The Head of Home Care Agency is responsible for strategic planning, establishing financial goals, and profitability. Chiefs executive of a home health care agency. Being a Head of Home Care Agency directs and coordinates the business operations. Develops programs and operational standards. In addition, Head of Home Care Agency requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a board of directors. The Head of Home Care Agency manages a business unit, division, or corporate function with major organizational impact. Establishes overall direction and strategic initiatives for the given major fu more...

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Plans and implements the overall nursing policies, procedures, and services for a nursing home. Maintains nursing staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training clinical staff. Ensures that nurses are current in competencies, assessments, licensure, certifications, and other annual training. May provide direct patient care and is responsible for assessing, planning, and evaluating patients. Requires a bachelor's degree in nursing from an accredited school. Requires a valid state RN license. Typically reports to a top management. Manages subordinate staff in the day-to-day performance more...

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Examines and treats patients independently and in autonomous collaboration with other health care professionals in a home care setting. Ensures proper illness and injury care and disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. May prescribe medications and order diagnostic tests. Advises patients about continuing care. Requires a master's degree in nursing. Requires an RN license and a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) certification. Typically reports to a manger or head of a unit/department. Years of experience may be unspecified. Certification and/or licensing in the pos more...

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Supervises a staff of Home Care Aides who provide and support patients with personal care. Schedules home health aides for patient visitation and work assignments. Monitors the quality of care performed by the home health aide staff. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. Supervises a group of primarily para-professional level staffs. May also be a level above a supervisor within high volume administrative/ production environments. Makes day-to-day decisions within or for a group/small department. Has some authority for personnel actions. Typ more...

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Provides professional nursing care to assigned patients in a home care environment. Records patient histories, performs various diagnostic tests, administers medications, and develops patient home care plans in conjunction with other medical professionals. Performs examinations and prescribed procedures, operating and monitoring medical equipment as necessary. Observes patients' progress and records observations in patient medical records. Promotes patients' independence by teaching patients and families to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills. Typically requires a bachelor more...

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Supervises the delivery of occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech/language pathology programs to patients in a homecare setting. Responsible for providing consultation and monitoring of the performance of the rehabilitation staff. Provides clinical consultation. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. Requires a license in the area of specialization. Supervises a group of primarily para-professional level staffs. May also be a level above a supervisor within high volume administrative/ production environments. Makes day-to-day deci more...

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Evaluates patients referred to home care services and determine the types of services to be provided. Interviews the patient and family to determine appropriateness for services. Obtains initial and ongoing referral documentation from physicians, insurers, and providers. Coordinates the development of patient home care plans that specify the frequency and duration of the services provided. Initiates care with service providers. Utilizes health record management software. Requires a high school diploma or equivalent. Requires licensed practical nurse LPN credentials. Typically reports to a mana more...

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Responsible for identifying training needs and planning, implementing, and evaluating the effectiveness of staff development programs within the home care specialty. Coordinates in-service training, continuing education, orientation, competency reviews, and other related training functions. Ensures compliance with all State and Federal guidelines for in-service education and new employee orientation. Requires a bachelor's degree in nursing. Requires Registered Nurse (RN) License. Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. Work is generally independent and collaborative in nat more...

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Ensures quality and level of care for patients are up to established standards and comply with federal, state, and local regulations. Investigates and resolves reports of inappropriate care. May require a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a head of a unit/department. Typically requires 4 to 7 years of related experience. Contributes to moderately complex aspects of a project. Work is generally independent and collaborative in nature. more...

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Provides home care to patients with stomas, draining wounds, fistulae, incontinence, or potential or actual tissue trauma. Manages patients with post-operative surgical wounds requiring packing or negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), pressure ulcers and vascular ulcers. Provides support and education to patients and their families, including pre and post-operative teaching, wound care, ostomy care, and ostomy appliance maintenance/troubleshooting. Typically requires a bachelor's degree in nursing. Requires a RN license and wound care certification such as CWCN or CWS. Typically reports to a more...

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