Home Health Nurse (RN)

Hoag • Newport Beach, CA

7d

About The Position

The Home Health/Hospice Nurse I (RN) provides direct patient care to assigned patients in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act. The nurse collaborates with other health care disciplines to support safe, timely, appropriate, and quality care. Care includes physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administration, specimen collection, meeting nutritional needs, and addressing patient teaching and discharge needs. The nurse uses an evidence-based nursing process, evaluates and adjusts care as needed, consults when appropriate, and works with resource personnel on ethical, legal, or medical dilemmas.

This role provides care in both home health and hospice settings. Assignments are throughout Orange County, and territories and assignments may change daily; service may cover a large geographic area.

In the behavioral health function, the nurse uses a medical and psychosocial model to individualize care plans based on physician orders for patients with depression, anxiety, or dementia. The goal is to help patients remain at home and avoid hospitalization. The nurse performs comprehensive behavioral health evaluations of mental status, mood, and behavior. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California.
• Current driver's license.
• A licensed driver with an automobile in good working order and insured in accordance with state and/or organizational requirements.
• Current BLS certification before clinical rotation.

Nice To Haves

• One year of home health care experience is preferred.
• For hospice, at least two years of experience is preferred, including at least one year in public health, home care, or hospice nursing.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care to assigned patients in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act.
• Collaborate with other health care disciplines to deliver safe, timely, appropriate, quality patient care.
• Perform physical assessments and nursing interventions, including pain management, medication administration, and specimen collection.
• Meet patients’ nutritional needs and address patient teaching and discharge needs.
• Use an evidence-based nursing process to meet patient care needs; evaluate and adjust care as necessary, consulting as needed.
• Consult appropriate resource personnel when making decisions involving ethical, legal, or medical dilemmas.
• Provide care in both home health and hospice settings, with assignments throughout Orange County that may change daily and cover a large geographic area.
• Develop individualized behavioral health care plans based on physician orders for patients with depression, anxiety, or dementia, with the goal of keeping patients at home and out of the hospital.
• Perform comprehensive behavioral health evaluations of patients’ mental status, mood, and behavior.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed