RN Home Health

Job Summary

Responsible for the total direct nursing care of all patients within established standards of care, hospice, hospital and unit policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Primary Duties

• Provides direct patient care.
• Affords comprehensive nursing needs assessment of an assigned group of patients (including, but not limited to home health patients).
• Coordinates the patient and family/significant other education process.
• Initiates patient start of care through established admission process.
• Continuously plans, implements, and evaluates patient care, incorporating patient and family/significant other into the process.
• Participates with physician partners and other interdisciplinary team members to develop and implement patient and family/significant other plan of care.
• Effectively communicates all relevant information (e.g., patient information, safety issues, problems with equipment, quality issues, etc.) to immediate supervisor, in timely way.
• Communicates and documents changes in patient condition, on a timely basis, to team members, DPOA, and physician.
• Delivers nursing care within established standards of care, hospice, hospital and unit guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Promotes good public relations between patient, family members, hospital, and community.
• Practices within the scope of the Registered Nurse Practice Act.

  License, Certification, Education or Experience

  • REQUIRED for the position: Graduate of a nursing program (Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required)Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of WashingtonCurrent Healthcare Provider BLS certification by date of hire
  • DESIRED for the position: Master’s degree in Nursing

  Benefits

  Choices that care for you and your family At EvergreenHealth, we appreciate our employees’ commitment and contribution to our success. We are proud to offer a suite of quality benefits and resources that are comprehensive, flexible, and competitive to help our staff and their loved ones maintain and improve health and financial well-being.

  • Medical, vision and dental insurance
  • On-demand virtual health care
  • Health Savings Account
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Retail plans (457(b) and 401(a) with employer contribution)
  • Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate degrees
  • Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
  • Paid Time Off/Vacation
  • Extended Illness Bank/Sick Leave
  • Paid holidays
  • Voluntary hospital indemnity insurance
  • Voluntary identity theft protection
  • Voluntary legal insurance
  • Pay in lieu of benefits premium program
  • Free parking
  • Commuter benefits

  EvergreenHealth Benefits Guide

  This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement between EvergreenHealth and the Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA). Union membership is optional.