in the client’s condition and needs. Monitor assigned cases to ensure compliance with the requirements of third-party payers. Complete appropriate documentation in a timely manner to assure compliance with company policy. Supervise, teach, and provide clinical direction to other nursing personnel (ex. LVN/LPN, HHA, CNA, etc). Perform on-call responsibilities and provide on-call services to clients and their families as assigned. Demonstrate commitment and professional growth by participating in in-service programs and maintaining/improving competency. Meet mandatory continuing education requirements of the agency/licensing board.