Position Title: Community Health Nurse,
LPN
Clinical Lynn - Job Code #: CL18
Location: Lynn, MA
Department: Clinical
All Care Division: ACR
HOURS/SCHEDULE:
24/30 hours a week
Shift:Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (8 hrs/day)
JOB PURPOSE: Community Health Nurse to provide quality nursing care to identified home health client’s in their home. The scope of nursing includes, direct client care, advocacy, and communication with the primary nurse. Client includes individual and family/significant other. Weekend and holiday commitment as per agency policy.
AGENCY EXPECTATION OF EMPLOYEE
All Care expects each employee to maintain a positive, respectful attitude, to demonstrate flexible and efficient time management, to meet departmental productivity standards, while keeping current the clinical skills to work in the home care environment. Each employee is expected to maintain open, honest and appropriately confidential communications with all customer groups in order to foster an effective service environment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Case Management
Continues
the care plan designed by the primary nurse and documents
specifically to provide for continuity of care
Communicates
with primary nurse and/or coordinator(s) by providing copies
of all visit documentation.
Urgent issues are addressed via telephone to
coordinator on Monday at 8:00am
Ensures
that new physician orders are accurately recorded,
implemented and evaluated for client response.
Physician telephone orders are followed up by speedy
memo to be left in Clinical Coordinators mailbox.
Demonstrates
ability to organize and set priorities to accomplish work in
a timely manner.
Attends
team meetings when scheduled.
Patient Care
Implements
nursing interventions to meet client needs and changed
conditions
Participates in the planning, implementation and coordination of health teaching and counseling of client’s family or significant other.
Initiates appropriate referrals for additional services or community resources.
Communicates
clearly and accurately with other members of the health care
team and with the client/family.
Professionalism
Complies with infection control and safety measures in accordance with the Agency’s policies and procedures. Initiates appropriate referrals for additional services or community resources.
Maintains high level of clinical expertise necessary to meet the needs of the client population and recognizes need for ongoing professional education and development within the Agency and in the community
IV/Phlebotomy Aseptic TechniqueMed. Knowledge/administration
IV/Phlebotomy ___ ___
Aseptic Technique ___ ___
Med.
Knowledge/administration
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Recognizes personal strengths and weaknesses, independently seeks out appropriate
resources.
Shares professional experience, skills and knowledge with other staff members.
Continually reassess client progress towards goals and expected outcomes, and documents this at every visit. Collaborates with CHN to revise care plan to meet client’s needs and changing conditions.
Documentation
Completes
and submits all assigned admission and revisit paperwork by
8:00 a.m. Monday.
Clearly
documents nursing intervention and patient response to same
on clinical record form.
Assesses client condition on every home visit. Documents any change in client status from previous visit.
Documents goals and outcomes outlined on the plan of care established with the client, the family and the physician.
Completes and submits documentation on a timely basis with clear, legible and concise information.
Completes documentation in accordance with Federal and State regulations and Agency’s policy.
Any
other duties/responsibilities assigned by supervisor
QUALIFICATIONS
Experience, Education and Licensure
Graduate of a
school of practical nursing accredited by the National
League for Nursing or National
Association for practical Nurse Education.
Current licensure in all states where client services
are rendered. Two
years of medical-surgical nursing experience in an acute
care setting or one year acute medical-surgical and one year
community health experience.
Current Drivers license.
Language Skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY SPECIFICATIONS
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must regularily lift and / or move 50 pounds and frequently lift and / or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
The employee is expected to act as a role model and to adhere to all Agency policies.
Contact Information:
Please contact Laurie Proulx, All Care Recruiter
All Care, 2 State Street, Lynn, MA 01901
Email: lproulx@allcarevna.org
Phone: 781-244-1150
Fax: 781-244-1058
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