Registered Nurse (Western Riverside County) Home Health

Omega Home Health Care Services • Lake Elsinore, CA

16h • Onsite

About The Position

Omega Home Cares is seeking a Registered Nurse with home health experience to provide care in Western Riverside County, including Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake, Murrieta, and surrounding areas. The position provides home health nursing services to patients in their homes and requires travel to patient locations. The nurse completes assessments, develops and revises plans of care, administers prescribed treatments, educates patients and families, coordinates care, and supervises home health aides. Pay is listed as $65–$70 per visit, depending on experience, and $100–$125 per SOC Oasis visit.

Requirements

• Current California license to practice as a registered nurse.
• Graduate of a National League for Nursing-accredited school of nursing.
• Current CPR certification.
• Ability to perform lab draws and wound care.
• Experience with IVs, including PICC lines, central lines, and midlines.
• Tracheostomy management skills.
• Licensed driver with an insured automobile in good working order that meets state or organizational requirements.
• At least two years of home health experience is required by the application question.
• Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Excellent observation, problem-solving, verbal and written communication, and nursing skills as assessed by a competency checklist.
• Ability to organize and independently prioritize workload.
• Reliable transportation and a valid driver's license.
• Registered Nurse license and current CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

• At least two years of experience, including at least one year in public health or home care nursing, is preferred.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete initial assessments of patients and families to determine home care needs.
• Perform physical assessments and take histories of current and previous illnesses.
• Regularly reassess patients’ nursing needs and revise the plan of care as patients’ conditions and needs change.
• Use assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses and develop care plans with goals and appropriate therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions.
• Include patients and families in care planning.
• Initiate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
• Counsel patients and families about nursing and related needs, and provide health care instructions as appropriate.
• Identify discharge-planning needs, incorporate them into the care plan, and implement them before discharge.
• Prepare clinical notes and update the agency as needed.
• Communicate patient needs and changes in condition to the agency, and obtain or receive physician orders as required.
• Communicate with community health-related personnel to coordinate care plans.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level