Registered Nurse (RN)

Job Description Help for Job Description. Opens a new window. Field Registered Nurse The Field Registered Nurse who is the case manager of our Team will be responsible for the nursing care of the patients assigned to them and directs our Aides in quality patient care. The Field Registered Nurse position is responsible for assessing patient and family needs in order to promote the best care we can give for recovery and rehabilitation. Provide nursing services within the scope of practice authorized by the license issued by the State for a registered nurse. Lines of authority and reporting responsibilities: Report to the Director of Nursing, Clinical Manager, Administrator.

JOB FUNCTIONS

• This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties that may be performed by a person so classified.
• Be the case manager in all cases involving nursing and therapy care.
• Assesses in depth upon the admission of the patient, the patient's physical and emotional status, level of competency, home environment, safety factors, family or household member's ability to assist with care and the need of the patient. These are incorporated into the admission notes.
• Conducts regular or OASIS assessments accurately, according to instructions in the OASIS Implementation Manual, and corresponding to documentation contained elsewhere in the assessment note.
• Help formulate a patient care plan with the goals indicated and the means of implementing the correct procedures to attain these goals.
• Record all clinical and progress notes and enter them into the patient's permanent record files.
• Keep clinical records for each patient receiving nursing care.
• Weekly reviews the utilization and progress of the patient with the supervisor and attending physician as necessary.
• Has knowledge of patient's condition at all times and informs the physician and/or the Nursing Supervisor immediately of any change in the patient's condition that warrants attention. Also observes, evaluates, and reports to the physician the patient's reaction to drugs or treatments, or there are deviations from the plan of care.
• Interprets to the patient and family the expectations of the diagnosis and the nature of the treatment consistent with the action and wishes of the physician. Interprets to the social and physical factors in the environment that affect patient care.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by the Administrator.

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