Registered Nurse (RN) Home Health

Careage Home Health - Pierce County•DuPont, WA

4d•$50 - $57•Onsite

About The Position

Careage Home Health is Hiring a RN for the Olympia area within Thurston County!! Come and work with us!! We offer a supportive and caring team environment as well as competitive wages and benefits!!! $50-$57 / DOE Mileage reimbursement @ IRS Rate Home Health experience is preferred. Full Time Employee Benefits We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life & AD&D Insurance Voluntary STD, LTD, 401k with employer match 16 days Paid Time Off and holidays WA & CA Paid Sick Leave and discretionary bonuses. For a complete list of employee benefits, please visit careage.com/careers Why work with us? Our employees are more than just coworkers – they are family – just like our patients! Working at Careage Home Health, you will be provided ample opportunities to grow both personally and professionally. You will also be working alongside individuals who share the same passion and commitment to providing exceptional healthcare, service, and life enrichment to our patients. Our culture is one that encourages, supports, and celebrates our diversity and looks to expand and build it constantly. Join us! About Careage Home Health Careage Home Health provides at-home care for patients that reside within King, Pierce, and Thurston Counties in Washington State. Our team of caregivers, nurses, and therapists work with the guidance and collaboration of the patients' medical team to provide the services needed for their recovery. For more information, visit CareageHomeHealth.com About Careage Careage is a leading provider of senior-focused construction, management, and health care services throughout the United States. They are committed to providing exceptional services to a wide variety of clients, including hospitals, medical clinics, skilled nursing, and post-acute rehabilitation facilities, Assisted Living Communities, Memory Care centers, and retirement communities. For more Careage news, go to www.careage.com A Registered Nurse administers skilled nursing care to patients on an intermittent basis in their place of residence. This is performed in accordance with physician orders and plan of care under the direction and supervision of the Director of Clinical Services/Clinical Manager via physician orders. This position supervises and coordinates the care provided by LPN’s and CNA’s assigned to the RN-CM’s patients. Provides feedback to Director of Clinical Services regarding performance of supervised LPN’s and CNA’s.

Requirements

Current Registered Nursing license in Washington state.
BLS Certification
One (1) year of nursing experience is preferred.
Home Health experience, preferred.
Ability to travel within a specific region of Olympia and surrounding Thurston County, required.
Valid driver’s license and insured, reliable vehicle, required.

Nice To Haves

Home Health experience, preferred.
One (1) year of nursing experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides services in accordance with the plan of care.
Makes the initial evaluation visit and regularly reevaluates the patient’s nursing needs.
Initiates the plan of care and necessary revisions.
Provides those services requiring substantial specialized nursing skills.
Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
Prepares clinical and progress notes for each patient visit and summaries of care conferences on his/her patients in a timely manner as per Agency policy.
Coordinates services.
Informs personnel of changes in the condition and needs of the patient.
Counsels the patient and family/significant others in meeting nursing and related needs.
Participates in and presents in-service programs.
Understands and adheres to established Agency policies and procedures.
Processes orders and notifies physician of patient needs and changes in condition. Completes certification/recertification orders and discharge summaries.
Determines the amount and type of nursing needed by each individual patient.
Refers and coordinates care to Physical Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist and Medical Social Worker those patients requiring their specialized skills.
Supervises and teaches other nursing personnel in the RN-CM’s team.
Conducts patient care conferences on patients assigned to his/her care. Participates in peer review and Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement as assigned.