HOME HEALTH LPN at Trust Home Care Inc — BEL AIR, MD

RESPONSIBILITIES

MUST HAVE WOUND CARE EXPERIENCE

• Coordinates total client care by conducting comprehensive health and psychosocial evaluation, monitoring the client's condition, promoting sound preventive practices, coordinating services and teaching and training activities.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of nursing service to the client and family on an ongoing basis.
• Prepares and presents client's record to the Clinical Record Review Committee as indicated.
• Consults with the attending physician concerning alterations of Client Care Plans, checks with the appropriate supervisor and makes changes, as appropriate.
• Coordinates client services.
• Submits clinical notes no less often than weekly, and progress notes and other clinical record forms outlining the services rendered as indicated.
• Submits a tally of client care visits made each day.
• Participates in case conferences, discusses with the supervisor problems concerning the clients and how they may best be handled.
• Discusses with the appropriate supervisor the need for the involvement of other members of the health team.
• Obtains orders for paraprofessional service and submits a referral to the appropriate personnel.
• Participates in the client’s discharge planning process.
• Cooperates with other agencies providing nursing or related services to provide continuity of care and to implement a comprehensive care plan.
• Participates in staff development meeting.
• Continually strives to improve his/her nursing care skills by attending in-service education, through formal education, attendance at workshops, conferences, active participation in professional and related organizations and individual research and reading.
• Participates in the development and periodic revision of the physician's Plan of Treatment and processes change orders as needed.
• Submits clinical notes within seventy-two (72) hours, and progress notes and other clinical record forms outlining the services rendered.
• Maintains an on-going knowledge of current drug therapy.
• Adheres to Federal, state and accreditation requirements.
• May be requested by Director of Clinical Services to fill in for the other nurses.