Registered Nurse (NE) - Per Visit (PRN)

Comfort Home Health and Hospice•Pahrump, NV

1d•Remote

About The Position

The registered nurse plans, organizes and directs/coordinates home care services and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and families within their homes and communities.

Requirements

Registered nurse with experience in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience.
Ability to plan, organize, and direct/coordinate home care services.
Experience in building from community resources to plan and direct services.
Proficiency in completing initial patient and family assessments.
Skilled in performing complete physical assessments and reviewing medical history.
Ability to re-evaluate patient nursing needs and initiate/revise care plans.
Competence in determining nursing diagnoses and developing care plans with goals.
Experience in initiating preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
Ability to administer medications and treatments as prescribed.
Knowledge of State Nurse Practice Act for direct patient care.
Skilled in counseling patients and families regarding nursing needs.
Ability to provide health care instructions.
Experience in discharge planning and implementation.
Capability to act as Case Manager and coordinate patient care.
Proficiency in preparing clinical notes and updating physicians.
Strong communication skills with physicians and community health personnel.
Ability to participate in on-call duties.
Capability to ensure availability of necessary equipment and services.
Skilled in instructing, supervising, and evaluating home health aides.

Nice To Haves

Experience in community health education.

Responsibilities

Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs.
Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
Regularly re-evaluates patient nursing needs.
Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
Develops a care plan, which establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions.
Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician.
Provides direct patient care as defined in the State Nurse Practice Act.
Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan of care.
Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient.
Acts as Case Manager when assigned by Clinical Supervisor and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.
Prepares clinical notes and updates the primary physician when necessary and at least every 60 days.
Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports any changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physician’s orders as required.
Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan.
Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
Instructs, supervises and evaluates home health aide care provided every two (2) weeks.