Home Care Nurse

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Job Details
Job Location
547 Columbia Rd - Dorchester, MA
Position Type
Full Time 30+ hours
Description
Upham's Home Health Care is seeking Full and Part-Time RNs to provide direct nursing care to Boston residents in their homes. Join our growing program! Flexible schedules. Full orientation provided. Registered Nurse license and car required. Bilingual English/Spanish/Cape Verdean Creole or Vietnamese preferred.
Duties:
  • Completes initial evaluation visits, including history and physical exam.
  • Regularly evaluates the patient's nursing needs.
  • Develops nursing care plan and makes necessary revisions.
  • Provides health services requiring substantial specialized nursing skills including appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
  • Utilizes other community agencies and resources to provide comprehensive patient care.
  • Coordinates additional health services provided to patients.
  • Discusses changes in the patients' condition and needs with the physician and other appropriate personnel.
  • Supports the patients' family in meeting the physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs of the patient.
  • Supervises Home Health Aides as required.
  • Provides community consultation and health education when appropriate.
  • Keeps accurate records of patients' progress.
  • Has overall responsibility for maintaining his/her patient records according to the program's protocol.
  • Participates in the regular case review meetings.
  • Participates in the on-call system.
  • Provides statistical data on patients as required by the program.
  • Must provide a minimum of 25-30 patient encounters per week for a full-time position.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Must be a Registered Nurse licensed under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  • Ability to work with multicultural staff and participants.
  • Background in geriatric or adult nursing preferred
  • Bi-lingual in English and Cape Verdean Creole is highly desirable.