RN - Registered Nurse Home Health
About The Position
The Registered Nurse plans, organizes, and directs home care services, drawing on nursing experience and community health education or experience to meet the needs of individuals and families in their homes and communities. This is an in-person home health position, with pay per visit rather than per hour. A typical visit is one hour, and the stated pay is $65.00–$85.00 per visit. The role includes responsibility for supervising home health aides and may include case management when assigned by the Clinical Supervisor. The employee may also be assigned other related duties, and responsibilities may be adjusted based on organizational and industry needs. Benefits are available only to full-time employees and include health insurance, vision and dental coverage, vacation time, and sick leave. The posting also mentions a competitive salary commensurate with experience, professional development and career advancement opportunities, a positive and supportive work environment, and the opportunity to contribute to improving healthcare access and quality in the community.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- One to two years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting.
- Current Colorado licensure and CPR certification.
- Excellent observation, verbal and written communication, problem-solving, and basic math skills; nursing skills as specified by the competency checklist.
- Ability to commute reliably, as required.
- Required RN license.
- Licensed driver with an automobile in good working order and insured in accordance with organizational requirements.
- 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 patients’ nursing needs.
- Initiate and revise the plan 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 the patient and family in planning.
- Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures; administer prescribed medications and treatments; and provide direct patient care in accordance with the State Nurse Practice Act.
- Counsel patients and families on 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.
- 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 personnel to coordinate the care plan.
- Participate in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
- Ensure arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
- 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.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vacation time
- Sick leave
- Professional development and career advancement opportunities
- Positive and supportive work environment
- Opportunity to contribute to improving healthcare access and quality in the community
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
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Job Type
Full-time
