Home Health Registered Nurse

Well Care Health•Myrtle Beach, SC

1d•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. The role includes care and case management for patients across developmental stages, from neonates through older adults, according to agency policies, procedures, guidelines, nursing standards, the patient’s diagnosis, and the nurse’s experience and competency evaluation. The nurse manages a caseload and coordinates care with a multidisciplinary team, communicating in accordance with agency policies and discipline-specific guidelines. The position requires a flexible schedule to accommodate staffing needs, including weekends and holidays as needed, and home visits using a valid North Carolina driver’s license and an operational vehicle.

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 total years of clinical experience; supplemental 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 use patient-care equipment and safely transfer and guard patients.
Ability to develop positive interactions with patients, families, physicians, and staff.
Ability to assess patients, formulate plans of care, select interventions, evaluate responses to treatment, and teach patients about their condition and recovery.
Ability to prioritize duties, learn new skills and patient-care techniques, use supportive services, and apply short- and long-term memory.
Ability to visually assess patients and use sight to implement and evaluate care, and to use hearing to auscultate, hear alarms, and communicate effectively.
Ability to transfer or maneuver objects weighing at least 50 pounds; frequent pushing, moving, and lifting of patients is required.
Valid North Carolina driver’s license and an operational vehicle.

Nice To Haves

Home health experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess, interpret, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care according to each patient’s age and diagnosis.
Assess and monitor patients’ health conditions in their home environment.
Develop and implement individualized care plans.
Manage a caseload of patients effectively and efficiently, and coordinate care with a multidisciplinary team.
Educate patients and families on health management, self-care, their condition, and recovery.
Communicate information in accordance with agency policies, procedures, and discipline-specific guidelines.
Contribute to program effectiveness and organize and perform work effectively and efficiently.
Maintain and adjust the work schedule to enhance agency performance and accommodate staffing needs.
Demonstrate the agency’s mission, vision, and values, and maintain positive interpersonal relations with agency members.
Maintain and promote customer satisfaction.