Home Health Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Current California registered nurse licensure.
• Graduate of a National League for Nursing-accredited school of nursing.
• Current CPR certification.
• Ability to perform lab draws and wound care.
• Experience with IVs, including PICC lines, central lines, and midlines.
• Tracheostomy management skills.
• Licensed driver with an insured automobile in good working order that meets state or organizational requirements.
• Two years of home health experience is required.
• Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Excellent observation, problem-solving, verbal communication, written communication, and nursing skills as demonstrated by 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, with at least one year in public health or home care nursing, is preferred.
• Associate degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete an initial assessment of the patient and family to determine home care needs.
• Perform physical assessments and obtain histories of current and previous illnesses.
• Regularly reevaluate patients’ nursing needs and revise the plan of care as their status or 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, including the patient and family in planning.
• Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician.
• Counsel patients and families about nursing and related needs and provide health care instructions as appropriate.
• Identify and implement discharge planning needs before patient discharge.
• Prepare clinical notes and update the agency when necessary.
• Communicate patient needs and changes in condition to the agency and obtain or receive physician orders as required.
• Communicate with community health-related professionals to coordinate the care plan.
• Ensure arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services.
• Instruct, supervise, and evaluate home health aide care every two weeks.