Registered Nurse | Parker, AZ

Pennant Group•Lake Havasu City, AZ

About The Position

River Valley is an independently operated, locally run home health and hospice agency serving its communities since 2015. Its team provides personalized, client- and community-centered care. The Registered Nurse plans, organizes, and directs or coordinates home care services, drawing on nursing experience and community health resources to meet the needs of individuals and families in their homes and communities. The nurse develops and oversees individualized plans of care in partnership with patients, representatives, and caregivers; provides ordered nursing, preventative, rehabilitative, counseling, and educational services; and coordinates with physicians, other practitioners, and community health contacts. The role also includes clinical documentation, discharge planning, arranging necessary equipment and services, participating in quality improvement and training, performing on-call duties, and instructing and supervising home health aides and other care staff as directed. The position is based in Parker, Arizona, and involves agency-related travel to patients and community partners.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
Licensed in the state where practicing.
Current CPR certification.
Ability to drive and/or access transportation for agency-related travel; must maintain a valid driver's license and automobile insurance and have access to an automobile.
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.
Able to supervise home health aides; management experience is not required.
Able to perform prolonged or considerable walking or standing; 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

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

Responsibilities

Develop and initiate plans of care and conduct ongoing interdisciplinary assessments, developing individualized plans in partnership with patients, their representatives, and caregivers.
Initiate appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures and provide services ordered by the physician and indicated in the plan of care.
Provide counseling to patients, caregivers, and families, and educate patients and caregivers.
Prepare clinical notes and update the primary physician when necessary and at least every 60 days.
Communicate with the physician responsible for the home health plan of care and other health care practitioners about the current plan and the patient's needs or changes in condition; obtain or receive physician orders as required.
Identify discharge-planning needs during care-plan development and implement arrangements before discharge.
Communicate with community health-related personnel to coordinate the care plan.
Participate in the agency's quality assessment and performance improvement program and agency-sponsored in-service training.
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.
Supervise LPNs/LVNs and/or HHAs/CNAs as directed.
Follow written and oral instructions, maintain patience, tact, a cheerful disposition, and enthusiasm, and comply with training requirements.
Perform other job-related tasks as requested.