Home Health Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Complete an initial assessment of the patient and family to determine home care needs.
• Perform a comprehensive physical assessment and document the history of current and previous illnesses.
• Regularly reevaluate the patient's nursing needs.
• Initiate and revise the plan of care as the patient's status and needs change.
• Use health assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses.
• Develop a care plan with goals based on nursing diagnoses and appropriate therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative actions, involving 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 on nursing and related needs.
• Provide health care instructions in accordance with the assessment and plan of care.
• Identify and implement discharge-planning needs before the patient's discharge.
• Prepare clinical notes and update the agency as necessary.
• Communicate patient needs and changes in condition to the agency and obtain or receive physician orders as required.
• Communicate with community health-related personnel 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.