POSITION SUMMARY
The Home Health Psych Nurse demonstrates psychological clinical expertise in nursing assessment, nursing diagnosis, and advanced proficiency in technical skills necessary for developing, providing, and coordinating care to patients.
MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education & Qualifications:
Education: Graduate of an accredited Diploma, Associate Degree or Baccalaureate School of Nursing. Preference is given to individuals with Baccalaureate Degree.
Licensure/Certifications: Must have current licensure by the Georgia State Board of Nursing and valid CPR certificate.
Must possess a current valid Driver's license.
Previous Experience: 2 years in home health who meets the standards for coordination of care and documentation or 5 years clinical experience but not in home health.
Knowledge/Training: Knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid and other funding source regulations as applied to home health care services. Demonstrate knowledge and competence in advanced practice nursing skills, including the nursing process and collaborating with interdisciplinary team.
Transportation: Must have valid automobile insurance and reliable transportation.
Computer Skills: Must be familiar with general use and functions of the computer, such as, user names and password concepts; internet; e-mail; navigation of computer desktop or laptop, including starting programs, using files, and windows, effectively use navigation buttons and tool bars; ability to self-manage online HR services and online training programs.
MINIMUM PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
Occasionally (0-2 hours) Frequently (3-5 hours) Constantly (6+ hours)
Physical Requirements:
The following demands are representative of the requirements necessary for an employee to successfully and safely perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions.
Strength: Constantly pushes/ pulls and/or lifts light objects less than10 pounds; frequently pushes/pulls and/or lifts objects 10-50 pounds; and frequently pushes, pulls and/or lifts objects in excess of 50 pounds for patient care needs.
Manual Dexterity: Constantly performs simple, moderate and difficult manipulative and gross body coordination skills such as, but not limited to, washing a patient, writing and typing documentation, positioning a patient, inserting IV lines, taking B/P's and calibrating equipment.
Coordination: Constantly performs tasks which require hand-eye coordination such as keyboard skills, IM injections and running power tools. Frequently performs arm-hand steadiness tasks such as taking B/P's and calibrating tools and equipment.
Mobility: Constantly moves and traverses and/or remains in a stationary position to access patients. Constantly able to position self for prolonged periods in awkward or uncomfortable positions such as, but not limited to, bending over tables, reaching, twisting, climbing stairs, stooping/squatting, and/or kneeling.
Visual: Constantly able to observe, judge and estimate objects far away as in driving; closely as in reading thermometers or patient assessments; and to discriminate color as in reading microscope slides, colors in electrical wires or warning lights.
Hearing: Constantly communicates with patients, caregivers and others; able to detect normal sounds with some background noise; and distinguish sounds as voice patterns, auscultation, and tape transcribing.
Mental Requirements:
Concentrate: Constantly able to concentrate on minimal detail with little, minimal and/or constant interruptions.
Attention Span: Constantly needs to task/function for less than 10 minutes at a time up to and including more than 60 minutes at a time.
Conceptualization: Constantly able to understand and relate to specific ideas either one at a time and/or several at a time. Constantly able to understand and relate to concepts behind specific ideas and theories behind several related concepts.
Memory: Constantly able to remember tasks/assignments for few hours during shift, for full shift and given at beginning of a period of time extending several days. Constantly able to remember tasks/assignments given to self and others during course of the day and over long periods of time.
Communication: Constantly able to communicate verbally using only a few basic words or phrases, using standard high school level vocabulary and also using advanced level vocabulary. Constantly able to communicate in written word, using checklists with simple sentences and using advanced written skills.
Work Environment:
While performing the responsibilities of the job, these work environment characteristics are representative of what may be encountered while traveling to, inside and/or outside patients' homes and community-based group homes:
Constant safety and health hazards which include exposure to hazardous materials such as chemicals; blood and/or bodily fluids; mold; dust and/or other sensory exposures including seasonal conditions in outside weather and temperature fluctuation inside homes.
Frequent encounter with animals thereby resulting in exposure to pet dander/saliva and potential situations which may present risk of injury.
Constant potential road/driving hazards as daily work schedule require care for multiple patients at separate locations.
Constant ergonomic hazards from patient lifting or adjustment; from carrying/pushing or pulling laptop bag and/or clinician bag; and from repetitive documentation on laptop.
OSHA CLASSIFICATION
Job Classification I: Position may be at high risk for occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials.
JOB SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
Patient Care Skills:
Regulatory:
Documentation:
Management:
Infection Control:
TIER REQUIREMENTS
Tier 1 - New clinicians
COMPANY EXPECTATIONS
Communication:
Communicates effectively and appropriately.
Uses good judgment as to what to communicate to whom as well as the best way to get that accomplished.
Speaks in a clear and credible manner, selecting the right tone for the situation and audience.
Listens to others and allows them to make their point.
Uses good judgment about when to share external information as well as who should be informed.
Quality of Work:
Has established a track record of producing work that is highly accurate, demonstrates attention to detail and reflects well on the organization.
Is personally committed to high quality work and encourages others to have similar standards.
Time Management:
Prioritizes tasks and manages time to ensure that deadlines are met.
Plans his or her time and sticks to those plans.
Prevents or manages interruptions until the highest priority tasks are accomplished.
Team Work:
Effective Team Player who contributes specific skills and compliments those of his or her team mates.
Communicates in an open, approachable manner.
Accepts and provides constructive feedback and allows for and works toward the goals of the organization and the team.
Communicates in an open and candid manner and can be counted upon to fulfill any commitments made to others on the team.
Proactively works to build trust amongst members of the team and the organization.
Customer Focus:
Personally demonstrates that external (or internal) customers are a high priority.
Identifies customer needs and expectations and responds to them in a timely and effective manner.
Anticipates and prevents delays or other things that can adversely affect the customer.
Keeps customers informed about the status of pending actions and inquires about customer satisfaction with products or services.
Job Skills:
Possesses sufficient job skills and knowledge to perform the job in a competent manner.
Is able to demonstrate skills and knowledge in day-to-day situations.
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