Registered Nurse

Position Overview

The Registered Nurse Case Manager provides case management, assessment, evaluation, direction and care to our Home Health patients in the greater Clark County - Las Vegas, Henderson, Nevada metropolitan areas.

Essential Job Functions

• Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs.
• Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
• Regularly re-evaluates patient nursing needs.
• Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
• Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Develops a care plan, which establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician.
• Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
• Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan of care.
• Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient.
• Acts as Case Manager when assigned by Clinical Supervisor/Nursing Supervisor and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.

Basic Qualifications

• Holds unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) License
• Graduate of National League for Nursing (NLN) accredited school of nursing
• Minimum of one (1) year Registered Nurse experience
• Minimum of one (1) year Home Health experience
• Possess and maintain a current CPR certification
• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state/or organization requirements and is in good working order
• Show ability to organize and prioritize workload independently
• Prolonged or considerable walking or standing
• Able to lift, position, or transfer patients
• Able to lift supplies and equipment
• Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, or crouching
• Visual acuity and hearing to perform required nursing skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual English/Spanish

Physical Requirements

• Typical functions of this role include standing, sitting and walking a majority of the time.
• There are occasions when kneeling, stooping, bending or reaching may be necessary.
• The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 10 lbs on a regular basis.
• There may be occasions in which the employee must be able to lift or move up to 40 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.