(Archived) Pediatric Registered Nurse

ACCESS QUALITY THERAPY SERVICES

San Antonio, Tx.

• Implement/develop/document the plan of care to ensure quality and continuity of care
• Assess home health pediatric patient/family to identify the physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs as evidenced by documentation, clinical record, case conference, team report, and evaluations.
• Provide care utilizing infection control measures that protect both the staff and the patient (OSHA).
• Supervise and provide clinical directions to ensure quality and continuity of service provided.
• Assure continuity of quality patient care delivered with appropriate documentation.
• Monitor assigned cases to ensure compliance with requirements of third party payor.
• Demonstrate commitment, professional growth and competency.
• Promote Agency philosophy and administrative policies.
• Perform on-call responsibilities and provide on-call service to patients/families as assigned.
• Provide effective communication to patient/family, team members, and other health care profession.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Graduate of an accredited Diploma, Associate or Baccalaureate School of Nursing.
• Current Texas State license as a Registered Nurse, current Texas Drivers License.
• Minimum one year experience as a Registered Nurse in a clinical care pediatric setting, home health experience preferred.
• Nursing skills as defined as generally accepted standards of practice and pediatric competency.
• Proof of current CPR, and Hepatitis consent/declination.
• Reliable transportation and valid auto liability insurance.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Good interpersonal skills.
• Requires hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.
• Works in patients home in various conditions, possible exposure to blood and bodily fluids and infectious diseases, the ability to work a flexible schedule, the ability to travel locally, some exposure to unpleasant weather, PRN emergency call.

Physical Demands (The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.