Registered Nurse Home Care Tucson

Banner Health•Mesa, AZ

7d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Home Health Registered Nurse, you will join the Banner Home Health Clinical Team and provide expert care in patients’ homes. The role offers autonomous nursing practice focused on medical intervention in the home, one-on-one relationships with patients and caregivers, and some schedule flexibility. Nurses work in a sub-assigned geographic territory with shorter travel distances than other valley agencies, in an autonomous but supportive environment. Mileage is reimbursed, and the company provides a cell phone and tablet for documentation in the Home Care Home Base electronic medical record system. During training, which lasts 30–60 days, the schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with a minimum of two days per week; training days may vary with the class schedule. After training, the role is PRN for call-outs, PTO, and leave, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with a minimum of two shifts per month. Registry/Per Diem positions have no guaranteed hours and do not include a medical benefits package. A post-offer occupational health physical assessment, drug screen, and background check are required. The position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The nurse is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered and applies specialized knowledge, judgment, and skills to provide and evaluate care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental needs.

Requirements

Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
BLS certification.
Additional certification or continuing education may be required based on the area of practice.
Ability to relate relevant experience, training, and education during the interview process.
Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area through annual validations.
For employees working at Banner Home Care/Hospice, an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card is required at hire and must be maintained throughout employment.
At least two shifts per month after training; training requires at least two days per week.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the clinical area for which the applicant is applying is desired.
Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Professional certification preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review patient history, diagnostics, and laboratory data, report abnormal results, and complete assessments and reassessments according to need and policy.
Develop and revise patient-specific plans of care, including discharge plans, in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team.
Implement the plan of care through direct care, coordination, delegation, and supervision, following physician orders, nursing plans, policies, standards of care, and regulatory requirements.
Promote continuity of care by communicating patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, assess progress toward goals, and revise the plan of care as needed.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
Provide evidence-based care and may participate in clinical research, shared leadership, education, orientation, precepting, and mentoring.
Contribute to safe, effective, equitable, and efficient patient outcomes and participate in improvement of nursing quality indicators.
Interact with staff, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, community providers, agencies, and clergy to coordinate and support patient care.
In some roles, supervise staff and departmental workflow.