Registered Nurse Home Care

About This Role

Provide personalized nursing care and education to patients in their homes as a Registered Nurse with a focus on quality and patient satisfaction. This role involves assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care plans for home health patients.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge planning needs
• Review patient history and physical with patient/family and assure completion within appropriate timeframe
• Review diagnostics and laboratory data and report abnormal results to physician(s) and appropriate caregivers
• Formulate a plan of care, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, family, and health team input
• Implement the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities
• Evaluate the patient's and family's response to care and teaching, revising the plan of care as needed
• Document assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in the patient record in a timely and accurate manner
• Provide care based on the best available evidence and participate in research activities within clinical practice
• Contribute to society through activities that lead to excellent patient outcomes through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care
• Interact with all levels of staff, physicians, patients, families, and external contacts concerning patient care

Requirements

• Current, valid RN license in state of practice (or compact)
• BLS certification
• Ability to operate personal vehicle and possess a valid driver's license with maintained auto insurance

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of experience as a Registered Nurse in a physician practice or acute care setting, or experience in the clinical area for which applying.

Nice to Have

• Home health experience
• WOCN certification
• Bachelor's degree
• Professional certification

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