Home Health/Hospice Nurse (RN) : HHH Home Health
About The Position
The Home Health/Hospice Nurse I (RN) role provides direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act to assigned patients. The nurse collaborates with other disciplines of the health care team to ensure the delivery of safe, timely and appropriate quality patient care. This includes providing physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administrations, specimen collection, meeting nutritional needs, and teaching and discharge needs of the patients assigned. Utilizes the nursing process based on evidence-based best practices to meet patient care needs. Evaluates and adjusts the nursing care process as necessary with consultation as needed, and confers with the appropriate resource personnel when making ethical/legal/medical dilemma decisions. Performs other duties as assigned. Float: Provides care in both the home health and hospice settings. Assignments will be throughout Orange County, patient care territories and assignments may change daily. Behavioral Health Nurse (RN): Utilizes medical/ psychosocial model to individualize care plans based on Physician orders for patients with depression, anxiety, or dementia, with the goal of keeping patients in their homes and out of the hospital. Performs comprehensive behavioral health evaluations of mental status, mood, and behavior.
Requirements
- Must be a Registered Nurse (RN).
- Ability to provide physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administrations, specimen collection, meeting nutritional needs, and teaching and discharge needs.
- Proficiency in utilizing the nursing process based on evidence-based best practices.
- Ability to evaluate and adjust the nursing care process as necessary.
- Willingness to confer with appropriate resource personnel when making ethical/legal/medical dilemma decisions.
- Ability to provide care in both home health and hospice settings.
- Ability to perform comprehensive behavioral health evaluations.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with patients experiencing depression, anxiety, or dementia.
Responsibilities
- Provides direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act to assigned patients.
- Collaborates with other disciplines of the health care team to ensure the delivery of safe, timely and appropriate quality patient care.
- Provides physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administrations, specimen collection, meeting nutritional needs, and teaching and discharge needs of the patients assigned.
- Utilizes the nursing process based on evidence-based best practices to meet patient care needs.
- Evaluates and adjusts the nursing care process as necessary with consultation as needed.
- Confers with the appropriate resource personnel when making ethical/legal/medical dilemma decisions.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Provides care in both the home health and hospice settings.
- Performs comprehensive behavioral health evaluations of mental status, mood, and behavior.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
