Registered Nurse - RN
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. This role involves assessing patients, developing and updating care plans, providing nursing treatments and education, coordinating care, and supporting patients and families. The position is in person and pays $70–$90 per visit; a typical visit is one hour. Benefits are available only to full-time employees.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- One to two years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting.
- Current Colorado nursing licensure.
- Current CPR certification.
- Two years of home healthcare experience required.
- Current RN license required.
- Excellent observation, verbal and written communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Basic math skills and nursing skills as demonstrated by the competency checklist.
- Licensed driver with an automobile in good working order and insured in accordance with organizational requirements.
- Ability to commute reliably.
- Ability 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.
- Management experience is not required.
Responsibilities
- Complete initial assessments of patients and families to determine home care needs, including physical assessments and histories of current and previous illnesses.
- Regularly reevaluate patients’ nursing needs.
- Initiate and revise plans of care as patients’ status and needs change.
- Use health assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses.
- Develop care plans with goals based on nursing diagnoses and therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative actions, involving patients and families in the planning process.
- Initiate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures, administer prescribed medications and treatments, and provide direct patient care in accordance with the State Nurse Practice Act.
- Counsel patients and families regarding nursing and related needs.
- Provide health care instructions to patients as appropriate to the assessment and plan of care.
- Identify and implement discharge planning needs 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 as needed and at least every 60 days.
- Communicate patient needs and changes in condition 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 according to 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
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
- Professional development and career advancement opportunities.
- Positive and supportive work environment.
- Opportunity to contribute to improving healthcare access and quality in the community.
- Health insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Paid time off.
- Sick leave.
- Retirement plans.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
