- Assignment Category: Full Time
- Pay Range: $35.32 - $54.75 hourly **Individual wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications and experience
Shift: Day, 8:30am to 5:00pm, must participate to be on call some nights weekends
Hours: 8
Job Type: Full Time
Under general supervision, this position is assigned to provide skilled nursing care to patients in their homes, following the orders of the attending physician, and to function as a member of the interdisciplinary team.
Responsibilities
- Maintain established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
- Evaluate and assess the patient and his/her home environment.
- Communicate with the physician and other team members in order to develop and coordinate the care plan and to report any changes in the patient’s condition.
- Assist in implementing the patient’s care plan.
- Maintain current, accurate documentation in the client’s medical record.
- Maintain health care instruction to the patient as appropriate.
- Assess patient’s pain and obtain appropriate orders for symptom control.
- Serve as the liaison between the patient, support staff and physician.
- Enhance professional growth and development through participation in education programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops pertaining to home care and hospice care.
- Attend required number of departmental meetings per year.
- Direct and supervise home health aides.
- Demonstrates sensitivity and competence in the care of the ill and/or dying adolescent, adult, geriatric and pediatric patients relative to determining each patient’s age related physical, psychological and cultural needs.
Qualifications
Minimum Education
- Associate Degree in Nursing or Diploma in Nursing from an accredited school.
Minimum Experience
- 1 year of experience as an RN in an institutional setting
Required Certification/Registration
- CPR Certification
- California RN license
- Valid CA Driver’s license
- Current automobile insurance.
Preferred Courses/Training
- Courses in Home Health and/or Hospice
- Public Health Nurse Training
Skills: Administrative
- Prior supervisory experience of Aides preferred
Skills: Machine
- Knowledge of use of Personal Computer
Physical Demands
- Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling and crouching.
- Lifts supplies/equipment
- Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfers patients
- Lifting requirement 25#
- Prolonged, extensive or considerable standing/walking
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About Us
Join our dedicated healthcare team where compassion meets innovation! As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment that fosters professional growth and work-life balance. Ready to be a vital part of our mission? Apply today and bring your passion for nursing to a place where it truly matters!
At Hi-Desert Home Health and Hospice, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Generous paid time off
- Career development and continuing education opportunities
- Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
- Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status
