Home Health Behavioral Registered Nurse, PRN

Care First Home Health Care•Las Vegas, NV

5d•Remote

About The Position

Join Life Care Home Health Family! Serving Texas, Florida, Nevada, and Georgia, we provide skilled nursing, therapy, homecare, hospice, palliative care, and private duty services. Why Work With Us? Nestmed AI Scribe: Less charting, more caring! Competitive pay, 401k, health & life insurance Flexible schedules & career growth opportunities Continuing education & recognition programs Supportive, family-like team culture Make a difference in patients’ lives while enjoying work-life balance. Apply today and grow with us! General Summary: Administer nursing care for clients in their place of residence, coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team, clients, and their families, and the referring agency. Patient Population: Has contact with patients of all ages in a clinical setting; understands and demonstrates appropriate behavior when interacting with patients in all populations.

Requirements

Two (2) year experience as an RN in a psychiatric clinical care setting.
Current driver’s license in good standing.
Current State professional license as an RN in any/all applicable states.
Current CPR.
On-going employment as an RN always requires maintenance of a valid RN license in the state which the nurse practices in and a valid CPR certificate.
Must read, write and comprehend English.

Nice To Haves

Home health experience.
Psychiatric-Mental health Nursing Certification Preferred but not required.
BSN.
Hepatitis profile.

Responsibilities

Promote /exemplify Company mission, vision and values at all times.
Regularly re-evaluate the client’s nursing needs and evaluate the outcomes of care.
Assists clients in the recovery or maintenance of life functions; prevent illness and relapse of illness.
Develop, initiate, and revise the Plan of Care (POC) as necessary to ensure quality and continuity of care.
Initiates appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
Plans for discharge of the client from services.
Provide effective communication to clients, their families, team members, and other health care professionals.
Regular participation in Case Conference.
Apply concepts of infection control and universal precaution in coordination/performing client cares activities to protect both client and staff (OSHA).
Coordinate services and inform the physician and other personnel of changes in the client’s condition and needs.
Monitor assigned cases to ensure compliance with requirements of third-party payers.
Complete appropriate documentation in a timely manner to assure compliance with company policy.
Supervise, teach, and provide clinical directions to other nursing personnel (ex. LVN/LPN, HHA, CNA, etc).
Perform on-call responsibilities and provide on-call services to clients and their families as assigned.
Demonstrate commitment and professional growth by participating in in-service programs and maintaining/improving competency.
Meet mandatory continuing education requirements of the agency/licensing board.