RN - Registered Nurse

Human Touch Home Health Care•Thornton, CO

14d•Onsite

About The Position

Human Touch Home Care is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide skilled home health care to homebound clients in Colorado. The role delivers compassionate, patient-focused care in clients’ homes and works collaboratively with patients, families, physicians, aides, and community health professionals. The nurse assesses patients, develops and updates care plans, provides treatments and education, coordinates care, and may serve as case manager when assigned. The position is PRN and pays $70–$90 per visit; a typical visit is one hour. Work is in person in Thornton, Colorado. Benefits listed 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 state nursing licensure.
Current CPR certification.
Excellent observation, verbal communication, written communication, problem-solving, and basic math skills.
Nursing skills meeting the competency checklist.
Able to walk or stand for prolonged or considerable periods.
Able to lift, position, or transfer patients and lift supplies and equipment.
Able to 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.
Reliable commute to Thornton, Colorado, or plans to relocate before starting work.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.
One year of home health care experience.
One year of experience in the nursing discipline.

Responsibilities

Complete initial assessments of patients and families to determine home care needs.
Perform physical assessments and document histories of current and previous illnesses.
Re-evaluate patients’ nursing needs regularly and revise the plan of care as their status and needs change.
Use assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses and develop care plans with goals and therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative actions.
Include patients and families in care planning.
Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
Provide direct patient care in accordance with the State Nurse Practice Act.
Counsel patients and families on nursing and related needs and provide health care instructions as appropriate.
Identify and implement discharge-planning needs before discharge.
Serve 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 physicians and obtain or receive physician orders as required.
Coordinate the care plan with community health-related personnel.
Participate in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
Ensure required equipment, supplies, and services are arranged and available.
Instruct, supervise, and evaluate home health aide care every two weeks.
Supervise home health aides.