The Psychiatric Registered Nurse in Home Health renders professional nursing care to patients in their home by assessing, developing, implementing, and evaluating home nursing care needs of assigned patients.

• Makes the initial nursing evaluation visit within 24 - 48 hours of receipt of referral or longer if indicated by MD.
• Continually evaluates the patient's nursing needs by assessing and reassessing the patient to include general physical assessment, mental status assessment and suicidal potential assessments.
• Initiates and coordinates the plan of treatment and necessary revisions per acceptable standards of psychiatric nursingpractice.
• Instructs and supervises the patient's family in the care of the patient and maintenance of a healthy and safe environment.
• Provides those services requiring substantial specialized nursing skill.
• Renders nursing care to homebound patients and perform treatments as ordered by the physician.
• Assists the patient's family in any way possible to recognize the daily living problems of the patient and provides information on community resources that are available.
• Maintains accurate records of the history of the patient for the supervisor and the physician, especially in reference to drugs, treatments, etc.
• Reports to the patient's physician and other appropriate personnel pertinent changes in the patient's condition.
• Provides counseling and crisis intervention to the patient and patients families.
• Participates in in-service programs as required by the agency.
• Participates in nursing report and complies with the Care Management Model.
• Performs 60 day record review (recertification) and collaborates with physicians and all other disciplines involved in the care.
• Participates in staff conference regarding patient care.
• Participates in the QA/QI plan and process.
• All other duties as assigned.