Home Health Registered Nurse; RN

Seeking experienced home health care RN's.

Providing home health care services to meet the clinical needs of the individuals within facilities and their homes.

Responsibilities

• Regularly re-evaluates patient nursing needs.

• Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.

• Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.

• Develops a care plan, which establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.

• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.

• Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician.

• Counsels the patient and family with meeting nursing and related needs.

• Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan of care.

• Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient.

Communication

• Prepares clinical notes and updates the primary physician when necessary.

• Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports any changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physician’s orders as required.

• Communicates with community health-related persons to coordinate the care plan.

• Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.

• Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.

Position Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of home health care experience.

• Current RN IL license and CPR certification.

• Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, basic math skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.

• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state/or organization requirements and is in good working order.

• Prolonged or considerable walking or standing. Able to lift, position or transfer patients. Able to lift supplies and equipment. Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling or crouching. Visual acuity and hearing to perform required nursing skills.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance

• Employee assistance program

• Health insurance

• Health savings account

• Life insurance

• Paid time off

• Vision insurance

• Mileage Reimbursement - $0.60 per mile after 15 mile per day deduction

Work Location:

On the road