Job Description and Responsibilities for Home Health Licensed Vocational Nurse and Registered Nurse:
- A Home Health Nurse, or Home Health RN, is responsible for traveling to a patient’s home to administer their services and help patients maintain their independence. Their duties include administering at-home IVs, changing dressings, cleaning wounds, and updating Doctors about their patient’s health.
Home Health Nurses provide a variety of tasks during patient visits depending on the specific plan of care and type of patient. They often have the following duties and responsibilities:
- Assess and chart observations of the patient’s condition at each visit.
- Complete evaluation tasks, including reviewing medication and vital signs.
- Administer Physician-prescribed medication.
- Dress or redress wounds and assess the healing progress.
- Provide education to patients and families on proper home health care procedures and strategies.
- Coordinate with Physicians, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists and other individuals in the patient’s care plan.
- Keep the patient comfortable through palliative care.
- Recommend tools or devices that may improve the quality of life for the patient.
Additional Information:
- LVN- $50-$55/ RN $85-$120
- Pay mileage (Partner’s)
- Some pay-per-visit/ some pay per hour
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract
Pay: $55.00 - $120.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Referral program
Medical specialties:
Standard shift:
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Night shift
Weekly schedule:
- Choose your own hours
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Experience:
- Home health: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- LVN License (Required)
- RN License (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Orange County, CA (Required)
Work Location: In person