Home Health Registered Nurse

Well Care Health•Clinton, NC

22d•Onsite

About The Position

The Home Health Registered Nurse uses the nursing process—assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation—to provide individualized patient care in the home setting. The role includes care and case management for patients across developmental stages, including adults, geriatric patients, and pediatric patients, according to established policies, procedures, guidelines, and nursing standards of care. Care is provided based on the nurse’s experience and competency evaluation. The nurse assesses and monitors patients, develops and implements care plans, educates patients and families about health management and self-care, and coordinates care with a multidisciplinary team. The position also requires effective communication, organization, schedule management, positive interpersonal relationships, and a daily commitment to agency values and customer satisfaction. The role involves home visits and requires a valid driver’s license and operational vehicle. Work hours are variable Monday through Friday, with holidays as needed, and a flexible schedule to accommodate staffing needs. The position may involve exposure to bloodborne pathogens, body fluids, infectious diseases, needle punctures, dangerous animals, traffic hazards, potential threats to personal safety, and weather extremes. Physical tasks include transferring or maneuvering objects of at least 50 pounds and frequently pushing, moving, lifting, positioning, bathing, and ambulating patients.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited or approved school of nursing through an associate degree, diploma, or BSN program.
Current license to practice professional nursing in the state where care is provided (North Carolina or South Carolina).
Current CPR certification.
One year of RN experience and at least two years of total clinical experience. Supplemental clinical experience may include work as an LPN, CNA, military medic, EMT, or in a related role.
Ability to communicate and read and write in English.
Hand-eye coordination for tasks such as giving injections and using a computer.
Ability to manipulate patient-care equipment and properly transfer and guard patients.
Ability to develop positive interactions with patients, families, physicians, and staff.
Ability to transfer or maneuver objects weighing at least 50 pounds and frequently push, move, lift, position, bathe, and ambulate patients.
Ability to assess patient condition, formulate care plans, select interventions, evaluate responses to care, and explain or teach patients about their condition and recovery.
Ability to prioritize duties, learn new patient-care skills and techniques, and use supportive services.
Ability to visually assess patients and use sight to implement and evaluate care, including changing dressings, starting IVs, regulating IVs, and reading equipment.
Ability to hear and auscultate lung and bowel sounds, hear alarms, and communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, and staff.
Valid driver’s license and operational vehicle.

Nice To Haves

Home health experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess, interpret, plan, implement, and evaluate patients according to their age and diagnosis.
Manage a caseload of patients effectively and efficiently and coordinate care with a multidisciplinary team.
Communicate information in accordance with agency policies and procedures and discipline-specific guidelines.
Contribute to program effectiveness.
Organize and perform work effectively and efficiently.
Maintain and adjust the schedule to enhance agency performance and accommodate staffing needs.
Demonstrate the agency’s values, mission, and vision in daily work.
Maintain positive interpersonal relationships with agency members and promote customer satisfaction.
Educate patients and families about health management, self-care, their condition, and recovery.
Provide individualized patient care and case management in patients’ homes.