Home Health Registered Nurse (RN)

Eden Health•Bend, OR

20h

About The Position

The Home Health Registered Nurse provides in-home skilled nursing services to patients, including admission, case management, follow-up visits, and ongoing care. Under the Clinical Manager’s supervision, the RN provides hands-on care, evaluates and manages patient care plans, teaches patients, and revises plans in consultation with physicians based on ongoing assessments and applicable policies and regulations. The RN coordinates care with healthcare personnel and external providers, supervises Home Health Aides, and maintains continuous communication and documentation with physicians and the Clinical Manager. The RN works with patients and families to help resolve care needs and problems, and discharges patients in consultation with the physician and Clinical Manager. The role requires timely completion of clinical documentation, patient records, visit or shift reports, case conference materials, medication-order changes, re-certifications, progress updates, and care plan changes.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice.
Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
Proof of automobile insurance; motor vehicle record will be checked.
Proof of current CPR certification.
Able to pass a criminal background check and national sex offender clearance.

Nice To Haves

One year of RN experience in an acute-care setting within the last 24 months.
Six months of Home Health experience within the last 12 months.
Credentials in specialty areas such as wound care, OASIS certification, IV, or ET.

Responsibilities

Provide admission, case management, and follow-up skilled nursing visits for Home Health patients.
Provide ongoing patient care and case management, including necessary follow-up as directed by the Clinical Manager.
Deliver hands-on care, manage and evaluate care plans, and teach patients in accordance with physician orders and under the Clinical Manager’s supervision.
Revise care plans in consultation with physicians based on ongoing assessments and as required by policy or regulation.
Coordinate care with healthcare personnel, including Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists, Social Workers, Home Health Aides, and external providers.
Continuously report and document patient care, condition, and progress to the patient’s physician and Clinical Manager.
Implement patient care plans in conjunction with patients and families to help achieve optimal resolution of needs and problems.
Coordinate, oversee, and supervise Home Health Aides, providing written instructions that reflect the current plan of care.
Discharge patients after consultation with the physician and Clinical Manager, completing the required clinical documentation.
Prepare medical documentation, including case conferences, patient contacts, medication-order changes, re-certifications, progress updates, and care plan changes.
Prepare visit or shift reports, update and summarize patient records promptly, and confer with other healthcare disciplines to provide optimum patient care.