Rn Jobs in San Jose, AZ

About The Position

Requirements

• Registered Nurse with current license in the state of employment.
• Minimum of one year of experience as an RN in an acute care setting.
• Ability to effectively communicate and create positive impressions with patients, families, physicians and co-workers.
• Ability to remain calm, have patience and be accommodating.
• Compassionate and caring while working with patients.
• Knowledgeable on nursing best practices.
• Ability to make appropriate nursing judgments.
• Ability to identify a situation and handle it with the best possible solution.
• Detail-oriented and observant.
• Disciplined style of work ethic with the ability to prioritize and be timely
• Ability to follow directions and work as a team member.
• Valid driver’s license and auto insurance with your name as a listed driver.

Nice To Haves

• Home care experience is desired.

Responsibilities

• Provides skilled nursing care in a patient’s home as ordered by the attending physician
• Observes and monitors patient conditions
• Performs OASIS assessments to develop an individualized plan of care and makes adjustments as needs change
• Administers medication as prescribed by the physician
• Helps decrease re-hospitalizations by front loading visits for high risk patients
• Manages multi-disciplinary care as applicable
• Promotes continuity of care with appropriate admissions, transfers and discharges
• Counsels patient and family on the disease/injury processes and how to manage
• Incorporates patient and family in development of plan of care
• Helps decrease re-hospitalizations by teaching the patient on preventative measures and making good decisions
• Listens to patient and family members
• Oversees and supervises total care of patient provided by Aides and LPNs
• Evaluates the treatments and medical condition of the patient according to the plan of care
• Determines if the level of care being provided meets the patients’ needs
• Communicates with the LPNs and the Aides on supervisory visit results
• Completes all clinical documentation in accordance with agency protocol and Medicare/Federal guidelines
• Documents all aspects of treatment, assessments, and patient education
• Maintains active RN license in state of employment
• Communicates with scheduler any changes outside the normal
• Participates in all on-call requirements and case conferences
• Attends in-service trainings and mandatory agency meetings
• Maintains a professional appearance as a representative of the company
• Understands and practices agency policies and procedures
• Drives to patient’s primary location per scheduled visit.
• Daily attendance at assigned visit locations.
• Documents all aspects of subsequent, discharge, eval/recert/resumption of care visits within 24 hours of visits.
• Documents all aspects of start of care visits within 48 hours of visits.
• Completes and submits all required documentation within specified company requirements.
• Follows plan of care as permitted within the scope of practice for a Registered Nurse.
• Fulfills RN visits in assigned geographic location per patient need within federal and state specifications.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• paid time off
• 401k
• company paid life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Mileage reimbursement
• guaranteed base hourly rate
• generous uncapped bonus structure
• additional bonus opportunities