Program Nurse

Job Description

Position PurposeÿThe Home Health Nurse provides comprehensive nursing care in the community setting that assists patients to achieve optimum health and quality of life in situations of chronic disease.ÿThe Home Care Nurse is responsible for the provision and management of effective nursing care to individuals and/or families in the community or in Patient Support Programs. The Home Care Nurse works in adherence with the Policies and Procedures set by Axios International and works in accordance with established standards of nursing practices according to local and international rules and regulations.Duties and ResponsibilitiesÿService ResponsibilitiesBased on the agreed upon services and workflow, the Home Health Nurse provides skilled nursing services in accordance with the orders of a physician and under a plan of care. Duties include but not limited to:ÿúTelephonic follow up consultationúMonitoring of vital signs during home care; blood pressure, heart rate, temperature and oximeter statisticsúMonitoring of blood glucose levels, and providing teaching and support for patient and familyúPreparing medications as per physician orderúAdministrating medications and instruction on Medication such as Injections, IV?s, inhalation, oral, infusions and rectalúPain Management Medication monitoring and support for patients with acute or chronic health conditionsúEducation and counselling, consistent with the type/nature of treatment and/or care management needúWound assessment and dressing changesúProviding general nursing careúKnowledge about Advanced Foot Care will be added value but not a mustúMonitoring pain controlúCardiac AssessmentsúSupervision/health teaching and support for family and caregivers on regular basisúAbility to assess mental statusúAttending and completing Pharmacovigilance, Pharma and Product Training provided by the Client with a clear understanding of how to collect and report safety data.úReporting Adverse Events and follow the country rules and regulation regarding AE reporting procedure, and reporting any concerns /changes in patient health to the program and/or treating physicianúReporting any adverse events/product complaints as per client?s requirements and/or Axios SOPPsúConduct all program activities through exclusive use of Axios? Patient Management System (PMS)úFamiliarity with nursing equipment (like ECG machine, spirometry and monitors) and ability to provide nursing assessments to patientsúAdditional duties as assignedÿOrganizational ResponsibilitiesúReflecting and interpreting the Axios Vision, Mission and Core Values in his/her own work with enthusiasm and commitmentúActing in accordance with relevant legislation and company Policies, Standards and ProceduresúDeveloping and maintaining respectful, cooperative working relationships to contribute to the integrated, seamless delivery of services to patients, families and to our clientsúUnderstanding his/her role and responsibility in maintaining a safe workplace and reducing workplace injuriesúEffectively assisting the Program Managers in managing the Patient Support Program(s) by liaising with hospitals, distributors, pharmacies, and patientsúWorking closely with the Axios staff to implement the required service(s) for the enrolled patients in the program(s)úCarrying out home visits for patient care as requiredúPreparing timely monitoring reports (monthly) with patient numbers and logistics as well as quality assurance reports (quarterly) for internal This includes monitoring and tracking patient files in collaboration with Axios staff in ?real time? as patients proceed through the programúMaintaining and updating electronic program files, including patient and quality assurance dataúConducting administrative duties for the office

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