Home Health Registered Nurse

Well Care Health•Durham, NC

15d•$78,166 - $85,987•Onsite

About The Position

The Home Health Registered Nurse uses the nursing process—assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating—to provide individualized patient care in the home. The role provides care to patients across developmental stages and age groups, in accordance with established policies, procedures, guidelines, and nursing standards. The nurse is responsible for patient care and case management based on experience and competency evaluation. The role assesses and monitors patients, develops and implements care plans, educates patients and families about health management and self-care, manages a patient caseload, and coordinates care with a multidisciplinary team. The nurse also communicates according to agency policies and discipline-specific guidelines, contributes to program effectiveness, maintains an effective schedule, and supports agency values and customer satisfaction. The schedule is variable Monday through Friday, with weekends and holidays as needed, and must be flexible to accommodate staffing needs. The position requires a valid North Carolina driver’s license and an operational vehicle. Salary range: $78,166–$85,987.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited or approved nursing school, with 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 LPN, CNA, military medic, EMT, or related experience.
Ability to coordinate hand and eye movements to give injections and use a computer.
Ability to communicate and read and write in English.
Ability to manipulate patient-care equipment and safely 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; frequent pushing, moving, and lifting of patients is required.
Ability to position, bathe, and ambulate patients, sometimes with substantial physical effort; occasional overhead reaching, stair climbing, and fine motor manipulation are required.
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 skills and patient-care techniques, and use supportive services.
Ability to visually assess patients and use sight to implement and evaluate care, including changing dressings, starting and regulating IVs, and monitoring equipment readouts.
Ability to hear clinical sounds and alarms and communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, and staff.
Valid North Carolina driver’s license and an operational vehicle.
Ability to work a variable schedule, including weekends and holidays as needed, and adjust to staffing needs.

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, coordinating care with a multidisciplinary team.
Communicate information according to 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.
Demonstrate a daily commitment to agency values and the agency’s mission and vision.
Maintain positive interpersonal relationships with agency members.
Maintain and promote customer satisfaction.
Educate patients and families on health management and self-care.
Provide patient care and case management in patients’ homes.