JOB DESCRIPTION

REGISTERED NURSE

JOB TITLE: REGISTERED NURSE

REPORT TO: DIRECTOR OF NURSES IN THE ABSENCE OF DON REPORTS TO
SUPERVISING RN

DEPARTMENT: CLINICAL

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of patient care services through coordination,
implementation, and supervision of the patients. The registered nurse follows the POC and supervises the
staff delivering care. The Registered Nurse participates in quality improvement activities within the
Agency promoting overall compliance with State and Federal guidelines and professional standards of
practice.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

▪ Must be a Registered Nurse with a public health, home health care, or hospital

background

▪ Must have at least one year clinical experience PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be able to hear and speak in a manner understood by most persons.
• Must be able to travel to prospective patient’s place of residence
• Must be able to stoop and bend; must be able to lift and transfer patients
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Demonstrates leadership and provides direction to members of the patient care team through case
management of patient home health episode of health care. Case management of patient services
includes:

A. Intake and coordination of a referral from an acceptable referral source
B. Initial in home evaluations and/or assessment

C. Establish the patient’s individualized treatment and medical record baseline
D. Collaborate with physicians, other agency staff and contract services to
coordinate and implement the POC

E. Supervise the implementation of the POC and the quality of care delivered to the
patient

F. Provide in home supervision of Home Health Aide Services at least every 14 days
for patient receiving aide services and document the visit in the medical record
G. Provide supervision of LPN’s assigned to patient caseload, through directing the
implementation and evaluating the effectiveness of the nursing care and patient’s
plan of care

H. Re-evaluate the patient plan of care at least every 60 days and when there is a
change in the patient condition, after a hospital stay, and a time of discharge
revising the Plan of Care as needed to achieve patient goals.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (continued):

I. Documents direct patient services, coordination and collaboration with physician
and other disciplines or provides in the care of the patient, ensuring document is
complete, and complies with acceptable home health standards and Agency
policy.

J. Facilitates active and effective communication with team members as
demonstrated through leadership of patient case conferences staff education or in
services, and timely clinical decisions which provide guidance in the delivery of
patient care.

K. Documentation is timely and meets professional standards of practice, establishes
compliance with all applicable laws & regulations

L. Reviews caseload charts documentation at least every 60 days to ensure
compliance assess patient progress and effectiveness of care delivery in meeting
patient goals.

• Provides patients and staff supervision 24 hours a day when assigned on-call

• Collaborating with leadership/management team and office staff to facilitate timely office

processing of paperwork and personnel information

• Actively participates in Agency quality improvement activities

• Promote the Agency and services to the public and participate in physician and

community education related to services provided by the agency as registered

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Maintains responsibility to develop professional self attend seminars, and identify self -

learning needs, collaborates with agency leaders in meeting learning needs