Registered Nurse (San Luis Obispo County) Home Health

Omega Home Health Care Services•San Luis Obispo, CA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Omega Home Cares is seeking Registered Nurses with home health experience to serve patients in San Luis Obispo County and surrounding areas. This per-diem role provides nursing care in patients’ homes, including assessment, care planning, treatment, patient and family education, and coordination with the agency and community health providers. The nurse also supervises home health aides and helps arrange necessary equipment and services.

Requirements

Current California licensure to practice as a registered nurse.
Ability to perform lab draws and wound care.
Experience with IVs, including PICC lines, central lines, and midlines.
Ability to manage tracheostomies.
Graduate of a National League for Nursing-accredited school of nursing.
Current CPR certification.
Licensed driver with an insured automobile in good working order that meets state or organizational requirements.
At least two years of home health experience is required, according to the application questions.
Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision.
Excellent observation, problem-solving, verbal communication, and written communication skills, and nursing skills consistent with the competency checklist.
Ability to organize and prioritize workload independently.
Reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of two years’ experience, including at least one year in public health or home care nursing, is preferred.
Bachelor’s degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients and families to determine home care needs, including completing a physical assessment and reviewing current and previous illnesses.
Re-evaluate patients’ nursing needs regularly and revise the plan of care as patients’ status and needs change.
Use assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses and develop care plans with goals and therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions, involving the patient and family in planning.
Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures and administer physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
Counsel patients and families and provide health care instructions appropriate to the assessment and plan of care.
Identify discharge planning needs during care-plan development and implement them before discharge.
Prepare clinical notes and update the agency as needed; report changes in patient condition and communicate patient needs, including obtaining or receiving physician orders as required.
Coordinate the care plan with community health-related personnel.
Ensure arrangements are made for necessary equipment, items, and services.
Instruct, supervise, and evaluate home health aide care every two weeks.
Supervise home health aides.