RN - Registered Nurse

Human Touch Home Health Care•Federal Heights, CO

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Human Touch Home Care is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide exceptional patient care and make a meaningful difference in people's lives. The role involves delivering high-quality, compassionate care in a collaborative and supportive environment, with opportunities for professional growth and advancement. Human Touch Home Care is a home healthcare provider in Colorado, offering comprehensive, skilled, and non-skilled services to homebound clients. The company aims to help clients improve their lives in the comfort of their homes by providing affordable and high-quality home health care solutions for seniors, disabled, and ill members of the community.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
One (1) to two (2) years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting.
Current licensure in state and CPR certification.
Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, basic math skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.
Licensed driver with automobile that is in good working order and insured in accordance with the organization requirements.
Reliably commute or planning to relocate to Thornton, CO before starting work.
Discipline License (Required).

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree.
One (1) year of home health care experience.

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.