RN - Registered Nurse

Human Touch Home Health Care•Pueblo, CO

15d•$50 - $90•Onsite

About The Position

Human Touch Home Care is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse to provide patient-centered home health services to homebound clients in Colorado. The nurse plans, organizes, and directs 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 role includes assessing patients, developing and updating care plans, providing nursing treatments and education, coordinating care, and supervising home health aides. Work is in person. Pay is per visit, not per hour; the listed range is $50.00–$90.00 per visit, with a typical visit lasting one hour. Benefits are offered only to full-time employees. Duties may include other related tasks assigned by a supervisor, and may be adjusted in response to organizational or industry needs.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
One to two years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting.
Current state licensure and CPR certification.
Excellent observation, verbal and written communication, and problem-solving skills.
Basic math skills and nursing skills consistent with the competency checklist.
Licensed driver with an automobile in good working order and insured according to organizational requirements.
Ability to reliably commute to City Name, CO or planning to relocate before starting work.
Able to walk or stand for prolonged or considerable periods; lift, position, or transfer patients; and lift supplies and equipment.
Able to perform considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, or crouching; visual acuity and hearing sufficient to perform required nursing skills.
RN-Registered License required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.
One year of home health care experience; the posting also lists discipline/home health care experience as preferred.

Responsibilities

Complete an initial assessment of the patient and family to determine home care needs, including a physical assessment and history of current and previous illnesses.
Regularly reevaluate patients’ nursing needs.
Initiate and revise the plan of care as patient 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 nursing actions, involving the patient and family in the planning process.
Initiate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures and administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician.
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 discharge planning needs during care plan development and implement them before 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 when necessary 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 persons to coordinate the care plan.
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 home health aides.