Home Care RN

Lakes Region Visiting Nurse Association • Meredith, NH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

A Home Health Nurse, or Home Health RN, is responsible for traveling to a patient’s home to administer their services and helping patients maintain their independence. Their duties include administering at-home IVs, changing dressings, cleaning wounds, and updating Doctors about their patient’s health. We offer Full-Time, Part-Time, Baylor, and Per Diem hours with excellent salary and benefit packages. While home care experience is beneficial, we provide training for the right individuals. Strong clinical support and educational resources are also available.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• 1-2 years of recent patient centered care/nursing experience.
• Current state licensure, CPR certification, and a valid driver’s license.
• Strong observation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Physical capability to lift patients and equipment, with considerable walking, standing, reaching, bending, and kneeling.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in nursing with one year of home health care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial and ongoing patient assessments to determine home care needs.
• Develop and revise individualized care plans based on patient assessments.
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed.
• Provide health care instructions to patients and caregivers.
• Facilitate discharge planning to ensure continuity of care.
• Regularly re-evaluates patient nursing needs.
• Prepare clinical notes and update the primary physician regularly.
• Communicate effectively with physicians and community health resources to coordinate care plans.
• Supervise and evaluate home health aide care every fourteen days.
• Ensure that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
• Promote health and independence across the lifespan through our skilled services and education of patients, families, and caregivers.
• Supervise and coordinate care with LPNs and LNAs.

Benefits

• 401(k) and 401(k) match.
• Flexible schedule
• Health, dental, disability, life, and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Travel reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees