Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Health, National City - San Diego Home Health Care
Carlsbad, CA 92008
About the Job
Registered Nurse (RN)
POSITION SUMMARY:
You will develop a plan of care in collaboration with the patient, family/caregiver, and physician orders including frequency and duration of nursing visits, specific care or treatments to be provided, appropriate goals, medications, and other disciplines needed. You will make regular visits to monitor the patient’s condition, assess their wounds, provide wound care, and fulfill other nursing responsibilities to patients with chronic conditions, illnesses, or injuries
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Perform comprehensive assessments in the patients’ homes and, identify patient’s needs
- Develop a plan of care in collaboration with patient/CGs, health care care providers, case managers, and supervisors as assigned and document appropriately
- Assess the need for additional services and equipment on admission and ongoing basis and inform the case manager and/or supervisor on a timely basis.
- Assess the home environment and make recommendations that will enhance patient care, promote safety, and prevent adverse effects
- Take verbal orders from the Health Care Provider as necessary promptly and document appropriately
- Initiate appropriate preventive, rehabilitative, therapeutic, comfort, and pain interventions and provide instructions to patients/CGs and staff promptly
- Demonstrate professionalism by maintaining high standards of clinical care and staying current on clinical and medication issues
- Initiate appropriate preventive, rehabilitative, therapeutic, comfort, and pain interventions and provide instructions to patients/CGs and staff on time
- Demonstrate professionalism by maintaining high standards of clinical care and staying current on clinical and medication issues
- Updates to patients’ clinical records, including medication profiles, plan of care, OASIS, case conferences, progress notes, and re-certification documentation as required, on time
- Serve as a preceptor when needed
- Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Graduation from an accredited nursing program, current state license as a Registered Nurse, and CPR certification.
- Has at least one year of clinical practical nursing experience. Home Health experience preferred.
- Must have a vehicle, a current driver’s license, and automobile insurance
- Interpersonal and communication skills are necessary
- Ability to make home visits and provide skilled nursing assessments and care in the home
BENEFITS (available to full-time employees):
- Excellent pay, including 23 days of PTO per year
- Health, dental, vision, 401k, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
- Continuing education & tuition assistance
- Generous referral bonus program
- Flexible scheduling
- Company Vehicle Program with a paid gas card for eligible full-time employees
ABOUT US:
Our unique focus is on patient-centered care and evidence-based medicine. This empowers our patients to achieve their optimal level of independence. We are a home health service provider enhancing the continuity of care for our patients. Our mission is to help them achieve that goal.
We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and strive to provide employees with market-competitive compensation packages. The exact base pay offered for this role will depend on various factors, including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, skills, and experience.
Home Health company based in California. At Elevate Home Health, we provide the highest level of Home Health Services with exceptional patient outcomes.