Registered Nurse

Zion's Way Home Health and Hospice • Hildale, UT

21d

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. The nurse assesses patients and families, develops and revises plans of care, provides prescribed treatments and education, coordinates care, and may manage an assigned caseload. The role also includes communication with physicians and community health contacts, participation in on-call duties, arranging equipment and services, and supervising home health aides.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• One to two years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting.
• Current state licensure and CPR certification.
• Excellent observation, verbal and written communication, problem-solving, and basic math skills; nursing skills meeting the competency checklist.
• Able to perform prolonged or considerable walking or standing; lift, position, or transfer patients; lift supplies and equipment; and reach, stoop, bend, kneel, or crouch considerably.
• Visual acuity and hearing sufficient to perform required nursing skills.
• Licensed driver with an automobile in good working order and insured according to organizational requirements.
• Responsible for supervising home health aides; management experience is not required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree.
• One year of home health care experience.

Responsibilities

• Complete initial patient and family assessments, including physical assessments and histories of current and previous illnesses.
• Regularly reassess patients’ nursing needs and revise plans of care as patient status and needs change.
• Use assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses and develop care plans with goals and therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions, involving patients and families in planning.
• Provide preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures, administer prescribed medications and treatments, and provide direct care within the State Nurse Practice Act.
• Counsel patients and families about nursing and related needs and provide health care instructions as appropriate.
• Identify discharge-planning needs and implement them before patient discharge.
• Act as case manager when assigned by the Clinical Supervisor and coordinate care for an 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 physicians, and obtain or receive physician orders as required.
• Coordinate care plans with community health-related contacts.
• Participate in on-call duties as defined by policy.
• Ensure arrangements are made for necessary equipment, items, and services.
• Instruct, supervise, and evaluate home health aide care every two weeks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed