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Title: Home Health Registered Nurse (RN)
Client: Interim HealthCare
Location: Gold River CA
Serving patients in the Sacrament area.
Home Health Nursing provides the opportunity to work independently as part of a wider care team, serving a wide range of patients with different medical needs. Home health nursing requires comprehensive knowledge and the ability to confidently respond to all types of situations and scenarios, and in exchange, it offers a more flexible schedule and the ability to make a real difference and establish meaningful relationships with patients and their families.
Home health nurses provide individualized care to patients in the comfort of their own home setting. Care is provided in patients’ homes; home health nurses have the opportunity to form relationships with their patients in their families in a much more relaxed and personal way. Schedules are generally flexible and though they are a part of a medical team, their work is conducted independently.
Home health nurse responsibilities can vary depending upon the patient, their age, and their medical needs, but can include:
- Completes initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of the patient’s needs
- Cleaning and dressing wounds
- Communicating with physicians and the rest of the care team
- Creating or collaborating with a care team on an individual treatment plan
- Draw labs
- Evaluating patient health
- Monitoring and documenting vital signs
- Oversee case management
- Performing physical assessment
- Providing education to patients and their caretakers regarding medical needs and support
- Responding to emergent situations
- Reviewing home safety
- Supervising aides that are in the home providing care
- Updating care plan and noting changes in condition
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Hours:
- Monday – Friday, no after hours on call Monday-Friday.
- Weekend on-call; rotating on call once every 4th weekend.
- Full-Time
Advantages of this Opportunity:
- 401K, Paid Time Off, and holidays
- Mileage Reimbursement
- Paid Trainings
- Skills Development
- PPE
- Career Growth/Development
- Continuing Education Credits
- Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision and other supplemental benefits
- Company Social Events- Social Distancing
- Performance Reviews
- Supportive Staff/Management
Interim HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer who does not discriminate against applicants, employees or clients on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, veteran status or any other category protected by the law, or patients' decisions regarding advance directives. Each Interim HealthCare office is independently owned and operated. Not all services are available at all offices. 2023 Interim HealthCare Inc.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Geriatrics
- Home Health
- Wound Care
Education:
- Associate (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Preferred)
- RN (Preferred)