HEALTH SERVICES OF LYON COUNTY

JOB DESCRIPTION
HOME CARE STAFF NURSE

REPORTS TO:
Program Manager
Nurse Administrator

JOB DESCRIPTION:
The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or allinclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.
As a Home Care Registered Nurse, you will visit multiple patients homes each day and provide
them with a full range of personalized care, which may include such items as instruction on chronic
disease management and medication, pain management, wound care, IV infusion, and postoperative instruction. Part of your job is to work with patients and provide the tools they need to
ensure their own recovery. Seeing the end results of their recovery is just one of the many rewards
of your position.
Your specific duties as a Home Care Registered Nurse will include:

Providing case management as described in state regulations for all cases involving nursing
and therapy services

Making the initial evaluation visit as applicable and re-evaluating each patients nursing
needs on a regular basis

Providing nursing services, treatments and diagnostic procedures requiring specialized skills
and assuming full responsibility for each of your patients

Participating in in-service programs, as well as training, and teaching other nursing

personnel

Developing and implementing the treatment plan for each patient under the direction of
their physician

Observing and reporting symptoms, reaction to treatments, drugs, and changes in the
patients physical or emotional condition

Initiating preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures as appropriate for the patients
care and safety. Effecting changes in environment to ensure patient safety and security.

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Maintaining clinical and progress notes for each patient receiving care and providing
progress reports to their physician

Coordinating services for patients as needed to other agencies and health care providers as
appropriate.

Counseling the patient and their family in meeting nursing and related needs

Providing supervision of home health aide services and preparing written instructions for
care provided by home health aides

Maintaining confidentiality of patient and agency matters

Submitting required documentation in a timely manner

Reporting observed or suspected child or adult abuse pursuant to mandated requirements.

Assisting the Nurse Administrator and Home Care Program manager in decision making
and policy formation as it pertains to the Home Care Program.

Participating in surveys, studies and special projects as assigned

Maintaining accurate time records

In addition to scheduled hours, participating in weekend/holiday call schedule.

Observing agencys attendance requirements and dress code.

Conserving agency resources and adequately maintaining agency property, supplies, and
equipment.

Adhering to all agency polices, including but not limited to, infection control and safety,
education, reporting and practice implementation.

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JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
As a Home Care Registered Nurse, you must be dependable, professional, and energetic with a
positive and empathetic personality. You will also need to have strong organizational, assessment,
and problem solving abilities. It is also important that you display excellent communication and
interpersonal skills as well as the ability to interact well with patients, families, physicians, and
staff.
Specific qualifications for the Home Care Registered Nurse position include:

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Valid and current RN license in the state of practice

CPR certified

1-3 years of nursing experience; home care experience, preferred

Experience in Medical/Surgical, ER, or ICU experience, a plus

Solid supervisory skills

Excellent communication skills, flexible and able to interact positively with the rest of the
staff.

Strong sense of initiative and urgency in addressing unexpected patient crises

Self-directed, able to work without presence of immediate supervisor.

Commitment to regulatory compliance and to submitting all documentation in a timely

fashion

Demonstrated knowledge regarding exposure to body fluids and chemicals, as well as to

some hazardous equipment

Ability to see and hear adequately to respond to auditory and visual requests

Evidence of adequate health status to perform duties

Ability to pass a background screen

Ability to travel as required. Current valid drivers license and automobile insurance.

Possess excellent computer skills

Physical abilities to adequately perform described duties

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This position has potential for cross training to other programs within the agency. Cross
training to perform those job functions is not included in the home care job description.
This portion of cross training will be utilized on an as needed basis.

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, talk, hear, and use
hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms.
The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and taste or
smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities
required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTABILITY
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
encounters while performing 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 occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic
chemicals and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually
moderate.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I have carefully read and understand the contents of this job description. I understand the
responsibilities, requirements and duties expected of me. I understand that this is not necessarily an
exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions
associated with the job. While this list is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, the
Nurse Administrator reserves the right to revise the function and duties of the job or to require that
additional or different tasks be performed as directed by the Nurse Administrator. I understand that
I may be required to work overtime or different hours outside the normally defined workday or
workweek. I also understand that this job description does not constitute a contract of employment
or alter my status as an at-will employee. I have the right to terminate my employment at anytime
and for any reason, and the employer has a similar right.

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Employee's Signature
Date

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Nurse Administrator
Date

Lyon County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the County
will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages prospective employees
and incumbents to discuss potential accommodations with the Employer.

Revised: 5/6/2013