Firefly Home Care LLC is Hiring a Resource Nurse - Home Care (RN/LPN) Near Elkhart, IN
Job Description
Job Description
This is a great opportunity to use your nursing experience and excellent organizational and communications skills to help home health patients in our community. The Resource Nurse is responsible for providing excellent care and nursing assessments to patients in their homes and/or at our partner sites in the community. Join a reputable, family-owned (non-franchise) agency that treats employees and patients like family.
Benefits include
Competitive pay
Mileage reimbursement
Career advancement opportunities
Responsibilities
Assess patients’ condition and environment during every visit and chart observations
Perform evaluation tasks, including vital signs and medication review
Administer medication as prescribed by the patient’s physician
Dress or redress open wounds and assess progress of healing
Educate patients and their families on proper home health care strategies and procedures
Coordinate with Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Physicians, and anyone else involved in the patient’s care plan
Provide palliative care as needed to keep the patient comfortable
Make recommendations for devices or tools that might improve the patient’s quality of life
Listen to the patient and respond to concerns or requests
Perform home care admissions, discharges, and 60-day physician summaries (RNs only)
Qualifications
State nursing license required (RN or LPN)
Excellent communication and time-management skills
Compassionate and friendly demeanor
Proven track record of dependability
We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.