Home health services - director of nursing

The Director of Nursing is responsible for overseeing the professional nursing staff and certified nursing assistants in the delivery of Home Care services.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervise or manage all personnel who provide direct patient care.
• Ensure that the professional standards of community nursing practice are maintained by all nurses providing care.
• Adhere to Agency procedure and patient care policy.
• In conjunction with Director of Home and Community Based Services, establish service policies and procedures regarding biomedical waste, safety, universal precautions, and infection control.
• Set or adopt policies for, and keep records of criteria for admission to service, case assignments, and case management.
• Case manager for all Home Health patients involving Home Health services.
• Responsible for the clinical record for each patient receiving nursing care.
• Assure progress reports are made to physician for patients receiving nursing services.
• Makes supervisory visits to patient’s home every 60 days for those clients with Home Health services.
• Assign patient care.
• Complete admission assessments for Home Health within 48 hours of services commencing.
• Write a Plan of Care for each patient.
• Conduct competency checks for LPN’s and CNA’s and participates in annual staff evaluations.
• Assist with yearly flu clinic project.
• Manage the ongoing quality assurance program.
• Ensure that case assignment and case management is appropriate, adequate, and consistent with plan of care, medical regimen, and patient needs.
• Ensure that nursing and other services provided to the patient are coordinated, appropriate, adequate, and consistent with plans of care.
• Ensure that all service outcomes are completely legibly documented, dated, and signed in the clinical service record.
• Ensure confidentiality of patients is maintained.
• Ensure findings of Q/A program are used to improve services.
• Attend and participate in workshops, seminars, and mandatory in-services as approved or required.
• Maintain work area, equipment and supplies in a clean, sanitary, and organized manner. Ensure that work areas are neat and confidential materials are properly stored before leaving area on breaks, end of workday, etc.
• Work safely, complying at all times with Plymouth Harbor safety standards.
• Call 555 in the event of an emergency.
• Perform other duties as deemed necessary and appropriate, or as may be directed.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

This position supervises licensed nurses and certified nursing assistants.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Graduate of a state approved school of nursing.

Experience:

Minimum three years’ supervisory experience as a registered nurse in Home Health.

General:

• Must have good organizational skills.
• Must be a detail-oriented person and able to perform duties with great accuracy on a daily basis.
• Must have excellent personal skills, demonstrating the ability to conduct oneself in a non-controversial style; a style that inspires the respect of others and promotes a sense of trust in the individual’s competence.
• Must have good communication skills, speaking, writing, and listening.
• Must be fluent in English.
• Must have excellent computer skills.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office programs with emphasis on Excel, Outlook, and Word, with the ability to learn and use proprietary software as required.

CERTIFICATES/LICENSES/REGISTRATIONS

Must have valid license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Florida.

Must have a current CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) certification.