Staff Nurse
The Health Medical Services
Total des années d'expérience :13 years, 6 Mois
• Providing case management as described in state regulations for all cases involving nursing and therapy services
• Making the initial evaluation visit as applicable and re-evaluating each patient’s nursing needs on a regular basis
• Providing nursing services, treatments and diagnostic procedures requiring specialized skills and assuming full responsibility for each of your patients .
• Participating in in-service programs, as well as training, and teaching other nursing personnel
• Developing and implementing the treatment plan for each patient under the direction of their physician
• Observing and reporting symptoms, reaction to treatments, drugs, and changes in the patient’s physical or emotional condition
• Initiating preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures as appropriate for the patient’s care and safety. Effecting changes in environment to ensure patient safety and security.
• Maintaining clinical and progress notes for each patient receiving care and providing progress reports to their physician
• Coordinating services for patients as needed to other agencies and health care providers as appropriate.
• Counseling the patient and their family in meeting nursing and related needs
• Providing supervision of home health aide services and preparing written instructions for care provided by home health aides
• Maintaining confidentiality of patient and agency matters
• Submitting required documentation in a timely manner
• Assisting the Nurse Administrator and Home Care Program manager in decision making and policy formation as it pertains to the Home Care Program.
• Participating in surveys, studies and special projects as assigned
• Maintaining accurate time records
• In addition to scheduled hours, participating in weekend/holiday call schedule.
• Observing agency’s attendance requirements and dress code.
• Conserving agency resources and adequately maintaining agency property, supplies, and equipment.
• Adhering to all agency polices, including but not limited to, infection control and safety, education, reporting and practice implementation.
• Admits patients from other departments.
• Assists physicians during rounds and other procedures.
• Carry out doctor’s order.
• Explains procedures and treatment ordered to gain patient’s cooperation.
• Assigned on charting.
• Makes follow up requests and results from other departments.
• Provides routine ward care.
• Reports significant assessment or observations regarding patient’s condition to the physician.
• Inform all concerned departments about the patients discharge order.
• Check availability of medicines including its expiration date and requests for additional stocks.
• Administer prescribe oral and parenteral medications.
• Monitors and regulates IV fluids.
• Coordinates with midwives regarding medication that requires monitoring of vital signs before and after the administration.
• Observes patients’ for any untoward reaction to the medication given and provides appropriate intervention.
• Documents all medications given in the medication sheet.
• Updates the medication sheet by:
• Cancelling discontinued medicines
• Transcribing newly ordered medicines.
• Requests and prepares the home medications of patients for discharge.
• Instructs the patient and or significant others with the administration of home medications as to their level of understanding and accomplishes the Home Medication Instruction sheet signed by both the nurse and the recipient.
Top 13 overall ranking.