Home Health Registered Nurse RN

All About Home Care • Humble, TX

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About The Position

All About Home Care is a Houston-based home health care agency serving Houston and surrounding communities since 2004. The agency is seeking Registered Nurses to serve patients in the Northeast area of Greater Houston. Nurses provide skilled home health care and document patient care using Kinnser software. The role includes evaluating and meeting patients’ nursing needs, coordinating care with physicians and other clinical professionals, and supporting patients and their families. The agency describes its mission as providing comfortable, dignified care through the expertise of its professional staff and states that it offers competitive salaries, benefits, and growth opportunities.

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing.
• Current Texas nursing license.
• Home health skilled nursing experience as an RN.
• High clinical skills, particularly in wound care, wound vac, and IV care.
• OASIS experience.
• Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.

Responsibilities

• Provide services in accordance with the plan of care.
• Make initial evaluation visits and regularly reevaluate patients’ nursing needs.
• Provide services requiring substantial specialized nursing skills.
• Initiate appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing skills.
• Prepare clinical and progress notes for each patient visit and timely summaries of care conferences, in accordance with agency policy.
• Inform personnel of changes in patients’ conditions and needs.
• Counsel patients and their families or significant others regarding nursing and related needs.
• Participate in and present in-service programs.
• Understand and adhere to established agency policies and procedures.
• Process orders and notify physicians of patient needs and changes in condition.
• Complete certification and recertification orders and discharge summaries.
• Determine the amount and type of nursing needed by each patient.
• Refer patients who need specialized services to physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and medical social workers.
• Supervise and teach other nursing personnel.
• Conduct patient care conferences for assigned patients.
• Participate in peer review and performance improvement as assigned.
• Provide total patient care as needed.

Benefits

• Flexible schedule
• Competitive salaries and benefits
• Growth opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed