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.