Duties and Responsibilities:
Initiate and Complete Initial Home Care Assessments and 62/ 92-day Supervisory visits for private-pay clients, and Medicaid clients
Plan, Develop and Implement Plan of Care
Evaluate Plan of Care effectiveness, modify as needed
Coordinate and Collaborate with various Care Coordinators, Physicians, Communities, Peers, Client families, Office Staff, and Medical Entities
A. Qualifications of the RN include:
1. Current Georgia RN license to practice nursing
2. Two years of experience in home health services or a related field, experience working with older populations is preferred
3. Knowledge of current methods of home management, the provision of personal care, the ability to supervise and coordinate the work of others, to evaluate situations and make decisions, and to communicate and deal effectively with others
4. Working knowledge of Rules and Regulations for Private Home Care Providers
B. Duties of the RN include:
1. Monitoring and supervising the care of those members whose health status and situation involve complex observations
2. Reviewing referrals from Medicaid care coordinators, evaluating the member’s needs during initial and subsequent visits, and identifying and assigning the appropriate staff to provide the member care needed
3. Developing and revising member care plans as appropriate and reviewing the content of member care plans during each supervisory visit and communicating all revisions to appropriate staff
4. Supervising personal support aides and licensed practical nurses
5. Completing clinical records, including documenting progress notes and supervisory visit entries
6. Reviewing, signing, and dating all clinical record entries (i.e., service record forms, progress notes) made by the personal support aides assigned to those members whose health status and situations involve complex observation.
7. Reviewing and co-signing all documentation of the LPN’s supervisory visits within ten (10) days of each visit and following up immediately on all concerns raised by the LPN.
8. Communicating member care needs with other providers, member, member representatives, caregivers, and/or care coordinators
9. Making appropriate recommendations to care coordinators regarding member services
10. Conducting face-to-face visits in the member’s home to re-evaluate the needs of those members whose health status and situation involve complex observations
11. Arranging for orientation and in-service training of staff
12. Educating the member, member’s representative, and/or caregiver(s) about the member’s health status, level of functioning, and health care needs
13. Reporting changes in the member’s status/condition to the member’s physician
C. Supervisory functions of the RN include:
1. Meeting with the member and, when appropriate, the member representative and/or caregiver in the member’s home as required to conduct a face-to-face supervisory visit with the member whose health status and situation involve complex observations
2. Conducting an in-home supervisory visit at least once per year to observe and monitor the in-home performance of the personal support aides who provide care to those members whose health status and situation involve complex observations
3. Completing timely, pertinent supervisory notes that include the documentation required
Pay:
Salary $30.00-$40.00 per hour
Job Types: Full-time or Part-time
Experience:
- home health services: 1 year (Required)
- Registered Nurse: 1 year (Required)
License or certification:
Registered Nurse (RN) (Required)
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract, Per diem
Pay: $30.00 per hour
Medical specialties:
Physical setting:
Standard shift:
Supplemental schedule:
Weekly schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Experience:
- Nursing: 2 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Required)
- RN (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Roswell, GA 30076