Home Health Nurse
About The Position
The Home Health Registered Nurse (RN) provides skilled treatment and education to mature adults throughout the Sacramento Service area, helping patients achieve wellness and manage their care independently at home. Nurses visit patients in their residences and provide hands-on care and education using laptop-based clinical documentation systems and timely access to patient information. The role serves patients across a diverse age range, including neonate, pediatric, adult, geriatric, and thanatology patients, in accordance with a multidisciplinary plan of care. Nurses work with multidisciplinary clinical teams, have geographically defined caseloads, and receive individualized orientation and support from experienced leadership. Flexible work schedules are offered. The nurse completes and submits clinical and recertification documentation according to established guidelines, reviews and documents progress toward goals and follow-up of identified problems, coordinates and documents communication with other disciplines, meets agency and regulatory requirements, and documents management of visit utilization and authorization status.
Requirements
- One year of home health nursing experience as an LVN or RN within the past five years.
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in California.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
- Current driver's license. An out-of-state license must be replaced with a California driver's license within the first 30 days of employment, consistent with California DMV regulations.
- Current automobile insurance and access to an operating motor vehicle.
Nice To Haves
- One year of acute care or ICU nursing experience within the past five years.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree.
- Public Health certificate.
Responsibilities
- Visit patients in their residences to provide hands-on skilled care and education.
- Support patients in reaching maximum wellness and managing care independently at home.
- Provide care across a diverse age range, as directed by a multidisciplinary plan of care.
- Complete and submit documentation according to established guidelines, including documentation supported by physician orders.
- Review and document clinical progress toward goals and follow-up of identified problems.
- Coordinate care through appropriate communication with other disciplines and document that communication.
- Meet agency and regulatory requirements, including requirements related to Adverse Outcome Reports.
- Document appropriate management of visit utilization and authorization status.
- Complete and submit recertification documentation according to established guidelines.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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