South Valley Registered Nurse - Home Health

Valley Regional•Fresno, CA

5d•$52 - $57•Hybrid

About The Position

Valley Regional Home Health is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse to serve the Tulare, Visalia, Kingsburg, Selma, Dinuba, and Hanford areas. This role involves providing patient care in the home environment, with RNs seeing 3-5 patients per day and driving between visits. The agency, operating since 2013, is locally owned and has a significant patient census. They emphasize employee growth, company benefits, and a positive professional culture.

Requirements

Registered nurse with current licensure to practice professional nursing in the state.
Graduate of National League for Nursing accredited school of nursing.
Maintains a current CPR certification.
Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state/or organization requirements and is in good working order - as well as willing to drive around the job posting area.
Demonstrates excellent observation, problem solving, verbal and written communication skills; ability to work well with others and communicate time-sensitive information effectively.
Shows ability to organize and prioritize workload independently – home health employees are typically independent in the field.

Nice To Haves

One year of home health experience preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs.
Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
Regularly re-evaluates patient nursing needs and completes necessary charting within the required timeframe.
Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change; uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
Develops a care plan, which establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
Administers medications, treatments, IV ABX, etc. as prescribed by the physician.
Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs, provides education on plan of care.
Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan of care.
Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient.