Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Health
Qualifications:
Must be a graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
Must be licensed in the State as a Registered Nurse
One or more years of experience in community/home health agency or in a hospital setting is preferred.
Job Duties:
To provide nursing care in accordance with the patient's plan of care to include comprehensive health and psychosocial evaluation, monitoring of the patient's condition, health promotion and prevention coordination of services, teaching and training activities and direct nursing care
Responsibilities:
Coordinate total patient care by conducting comprehensive health and psychosocial evaluation, monitoring the patient's condition, promoting sound preventive practices, coordinating services and teaching and training activities.
Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing service to the patient and family on an ongoing basis.
Perform admission, transfer, re-certification, post hospital assessment and discharge OASIS for the home care patient.
Consult with the attending physician concerning alterations of Patient Care Plans, checks with the appropriate supervisor and makes changes, as appropriate.
Participate in case conferences, discuss with the supervisor problems concerning the patients and how they may best be handled.
Adhere to Federal, state and accreditation requirements including Medicare and Medicaid regulations.
Obtain a medical history from the patient and/or a family member particularly as it relates to the resent condition.
Develop and implement the nursing care plan.
Nursing services, treatments and preventative procedures requiring substantial specialized skill and ordered by the physician.
The initiation of preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures as appropriate for the patient's care and safety.
Observing signs and symptoms and reporting to the physician reactions to treatments, including drugs, as well as changes in the patient's physical or emotional condition.
Conduct a physical examination of the patient, including vital signs, physical assessment, mental status, appetite and type of diet, etc.
Job Conditions:
Must have a driver's license and be willing and able to drive to patient's residences.
The ability to access patients' homes which may not be routinely wheelchair accessible is required. Hearing, eyesight and physical dexterity must be sufficient to perform a physical assessment of the patient's condition and to perform and demonstrate patient care.
Physical activities will include, walking, sitting, stooping, and standing and minimal to maximum lifting of patients and the turning of patients.
The ability to communicate both verbally and in writing is required as frequent communication by telephone and in writing in English is required.
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $30.00 - $45.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- License reimbursement
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Travel reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
- Geriatrics
- Home Health
- Medical-Surgical
Supplemental schedule:
Weekly schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Rotating weekends
- Weekends as needed
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Preferred)
- RN license to practice in the state of Texas (Required)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: On the road