Home Health Registered Nurse RN

Pathwell Health•Fairfax, VA

About The Position

The Home Health Registered Nurse (RN) assesses patients’ health problems and needs, develops and implements nursing care plans, and maintains medical records. The RN may advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. A current nursing license or registration is required. The RN provides skilled nursing treatments as ordered by clients’ doctors, performs evaluations including vital signs and medication reviews, and coordinates care with physicians, therapists, and other members of each client’s care team. The role includes assessing and documenting each client’s condition at every visit, maintaining complete and accurate nursing records, and educating clients and families about home health care procedures and strategies. The RN also records medical information and vital signs; monitors, records, and reports symptoms or changes in patients’ conditions; administers anesthetics; prepares patients for and assists with examinations or treatments; modifies treatment plans based on patient responses and conditions; and orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests. The RN monitors patient care, including diet and physical activity, participates in nursing research and formal educational training, and performs other duties as assigned. The position is based in Fairfax, Virginia. The work environment is generally low to moderate in noise. Physical requirements include occasional lifting or moving of up to 50 pounds, as well as talking or hearing, handling objects or controls, and occasional standing, walking, sitting, and reaching.

Requirements

Associate degree required.
Current and valid Virginia Registered Nurse license.
Current CPR certification required.
Driver’s license, car insurance, and car registration.
Strong interpersonal skills to build rapport and establish trust with clients.
Computer literacy.
Strong organizational skills.
Excellent written and communication skills.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including lifting 50 pounds for transfers.
Home health care experience.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited state-approved school of nursing preferred.
Prior nursing experience, specifically in home health, preferred.
Bilingual Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide skilled nursing treatments as ordered by the client’s doctor.
Complete evaluation tasks, including vital signs and medication reviews.
Coordinate with physicians, therapists, and other individuals involved in the client’s care plan.
Assess and chart observations of the client’s condition at each visit.
Maintain complete and accurate documentation of nursing care.
Work collaboratively with all members of the health care team.
Educate clients and families on proper home health care procedures and strategies.
Record patients’ medical information and vital signs.
Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients’ conditions.
Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, or other anesthetic.
Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients’ responses and conditions.
Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess a patient’s condition.
Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
Engage in nursing research activities and formal educational training activities.
Perform other duties as assigned.