RN - Registered Nurse

Human Touch Home Health Care • Grand Junction, CO

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About The Position

Human Touch Home Care is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse to provide patient-centered home healthcare in Colorado. The nurse plans, organizes, and directs home care services, drawing on nursing experience and community health knowledge to meet the needs of individuals and families in their homes and communities. The role involves assessing and monitoring patients, developing and updating plans of care, providing nursing treatments and education, coordinating with physicians and community health providers, and supervising home health aides. Pay is $60–$90 per visit, not hourly. The position is listed as full-time or PRN.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current state nursing license and CPR certification.
• RN experience: 2 years required.
• Current RN-Registered License required.
• Driver’s license required.
• Licensed driver with an automobile in good working order and insured according to organizational requirements.
• Excellent observation, verbal communication, written communication, problem-solving, and basic math skills.
• Nursing skills as specified by the competency checklist.
• Able to supervise home health aides.
• Able 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 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete an initial assessment of the patient and family to determine home care needs.
• Perform a complete physical assessment and obtain the history of current and previous illnesses.
• Regularly reevaluate patients’ nursing needs.
• Initiate and revise plans 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, incorporating therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions and including patients and families in the planning process.
• Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician.
• Provide direct patient care as defined in 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 condition changes 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 are made for equipment and other necessary items and services.
• Instruct, supervise, and evaluate home health aide care every two weeks.
• Perform other related duties as assigned; duties may be adjusted based on organizational and industry needs.

Benefits

• Professional development and career advancement opportunities.
• Positive and supportive work environment.
• Flexible schedule.
• Paid mileage at $0.70.
• Health insurance.
• Comprehensive benefits package, for full-time employees only.
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience (the posting also lists pay of $60–$90 per visit).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time