What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse for Home Health position at Affinity Health Partners?
The Home Health RN provides high-level skilled nursing care, with a primary focus on advanced wound management and infusion therapy. This role requires a clinician capable of following strict aseptic protocols to treat lower-extremity wounds and managing intravenous therapies to promote patient healing and prevent infection.
Core Responsibilities
- Advanced Wound Management: Execute precise dressing changes for lower-extremity wounds, including cleansing with normal saline and application of antimicrobial iodine foam.
- Skin Integrity & Protection: Monitor and treat peri-wound areas using liquid skin barriers and specialized secondary border foam dressings to prevent maceration.
- Infusion Therapy Oversight: Manage and monitor prescribed infusion therapies, ensuring proper line maintenance, site assessment, and medication administration.
- Clinical Assessment: Perform head-to-toe assessments, specifically monitoring for signs of localized or systemic infection (erythema, edema, or purulent drainage).
- Documentation: Maintain detailed clinical notes regarding wound measurements, bed characteristics, and patient response to infusion treatment.
Mandatory Qualifications
- Licensure: Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- Clinical Proficiency: Demonstrated experience in wound care and infusion therapy.
- Certifications: Active BLS/CPR certification.
- Health Screening: Proof of a negative TB (Tuberculosis) test within the last year.
- Transportation: Reliable vehicle, valid driver’s license, and active auto insurance for home visits.
Key Skills
- Aseptic Technique: Mastery of sterile and clean techniques to prevent cross-contamination during dressing changes.
- Critical Thinking: Ability to recognize subtle changes in wound pathology or infusion site complications and report to the physician immediately.
- Patient Education: Ability to teach patients and caregivers how to protect the dressing and recognize "red flag" symptoms between visits.
- Reliability: Adherence to schedule.
Pay: $38.00 - $46.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
Work Location: In person
Salary : $38 - $46