[ref. q30694401] Registered Nurse, PRN

Overview:

***RN/LPN needed for 6 hours total every other Saturday 10am-4pm in the Woonsocket area***

The Registered Nurse, Private Duty is a necessary position to ensure that our clients receive complete, safe, and appropriate services in their home.

Responsibilities:

• This position is responsible for the overall health and safety of the client
• The Registered Nurse, Private Duty is responsible for compliance with the rules and regulations related to his/her duties, the license, contract, and programmatic rules.
• The Registered Nurse, Private Duty may complete Initial and Ongoing Assessment visits as required by applicable regulations.
• Performs comprehensive health and psychosocial evaluation, monitoring of the client’s condition, health promotion and prevention, coordination of services, teaching and training activities.
• Determine safety of environment that service is to be provided.
• Be an advocate for clients needing other community services.
• Prepares clinical and progress notes.
• Coordinates services with family, physicians, hospitals, specialty organizations and other disciplines providing information and instruction to facilitate care.
• Initiate plan of care and revise as necessary.
• Educates the client and/or family regarding disease process, self-care techniques and prevention procedures.
• Perform initial assessments, Initiate plan of and review plan of care as required by regulation (making and requesting changes according to client needs).
• Initiates and maintains appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Prepares clinical and progress notes.
• Evaluates the effectiveness and outcome of care.
• Supervises LPNs and paraprofessionals providing services to the client.
• Plans for client’s discharge when appropriate.
• Participates in in-service programs.
• Investigate and document incidents and complaints as reported.
• Be on site during any state survey/audit as requested, also be present for exit interview.
• Serve as back-up for other nurses.
• Provide competency evaluations for new/current employees
• Assist the Branch Manager, serve as back-up, as necessary.
• On-Call, as appropriate
• In conjunction with the Branch Manager, review complaints, concerns, and incidents and develop an internal Plan of Correction to prevent future incidents.
• Participates in scheduled meetings.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Have an active, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in Rhode Island.
• Experience in Home and Community Based Services, preferred.
• Pediatric Experience
• Have significant clinical skills and experience
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Professional demeanor and appearance.
• Proficient skills to promote excellent client relations and customer service.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Have reliable transportation