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1st Choice Home Health Care, Inc is a locally owned and operated Alaskan company that was started in 1995. It is a Medicare certified home health care agency offering a broad range of services to individuals of all ages. Caring for our team is as much of a priority is delivering fine healthcare and we are always looking for exceptional employees to join our team.
NOW HIRING
Full Time Registered Nurses/Case Manager
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing and currently licensed in the state(s) in which practicing.
2. Two (2) years’ nursing experience, required.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Ongoing interdisciplinary assessment of the patient
2. Communication with all physicians involved in the plan of care and other healthcare practitioners, as appropriate, related to the current plan of care
3. Participation in the HHA sponsored in-service training in case conferences
4. Participates and is available for on-call duty, nights, weekends and holidays.
5. Development and evaluation of the plan of care in partnership with the patient, representative, if any, and caregivers
6. Initiates and provides services in accordance with the plan of care.
7. Makes the initial OASIS evaluation, constructs the plan of care, and submits the documentation within 24 hours of the scheduled visit
8. Prepares clinical and progress notes for each patient visit and summaries of care conferences on his/her patients in a timely manner.
9. Informs personnel of changes in the condition and needs of the patient.
10. Counsels the patient and family/significant others in meeting nursing and related needs.
11. Processes orders and notifies physician of patient needs and changes in condition. Completes certification/recertification orders and discharge summaries.
12. Determines the amount and type of nursing needed by each individual patient.
13. Refers to Physical Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist and Medical Social Worker those patients requiring their specialized skills.
14. Provides patient and caregiver education
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
Works indoors in Agency office and patient homes and travels to/from patient homes.
Previous home health experience preferred but not required.
Our employees are our most valuable assets. Therefore, we support the dignity, achievement and satisfaction of each individual employee. Our experienced caregivers provide services prescribed by the client’s physician 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.
Job Type: Full-time
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