Home Health Registered Nurse Resume Samples

Description :

1. Maintains accurate, detailed reports and records.
2. Directs and supervises less skilled nursing or health care personnel or supervise a particular unit.
3. Orders, interpret and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
4. Records patients' medical information and vital signs.
5. Observes nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care.
6. Monitors, records and reports symptoms and changes in patients' conditions.
7. Prescribes or recommends drugs, medical devices or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.
8. Works with individuals, groups, and families to plan and implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities.
9. Monitors all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

Associates

Description :

1. Employed as a contract RN with state-provided home health services and work weekends/holidays.
2. Responsible for all nursing care provided on weekends and state recognised holidays for Knox County.
3. Coordinated with other facilities to take referrals and admit patients to home health services.
4. Assimilated other services for patients such as PT/OT/home health aides.
5. Assessed home safety and health risks for patients.
6. Encouraged compliance to health care routine to prevent future hospitalizations.
7. Educated patients regarding diagnoses, home safety, medication side effects/schedule/administration, signs and symptoms of infection, management of chronic diseases such as COPD, CHF.
8. Provided skilled nursing such as wound care, IV medications, Foley catheter changes and instructing and assessing family caregivers ability regarding providing said services so patient can retain ability to stay in home environment.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

Bachelor's

Description :

1. Responsible for evaluating the patient in their home environment and determining the need for services.
2. Formulates a plan of care for other nurses and disciplines to follow.
3. Works collaboratively with the team, the patient and their entire family to ensure successful treatment of the patient.
4. Provides continuous case management and oversight for patients assuring accurate evaluations and plans of care to maintain high standards and achieve optimal outcomes.
5. Supervises, monitors, and ensures competencies and performance of assigned home health care team to ensure the delivery of quality home health services.
6. Reviews submitted documentation and provides feedback to clinicians regarding deficiencies or OASIS corrections to ensure the medical records reflects compliance with medical necessity, homebound status, visit utilization supported by individual patient assessment/ documentation support and transition (discharge) planning.
7. Assists in coding from Oasis documentation, review and approve final Plan of Care (485).
8. Reviews patient schedules to ensure appropriate coordination of care and clinical needs.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

Associate

Description :

1. Reports to the Department issues and concerns regarding quality of care and services being provided by the institution.
2. Monitors the institution's facility-wide infection prevention and control plan including infection prevention and control (IPCP) including standards, policies, and procedures that are based on national standards for undiagnosed respiratory illness.
3. Monitors facility's policies or procedures including when to notify local/state public health officials if there are clusters of respiratory illness or cases of COVID-19 that are identified or suspected.
4. Monitors facility's environmental cleaning protocols.
5. Reports to Department positive and negative issues related to said oversight.
6. Assesses administration's ability to manage and the care/services being provided by staff.
7. Recommends to institutional administration regarding staff performance.
8. Monitors of care/services being provided.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

Associate

Description :

1. Accountable for the delivery of cost-effective, quality care to clients within a home health setting.
2. Conducted all aspects of the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation.
3. Documented initial and ongoing and assessments, as per Centers for Medicare guidelines.
4. Gathered and analyzed pertinent information for treatment plan development.
5. Coordinated care needs, ensuring quality through effective communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary team members.
6. Expansive knowledge and consistently compliant with policies and regulatory requirements for OSHA, Joint Commission, and Medicare provisions of care.
7. Utilized various health information and technological resources to promote access to quality healthcare to patients within their homes.
8. Administered medications, inserted Intravenous lines, monitored for infections, and assessed for any signs of abuse and neglect.
9. Provided patient education and promoted compliance, self-management, prevention and wellness for Actively participated in Quality Improvement activities, including falls, pressure ulcers, and infections.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Master's

Description :

1. Effective counseled in health maintenance and disease management.
2. Liaised between patients, families, and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
3. Closely monitored acute conditions.
4. Treated patients with chronic and acute health problems such as dementia, diabetes, heart disease, asthma, COPD, CHF.
5. Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations and nursing diagnoses.
6. Ensured efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimens.
7. Followed infection control procedures.
8. Experienced in working homes with disabled children and adults.

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Management

Education

Bachelor's

Description :

1. Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
2. Oversaw and managed clinical and support staff in patient care activities while maintaining a high level of staff morale and professionalism.
3. Responsible for Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and diseases.
4. Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
5. Ensured HIPAA compliance.
6. Developed and implemented nursing care plans.
7. Delegated staff nurse duties.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

Associate

Description :

1. Collects data pertinent to the healthcare consumer health or the situation.
2. Analyzes the assessment data to determine actual or potential diagnoses, problems, and issues.
3. Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or the situation.
4. Develops a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected, measurable outcomes.
5. Implements the identified plan, coordinates care delivery, and employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
6. Delegates elements of care to appropriate healthcare workers in accordance with any applicable legal or policy parameters or principles.
7. Evaluates progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes.
8. Practices in a manner that is congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Bachelors

Description :

1. Provided one-on-one total care private duty nursing care to pediatric home health client with Muscular Dystrophy and Cerebral Palsy.
2. Used assessment skills to prevent emergency complications and determine daily care plan, making changes as necessary and per physician orders.
3. Notified parents and/or physician of deteriorating condition to prevent health condition decline.
4. Performed routine skills including: Vitals, GTube feed via pump and manual, GTube and oral medication administration, nebulizer medication administration, bathing, transfer and Hoyer lift, developmental training assistance, stoma care, physician visit and family outing assistance, feeding, bathing, range of motion exercises, positioning, ambulation, charting, etc.
5. Occasionally trained new employees in proper nursing procedures specific to client per client need, physician order, and parent preference.
6. Carefully monitored patient throughout shift for decline in condition including respiratory status, illness, or seizures.
7. Administered PRN medications for respiratory difficulty, pain, or fever as determined by patient monitoring.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

Nursing

Description :

1. Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs.
2. Regularly re-evaluates patient nursing needs.
3. Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
4. Develops a care plan which establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions.
5. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
6. Prepares clinical notes and updates the primary physician when necessary.
7. Communicates with the physician regarding the patient's needs and reports and changes in the patient's condition; obtains/receives physicians orders as required.
8. Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan.

Experience

0-2 Years

Level

Entry Level

Education

Nursing