Registered Nurse - RN

Human Touch Home Health Care•Denver, CO

14d•Onsite

About The Position

Human Touch Home Care is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse to deliver high-quality, patient-centered home healthcare in Colorado. The RN plans, organizes, and directs home care services, drawing on nursing experience and community health resources to meet the needs of individuals and families in their homes and communities. The role includes assessing patients, developing and revising care plans, providing direct nursing care, coordinating with physicians and community health providers, and supervising home health aides. Work is in person. Pay is $70–$90 per visit, with a typical visit lasting one hour; compensation is per visit, not per hour. Benefits are available only to full-time employees.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
One to two years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting.
Current Colorado RN licensure.
Current CPR certification.
Two years of home healthcare experience required.
Excellent observation, verbal and written communication, problem-solving, and basic math skills; nursing skills as demonstrated on the competency checklist.
Licensed driver with an automobile in good working order and insured in accordance with organizational requirements.
Ability to commute reliably.
Ability to walk or stand for prolonged or considerable periods; lift, position, or transfer patients; lift supplies and equipment; and perform considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, or crouching.
Visual acuity and hearing sufficient to perform required nursing skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.
One year of home health care experience is preferred.
Management experience is not required.

Responsibilities

Complete an initial assessment of the patient and family to determine home care needs, including a physical assessment and history of current and previous illnesses.
Regularly reevaluate the patient’s nursing needs and revise the plan of care as the patient’s status and needs change.
Use health assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses and develop care plans with goals and therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions, including the patient and family in the planning process.
Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician and provide direct patient care within the State Nurse Practice Act.
Counsel patients and families about nursing and related needs and provide health care instructions as appropriate to the assessment and plan of care.
Identify discharge-planning needs, include them in care plan development, and implement them before discharge.
Act as Case Manager when assigned by the Clinical Supervisor and coordinate care for the assigned caseload.
Prepare clinical notes and update the primary physician when necessary and at least every 60 days.
Communicate patient needs and changes in condition to the physician and obtain or receive physician orders as required.
Communicate with community health-related providers to coordinate the care plan.
Participate in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
Ensure arrangements are made for equipment and other necessary items and services.
Instruct, supervise, and evaluate home health aide care every two weeks.
Supervise home health aides.
Perform other related duties as assigned; duties may be adjusted based on organizational and industry needs.