Home Health Nurse

Description

Lakeview Village Home Health is searching for caring, dedicated, and trustworthy RN or LPN to join our team! As a Nurse, you will provide comprehensive nursing services to residents and their families in a community setting, with an emphasis on the promotion and maintenance of health, early detection, and restoration measures. This care is provided under the leadership of a RN Case Manager, but as a staff nurse, you will be one of the residents’ closest advocates.

Job Description

• Completes an initial OASIS assessment of the residents and their family to ascertain the level of in-home care needs, including their physical, emotional, and mental needs
• Aids the primary care physician in developing a care plan, maintains appropriate communication with the physician throughout the course of treatment
• Implements a plan of care under the supervision of the Nursing Case Manager, Home Health Administrator, and the Primary Care Physician. Participates in resident care conferences as needed
• Follows universal precautions, infection control procedures, and safety/sanitation standards of practice
• Provides frequent leadership for Home Health Aides by instructing and evaluating care provided
• Provides residents with the appropriate treatment as directed by the primary care physician
• Thoroughly and completely records all treatments in the appropriate charting system to ensure the continuity of care, maintenance of accurate legal documents, and caring, professional services
• Provides residents and their families with education on appropriate medical self-care skills
• Ensures that equipment and other necessary items and/or services are made accessible for residents
• Ensures that residents’ living spaces are maintained in a clean, safe, and orderly manner
• Participate in on-call duties as directed by the Home Health Administrator/Director of Nursing
• Attends and participates in in-service educational classes and on-the-job training programs
• Develops and maintains a good working rapport with inter-department personnel, other departments within the facility, and off-campus contacts to ensure that departmental programs can be properly maintained to meet the needs of the facility and residents

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
• Must possess a current, unrestricted LPN or RN State Nursing license in the State of Kansas
• Must have current CPR certification
• Prior Home Health experience is preferred
• Must have a reliable method of transportation and a valid State driver’s license
• Demonstrates good communications skills, including but not limited to effective reading, writing, speaking, and analytical skills, with a fluent understanding of English
• Must demonstrate both precision and accuracy in the completion of duties each day
• Demonstrates an empathetic approach to the elderly
• Able to work independently, prioritize tasks appropriately, and exercise sound judgement where procedures cannot be standardized
• Able to administer and follow straightforward written or verbal instructions
• Able to work overtime, holidays, and weekends as assigned