Now Hiring Home Health Registered Nurse RN
About The Position
Halcyon Home is seeking a dedicated, compassionate Registered Nurse to support its growing geriatric home health population in Tomball/Spring, Texas, and surrounding areas. This part-time, PRN, pay-per-visit role offers competitive pay and team support. The nurse provides comprehensive assessments and ongoing care, develops and documents plans of care, educates patients and families, coordinates with the interdisciplinary group and other healthcare professionals, and helps ensure quality, continuity, and compliance in patient care. Home health experience is welcomed; experience in a related healthcare setting and a desire to learn about home healthcare are also considered. Halcyon Home is a fast-growing, Central Texas-owned home health, hospice, and home care company. The company emphasizes hospitality and compassion to encourage positive outcomes for its aging clients. It reports being voted Best in Home Health/Hospice four years running and Best in Home Care three years running by the Senior Resource Guide, and being recognized as a Great Place to Work.
Requirements
- Current RN license in good standing with the state nursing board.
- Strong clinical and assessment skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in home health or a related healthcare setting.
- Knowledge of or experience using the Homecare Homebase EMR.
Responsibilities
- Conduct initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of the effects of terminal disease on patients’ physical, functional, psychosocial, and environmental needs, documenting findings in clinical records and other team communications.
- Apply admission and recertification criteria for hospice care to establish appropriate levels of care and patient eligibility.
- Develop, implement, and document plans of care to support quality and continuity, recommending revisions as needed.
- Consult with and educate patients and families about disease processes, self-care, end-of-life care, nutrition, and dietary needs.
- Prioritize needs with members of the interdisciplinary group (IDG) and provide training to other staff as needed.
- Determine the scope and frequency of services based on patient acuity and patient and family needs.
- Assess caregivers’ ability to meet patients’ immediate needs at admission and throughout care.
- Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
- Apply infection-control concepts and standard precautions while coordinating and delivering patient care.
- Provide clinical direction to Hospice Aides and LPNs/LVNs to ensure quality and continuity of services.
- Prepare clinical and progress notes that document progress toward established goals.
- Ensure continuity of quality patient care through appropriate documentation.
- Inform physicians and other personnel of changes in patient needs and intervention outcomes, and evaluate patient and family responses to care.
- Monitor assigned cases for compliance with third-party payor requirements.
- Demonstrate commitment, professional growth, and competency, and promote the agency’s philosophy and administrative policies.
- Communicate effectively with patients, families, team members, and other healthcare professionals.
Benefits
- Competitive pay of $40–$50 per visit.
- Team support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
