Home Health Rn Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Associate degree required
• Current and valid Virginia Registered Nurse License
• Current CPR certification (required)
• Driver’s License, Car Insurance, Car Registration
• Strong interpersonal skills that build personal rapport and establish trust with the client
• Computer literate
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Ability to meet physical demands of the job (ex: lifting 50 pounds for transfers)

Nice To Haves

• Graduate of an accredited state-approved, Bachelor’s Degree from a school of nursing preferred
• Prior nursing experience, specifically in home health (preferred)
• Home health care experience
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled nursing treatments as ordered by the client’s doctor
• Complete evaluation tasks, including vital signs and medication reviews
• Coordinate with physicians, therapists and other individuals in the client’s care plan
• Assess and chart observations of the client’s condition at each visit
• Maintain complete and accurate documentation of nursing care
• Work collaboratively with all members of the health care team
• Provide education to clients and families on proper home health care procedures and strategies
• Record patients' medical information and vital signs
• Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions
• Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, or other anesthetic
• Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments
• Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions
• Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition
• Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity
• Engage in research activities and participation in formal educational training activities related to nursing
• Perform other duties as assigned