Home Health Nurse I (RN): Home Health

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act to assigned patients.
• Collaborates with other disciplines of the health care team to ensure the delivery of safe, timely and appropriate quality patient care.
• Performs physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administrations, specimen collection, meeting nutritional needs, and teaching and discharge needs of assigned patients.
• Utilizes the nursing process based on evidence-based best practices to meet patient care needs.
• Evaluates and adjusts the nursing care process as necessary with consultation as needed, and confers with appropriate resource personnel when making ethical/legal/medical dilemma decisions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Float: Provides care in both the home health and hospice settings; assignments throughout Orange County, patient care territories and assignments may change daily.
• Behavioral Health Nurse (RN): Utilizes medical/psychosocial model to individualize care plans based on Physician orders for patients with depression, anxiety, or dementia, with the goal of keeping patients in their homes and out of the hospital.
• Performs comprehensive behavioral health evaluations of mental status, mood, and behavior.

Qualifications

• Home Health: One (1) year of home health care experience preferred.
• Hospice: Minimum of two (2) years’ experience, at least one of which is in public health, home care, or hospice nursing preferred.
• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and/or organization requirements and is in good working order.
• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California.
• Current Driver's License.
• Current BLS certification prior to clinical rotation.

About Us

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is a nonprofit regional health care delivery network in Orange County, California, consisting of three acute-care hospitals with sixteen urgent care centers, eleven health centers and a network of more than 1,800 physicians, 100 allied health members, 8,000 employees, and 2,000 volunteers. More than 30,000 inpatients and 550,000 outpatients choose Hoag each year. For over 70 years, Hoag has delivered a level of personalized care that is unsurpassed among Orange County’s health care providers. Since 1952, Hoag has served the local communities and continues its mission to provide the highest quality health care services through the core strategies of quality and service, people, physician partnerships, strategic growth, financial stewardship, community benefit and philanthropy. Hoag offers a comprehensive blend of health care services including six institutes providing specialized care in the areas of cancer, heart and vascular, neurosciences, women's health, orthopedics, and digestive health through our institutes. Hoag was the highest ranked hospital in Orange County in the 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report, the only Orange County hospital ranked in the top 10 for California. The organization was ranked the #5 hospital in the Los Angeles Metro Area and the #10 hospital in California.