Home Health Registered Nurse (RN) - San Jose

CVHCare•San Jose, CA

28d•$90,000 - $160,000•Onsite

About The Position

CVHCare is seeking a field-based Home Health Registered Nurse to serve patients in the San Jose area and surrounding communities. The RN monitors patients’ overall health and partners with primary care physicians to develop individualized plans of care. Each nurse acts as a case manager and works independently to provide quality care, patient education, and disease-management support. Specialized services include simple to complex wound therapy, post-surgical care management, and ostomy care management. An internal operational support team assists clinicians with tasks such as medication reconciliation preparation, durable medical equipment orders, obtaining physician signatures, coding, and lab follow-up. Nurses can make their own schedules and plan patient visits around other commitments. The role is not remote and involves providing care in patients’ homes. The full-time schedule is 24 RVE per week, with availability for up to two weekends per month. Nontraditional schedules, such as Thursday through Monday, are available. Paid training is required for five days, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., onsite in San Ramon. The service areas include San Jose and Morgan Hill, as well as Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Milpitas, Mountain View, Campbell, Los Altos, Saratoga, and Los Gatos.

Requirements

At least one year of RN experience; experience in acute care, a skilled nursing facility, home health, or hospice is preferred.
Active California Registered Nursing License.
AA, BSN, or MSN.
Reliable transportation.
Current CPR or BLS card.
Availability to work up to two weekends per month.
Ability to complete five days of onsite training in San Ramon, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Nice To Haves

Experience in acute care, a skilled nursing facility, home health, or hospice.

Responsibilities

Monitor patients’ overall health.
Partner with primary care physicians to develop individualized plans of care.
Act as a case manager and independently deliver quality healthcare to patients.
Provide customized care and patient education about disease management.
Provide specialized services, including wound therapy, post-surgical care management, and ostomy care management.
Plan patient visits and schedules.