Registered Nurse To Conduct Home Visits
About The Position
This Registered Nurse (RN) position involves conducting home visits to provide skilled nursing care, including assessments, wound care, medication management, and overall healthcare management. The role requires a reliable vehicle for patient visits, with each visit lasting approximately one hour. Accurate, thorough, and objective documentation of care provided is essential. This is a per diem position, not full-time. RNs ensure patients receive direct and proper care, coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public on health conditions, and offer emotional support to patients and their families. The RN also ensures patient care aligns with agency, physician, and medical team policies and standards.
Requirements
- Successfully complete an approved nursing program and obtain an Associate’s degree or higher
- Successfully pass the NCLEX exam
- Current unrestricted license verified through the state Board of Nursing
- One year experience as a Registered Nurse
- Provide and maintain a professional nursing license in accordance with state and federal regulations
- Familiarity with the duties of a Registered Nurse
- Provide current documentation to HR for reference checks, background checks, residency checks, etc.
- Pass a state, federal, ChildLine background check
- Reliable vehicle
Nice To Haves
- Entry-level experience welcomed.
Responsibilities
- Conduct physical exams to assess patient health needs and problems
- Implement physicians’ orders, perform treatments, administer medications, and interpret special tests.
- Administer direct care to injured, disabled, ill, or convalescent patients
- Review and maintain medical records
- Implement and develop nursing care plans
- Counsel patients and family members on disease prevention and health maintenance
- Supervise the work of licensed practical nurses, nursing aides, and assistants
- Educate patients about their medical conditions and treatment plans
- Maintain a safe, hygienic working environment
- Prepare rooms and medical equipment and decontaminate instruments
- Provide emotional and psychological support
- Conduct skilled nursing assessment, wound care, medication management, health care management
- Document care provided during visits by body systems
Benefits
- Flexible scheduling
- Competitive pay rates
- Advancement potential
- Health care plans
- Work in a one-on-one care environment
- Employee and client referral bonus program
- Initial training
- Ongoing educational opportunities with nursing support
- Mileage reimbursement is not covered by the Agency.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
