RN - Registered Nurse | Horizon Home Health | Emmett, ID
About The Position
Horizon Home Health & Hospice is looking for a full-time Home Health RN in the Emmett, Idaho area who is compassionate, has strong clinical skills and enjoys being a part of an amazing team. Horizon is one of Idaho's oldest and largest Home Health agencies, with over 20 years in business and 8 branches. They pride themselves on quality of care, ethical business practices, and their Core Values: Celebrate, Accountability, Passion for Learning, Intelligent Risk Taking, Customer Second, and Ownership. Their philosophy emphasizes employee well-being and job fulfillment through independence. Horizon is recognized as Idaho’s EMPLOYER OF CHOICE.
Requirements
- RN licensed in Idaho
- Valid Driver's License and Auto Insurance
Nice To Haves
- Home Health experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs, including a complete comprehensive 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 that establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions, including the patient and family in the planning process.
- Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
- Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician.
- 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 or designee and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.
- Adheres to the organization’s documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct.
- Prepares clinical notes and updates the primary physician when necessary and at least every sixty 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
