Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Health
Location
Palm Desert, CA | United States
Job description
Are you looking to take your Nursing Career to Sunny California?
Here is an opportunity to start your Home Health Nursing Career with a supportive team, flexibility to create your own schedule, career growth and more. Apply today. We would love to meet you!
Currently we our looking for Registered Nurses who have a Passion for Patient Care and want to make a difference in our communities by Taking Care of People!
The Registered Nurse plans, organizes and directs home care services and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individual and families within their homes and communities.
General responsibilities include: - Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
- 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.
- Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.
- Identifies discharge planning needs
Ideal candidate background includes: - Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. One to two years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting.
- Current licensure in State, BLS hands-on CPR certification.
- Valid driver's license and auto insurance.
- Associate degree with one year of home health care experience preferred.
- Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, basic math skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.
- 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.
Travel - This is a traveling position. Must maintain a valid driver's license, active auto insurance meeting state minimum requirements and an operational vehicle.
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$50 - $55 an hour
Join us today for mileage reimbursement, a wellness day dedicated to you, flexible scheduling and a team you'll love!
Mission Healthcare Family of Companies includes Mission Home Health, Mission Hospice, Moniker Hospice, Healthy Living at Home, Tender Care, Sun Tree, Hands of Hope, Advanced Healthcare Services, One Care and Compass at Home.
EOE - M/F/Disabled/Veterans - Reasonable Accommodation
It is our business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.
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