What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Health Nurse position at Community Home Health Care Services?
Home Health Nurse
Community Home Health Care Services is looking for compassionate and caring Licensed Practical Nurses and Registered Nurses to join our team of home health providers. If you love one-on-one patient care, and a flexible schedule, home health may be the perfect fit for you. Our home health team enjoy full autonomy and continuum of care for each of their home bound patients.
Full-time, part-time, and PRN positions are available. We cover home visits to homebound patients in West Michigan along the lake shore. We need nurses to cover home health visits in Muskegon County, Oceana County, and Ottawa County. What area are you interested in covering?
Requirements:
- Graduate of nursing school and currently holding a RN or LPN license.
- 1 year of previous nursing experience, preferred
- Previous home health care experience, preferred
- Ability to communicate effectively and work as a part of an interdisciplinary team
- Strong ability to use critical thinking and deduction when performing job tasks and evaluating patient needs
- Ability to consistently connect with patients one-on-one
- Responsible, compassionate, and caring demeanor
Job Responsibilities:
- Providing services in accordance with the patient’s Plan of Care
- Performing initial evaluations, building Plan of Care, and regularly reevaluating patient’s nursing needs
- Initiating appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures
- Preparing clinical and progress notes for each patient visit via EMR
- Preparing summaries of care conferences on patients in a timely manner
- Informing Physician and Director of Clinical services of changes to patient’s condition and/or needs as appropriate
- Counseling the patient and family/significant others in meeting nursing and related needs
- Supervising and teaching other nursing personnel and CNAs/HHAs
- Completing and submitting OASIS assessments, reassessments, transfers, resumptions of care, discharges, and significant change in condition
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, PRN
Compensation is based on experience and is negotiable.
Community Home Health Care Services is a part of a network of health providers, The Home Care Group, which have been providing health care services for nearly 35 years. We pride ourselves on providing the best, out-come based care for our patients. Located in Michigan and Indiana, our network offers the security and growth opportunities of a larger corporation without sacrificing the family-oriented personal experience that gave us to start nearly 35 years ago.
Community Home Health Care Services supplied the following inclusive hiring information: We are an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, PRN
Expected hours: 5 – 40 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Home Health
Application Question(s):
- Our service area does include the southern portion of Oceana County, all of Muskegon County, and the northern portion of Ottawa County. What area are you interested in covering?
Experience:
- Nursing: 1 year (Required)
- Home health: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- RN License (Required)
- LPN (Required)
- Driver's License (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Ravenna, MI (Required)
Willingness to travel:
- 100% (Required)
Work Location: On the road