RN - Registered Nurse
About The Position
Human Touch Home Care is seeking a Registered Nurse - RN. This role involves providing high-quality, compassionate care to patients in their homes. The Registered Nurse will play a pivotal role in delivering care within a collaborative and supportive environment, with opportunities for professional growth and advancement. The company is a home healthcare provider in Colorado, offering comprehensive, skilled, and non-skilled services to homebound clients. They aim to help clients improve their lives in the comfort of their homes by providing affordable and high-quality home health care solutions for seniors, disabled, and ill community members.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- One (1) to two (2) years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting.
- Current licensure in state and CPR certification.
- Licensed driver with automobile that is in good working order and insured in accordance with the organization requirements.
- Ability to commute: Thornton, CO: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
- Discipline License (Required)
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree, with one (1) year of home health care experience preferred.
- Discipline 1 year (Preferred)
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.
- 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 and treatments as prescribed by the physician.
- Provides direct patient care as defined in the State Nurse Practice Act.
- Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
- 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.
- Acts as Case Manager when assigned by Clinical Supervisor and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.
- Prepares clinical notes and updates the primary physician when necessary and at least every 60 days.
- Communicates with the physician regarding the patient's needs and reports any changes in the patient's condition; obtains/receives physician's orders as required.
- Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan.
- Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
- Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
- Instructs, supervises and evaluates home health aide care provided every two (2) weeks.
Benefits
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
- Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
- Positive and supportive work environment
- Contribution to improving healthcare access and quality in the community
- Health insurance
- Vision
- Dental
- Paid Time Off
- Sick Leave
- Retirement plans
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
