RN

Shanadoa Home Health Inc • Bartlesville, OK

15d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse plans, organizes, and directs home care services. The role requires nursing experience, with an emphasis on community health education and experience. The nurse uses community resources to plan and direct services that meet the needs of individuals and families in their homes and communities.

The RN assesses patients and families, develops and updates care plans, provides and coordinates nursing care, and supports patients and families through education and counseling. The role may include case management when assigned by the Clinical Supervisor and supervision of Home Health Aides. Shanadoa Home Health describes itself as a locally woman-owned, Medicare-certified agency and offers flexible scheduling, supportive leadership, and opportunities for professional growth and development.

Requirements

• Active RN license in the state of Oklahoma.
• At least 2 years of nursing experience; home health experience is preferred but not required.
• Strong clinical skills and knowledge of disease management.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Reliable transportation and willingness to travel to patient homes.
• Reliable and compassionate, with comfort working independently.
• Values dignity, advocacy, and clinical excellence.

Nice To Haves

• Home health experience.
• HCHB experience.

Responsibilities

• Complete initial patient and family assessments to determine home care needs, including a physical assessment and history of current and previous illnesses.
• Regularly reevaluate patients' nursing needs.
• Initiate and revise plans of care as patient status and needs change.
• Use health assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses.
• Develop care plans with goals based on nursing diagnoses and therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions, involving patients and families in the planning process.
• Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
• Counsel patients and families regarding nursing and related needs.
• Provide health care instructions to patients as appropriate to the assessment and plan of care.
• Identify discharge planning needs during care plan development and implement them before patient discharge.
• Act as Case Manager when assigned by the Clinical Supervisor and coordinate care for the assigned caseload.
• Supervise Home Health Aides.
• Prepare clinical notes and update the primary physician when necessary and at least every sixty days.
• Communicate with physicians about patient needs and changes in condition, and obtain or receive physician orders as required.
• Communicate with community health-related contacts to coordinate the care plan.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Health, dental, and vision benefits.
• Paid time off.
• Employer-paid and voluntary life insurance.
• AFLAC.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• BenefitHub discount program.
• Simple IRA.
• Emergency Savings Account.
• Wellness room with massage chairs.
• Fully stocked kitchen.

What This Job Offers

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