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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

　　A \$7,000 LONGEVITY BONUS HAS BEEN ADDED TO THIS POSITION FOR FULL-TIMEEMPLOYEES.

　　HomeWork Life Balance! Try Home Health with Home Town Health Care.

　　Home Town Health Care understands and respects that family is a toppriority in your life.

　　Full-time and part-time opportunities

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　　*Do you miss getting to spend time with your patients?

　　*Are you ready to work in an always-changing environment withoutfeeling closed 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 learnand grow?

　　*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!

　　Duties include:

　　Directs nursing and home healthcare as prescribed by the attendingphysician

　　Reviews all plans of treatments for accuracy, appropriateness andcompleteness

　　Maintains accurate records of all services rendered to patients

　　Evaluates and regularly reevaluates the therapy and nursing needs ofeach patient

　　Performs initial admission assessment and evaluation of the Agencyspatients

　　Ability to assess adequately and reassess pain

　　Utilizes appropriate pain management techniques

　　Educates the patient and family regarding pain management

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

　　Reports to the physician the patients response to treatments, includingdrugs, and changes in the patients physical or emotional condition

　　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

　　Teaches, supervises and counsels the patient and family membersregarding the nursing care needs

　　Performs patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to thestandard of 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

　　Supports and carries out the Agencys policies

　　Participates in the Agencys information management and performanceimprovement programs

　　Assures that monthly case conferences are done on each patient, recordedand filed in patients chart

　　Completes annual educational requirements

　　Maintains regulatory requirements

　　Adheres to dress code, appearance is neat and clean

　　Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner in thecommunity