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Patient Care Coordinator in Galveston, TX |
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Healthcare, Medical, Nursing |
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Full time |
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Galveston, Texas |
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Not specified
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Your RN Home Health Care Skills Are Needed Here!
Growing Home Health Care Company in Galveston, Texas is seeking a Patient Care Coordinator who will coordinate all services for a defined group of patients so that the stated goals and objectives of the patient, physician and agency can be achieved.
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The Patient Care Coordinator must have the following skills and abilities:
Registered Nurse currently licensed in the State.
At least one (1) year of nursing experience, preferable six (6) months supervisory experience
One year of home health experience preferred
Demonstrates organizational and leadership ability.
Maintains current CPR certification.
Ability to transfer patients into and out of beds, wheelchairs and other devices.
Ability to transport self to and into patients' homes to perform duties as outlined in the care plan.
Ability to write notes and make records that can be entered into the medical record.
Ability to use the devices and techniques required by good nursing practice and the plan of care.
Ability to read the hand written and machine printed word.
Ability to learn new techniques and equipment to improve patient care delivery
Ability to tolerate stress and a fast paced environment
Good verbal and communication skills and ability to maintain a positive attitude
Ability to work over time as needed.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities of the Patient Care Coordinator include:
Attends all called patient care coordination meetings.
Takes referrals and evaluates for agency eligibility.
Accepts responsibility for the overall care of each assigned patient.
Directs and leads a group of agency staff and contract staff to ensure the overall care of each assigned patient.
Assigns qualified agency staff to fulfill the physician’s orders and ensures that visit notes are received within the time prescribed.
Ensures that contracted staff fulfill the physician’s orders and that visit notes are received within the time prescribed.
Reviews all assessments, orders and notes for each patient assigned and ensures that all orders are sent to the physician in a timely manner.
Ensures that the plan of care is followed.
Writes discharge summaries and ensures they are sent to the patient’s physician.
Responsible for the staff orientation for all members of her/his team.
Conducts case conferences with clinical staff on a regular basis.
Ensures the clinical charts are complete and correct in that they meet the standards of practice and Medicare guidelines.
Writes the staff schedules and determines the appropriate scheduling of days off for team members in conjunction with the staffing coordinator
Ensures that the physician is notified appropriately for a significant change in patient status.
Required to report immediately employees for infraction to the Supervising Nurse and Administrator
Performs most supervisory visits and enough assessment visits to educate herself/himself as to the general status of each patient assigned.
Assures a reassessment of a client’s needs is performed by the appropriate health care professional in a timely manner on admission, when there is a significant health status change in the client condition at the physician’s request; after hospitalization; or upon discharge, if possible
Enforces dress code and other policies and procedures among nursing staff.
Produces the Home Health Aide assignment care plan and ensures that aide supervisory visits are performed at least every fourteen (14) days.
Rotates the RN staff for night, weekend and holiday after-hours calls.
Makes nursing care visits as required to meet the patient needs.
Our client offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. For additional information, visit our web site at www.bestheadhunters.com or www.bestnursingjobs.net
If you fit these specifications, then you are the candidate Best Headhunters is searching for.
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headhunters, headhunter, TX, Texas, Galveston, Patient Care Coordinator, RN, registered nurse, Nurse, Home Healthcare, Home Healthcare nurse, healthcare headhunters, healthcare recruiters, nursing headhunters, nursing recruiters
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Admin |
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BestHeadhunters.com |
| Experience: |
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1 Year(s) |
| Job code: |
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1325 |
| Posted on: |
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08 - 09 - 2010 |
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