REPORTS TO: Clinical Manager
JOB SUMMARY: Positions available in the following counties: ALLEGHENY, BEAVER, BUTLER, WASHINGTON & WESTMORELAND.
Plans, coordinates, provides and documents care for patients in compliance with applicable laws, regulations and standards and Agency policies and procedures. Adheres to Medicare and Medicaid regulations.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
-
Initiates case conferences to discuss multidisciplinary team responsibilities, patient progress, plans for continued care, to assure patient care needs are met.
-
Promotes and provides patient/family/caregiver education using various verbal and written communication techniques that take into account the patient’s/family’s cultural, ethnic, and/or personal needs or preferences.
-
May administer pharmaceuticals and or perform special treatments based on special education, experience, licensure/certification requirements. Qualifications may vary based on the Board of Nursing requirements for Registered nurses or Licensed Practical Nurses.
QUALIFICATIONS/PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Emerald Home Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.? This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
It is the policy of Emerald Home Health to comply with all federal and state laws concerning the employment of persons with disabilities and to act in accordance with regulations and guidance issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Emerald Home Health will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals so that they can perform essential job functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the?work place?and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship on Emerald Home Health