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RN Start of Care, Birmingham, AL - ProHealth Home Health and Hospice
ProHealth Home Health and Hospice - Birmingham, AL
Job Title: RN Start of Care, Birmingham, AL - ProHealth Home Health and Hospice
Position: Nursing Care Provider
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City: Birmingham
State: AL
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Job Responsibilities
- Provides services in accordance with the plan of care.
- Makes the initial evaluation visit and regularly reevaluates the patient’s nursing needs.
- Initiates the plan of care and necessary revisions.
- Provides those services requiring substantial specialized nursing skills.
- Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
- Prepares clinical and progress notes for each patient visit and summaries of care conferences on his/her patients in a timely manner as per Agency policy.
- Coordinates services.
- Informs personnel of changes in the condition and needs of the patient.
- Counsels the patient and family/significant others in meeting nursing and related needs.
- Participates in and presents inservice programs.
- Understands and adheres to established Agency policies and procedures.
- Processes orders and notifies physician of patient needs and changes in condition.
- Completes certification/recertification orders and discharge summaries.
- Determines the amount and type of nursing needed by each individual patient.
- Refers to Physical Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist, and Medical Social Worker those patients requiring their specialized skills.
- Supervises and teaches other nursing personnel.
- Conducts patient care conferences on patients assigned to his/her care.
- Participates in peer review and Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement as assigned.
- Gives total patient care as needed.
- Takes on-call duty nights, weekends and holidays, as assigned.
- Completes and submits OASIS assessments, reassessments, transfers, resumptions of care, discharges and significant change in condition in accordance with Agency defined time frames.
- Appropriately utilizes ICD-10 codes.
Required Skills
Core Skills
- Skilled nursing care
- Patient evaluation
- Nursing procedures
- Clinical documentation
- Patient counseling
- Supervision of nursing personnel
Preferred Skills
- Two years nursing experience
Requirements
Experience: Two (2) years’ nursing experience, preferred.
Education: Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing.
License & Certification:
- Currently licensed in the state(s) in which practicing.
Schedule:
COVID-19 Requirements: Not Specified
Benefits
- Not specified
Supplemental Pay
- Not specified
Special Notes
- Acceptance of philosophy and goals of the Agency.
- Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.
Facility Details
Name: ProHealth Home Health and Hospice
Description: Not Specified
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- Not specified
Mission: Not Specified
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No of Jobs:
1
Apply Before:
10/02/2025
Posted:
07/02/2025
