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　　Home Town Health Care provides assistance and healthcare services forany person wanting to remain in their home and live independently.People who have benefited from our services are as young as a child toseniors who have a desire to be home and utilize in-home health caresupport.

　　Job Description

　　Have you thought about HOME HEALTH? You use all your skills and workindependently.

　　Do you miss getting to spend time with your patients?

　　Are you ready to work in an always-changing environment without feelingclosed in?

　　Do you wish you could take time to educate your patients?

　　Do you want to put your skills to good use while continuing to learn andgrow?

　　Are you done with the stress and chaos of a facility job?

　　With Home Town Health Care, you will get all these things, and so muchmore!

　　Home Town is a growing Home Health and Hospice agency that creates apositive atmosphere for our staff. Home health allows clinicians to slowdown, care for patients one-on-one, treat, heal, and educate patientsand families in the safety of their own home. Our home health nurses saythis is the most rewarding field of healthcare!

　　Home Town Health Care is a nurse-owned, family-operated company with thebest staff in the country. Home Town Health Care understands andrespects that family is a top priority in your life.

　　Duties include:

　　Provides skilled nursing in the home as ordered on the plan of treatmentand nursing care plan

　　Evaluates the significance of assessment findings and communicates anypertinent information about the patients clinical status and ongoingneeds to others in a timely fashion

　　Ability to assess adequately and reassess pain

　　Utilizes appropriate pain management techniques

　　Educates the patient and family regarding pain management

　　Demonstrates knowledge of medications and their correct administrationbased on age of the patient and patients clinical position

　　Follows the five (5) medication rights and reduces the potential formedication errors

　　Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizespatient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors

　　Functions as a team member demonstrating collaboration with, andresponsibility to patient, physician, interdisciplinary team

　　Performs patient care responsibilities considering needs to the standardof care for patients age

　　Addresses and supports cultural practices, as long as such practices donot harm others or interfere with the planned course of medical therapy

　　Promotes patient/family/caregiver education using various verbal andwritten communication techniques that take into account thepatients/familys cultural, ethnic and/or personal needs or preferences

　　Completes and submits necessary documentation in accordance with Agencypolicy and applicable regulations

　　Submits verification of completed visits in accordance with Agencypolicy

　　Maintains current knowledge of community resources

　　Identifies and assesses appropriate external and internal resources tomeet patient and/or family needs and to facilitate optimal patientoutcomes while home care services are being procedures, and for transferand discharge processes