Home Health Nurse

CommonSpirit Health; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking a Home Health Registered Nurse (RN) to support mature adults in the Sacramento service area with skilled care and education in their homes. You will work with multidisciplinary clinical teams and use advanced electronic documentation systems.

You will visit patients daily, providing hands-on skilled care and education, addressing diverse age ranges as directed by the care plan.

Qualifications

• One year home health nursing experience preferred.
• Active RN license in California.
• BLS certification required.
• Valid driver's license and access to a vehicle.
• Auto insurance coverage needed.

Responsibilities

• Completes and submits documentation per established guidelines and physician orders.
• Reviews and documents clinical progress toward goals.
• Coordinates care with other disciplines and documents communications.
• Meets agency/regulatory requirements per evaluation tool.
• Documents management of visit utilization and authorization status.
• Completes re-certification documentation per guidelines.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Autonomy

Patient education

Communication

Education

California RN license

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Home Health Registered Nurse (RN), you will help mature adults throughout the Sacramento Service area receive skilled treatment and education so they can reach maximum wellness and manage their care independently in their homes. You will be supported by dynamic, caring multidisciplinary clinical teams and have access to cutting‑edge laptop clinical documentation systems.

Every day you will visit patients in their residences to provide hands‑on skilled care and education, utilizing timely, high‑tech access to patient information. You will be expected to demonstrate competency in patient care across a diverse age range, including neonate, pediatric, adult, geriatric, and thanatology patients, as directed by a multidisciplinary plan of care plan. Our Home Health nurses enjoy flexible work schedules and geographically defined caseloads.

To be successful in this role you must possess strong clinical knowledge, a desire for autonomy, the ability to effectively educate patients, and be adaptable to a supportive environment offering individualized orientation and experienced leadership.

• Completes and submits documentation following established guidelines, as measured by a designated evaluation tool and physician orders are present and written correctly.
• Reviews and documents clinical progress toward goals and documents follow‑up of identified problems.
• Demonstrates coordination of care by appropriate communication with other disciplines and documents that communication, as measured by a designated evaluation tool.
• Meets agency/regulatory requirements as measured by a designated evaluation tool (Adverse Outcome Reports, etc.)
• Documents appropriate management of visit utilization and authorization status as measured by a designated evaluation tool.
• Completes and submits re‑certification documentation following established guidelines as measured by a designated evaluation tool.

Job Requirements

Required

• One (1) year home health nursing (LVN or RN) experience in the past five (5) years.
• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of California
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification - American Heart Association
• Current driver's license. If out of state license, consistent with CA DMV regulations, must obtain a CA driver's license within the first thirty (30) days of employment.
• Current possession of automobile insurance and access to an operating motor vehicle.

Preferred

• One (1) year in an acute care setting or ICU nursing experience in the past five (5) years.
• BSN degree.
• Public Health certificate

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Where You’ll Work

Founded in 1967, Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a 377-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Carmichael, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Mercy San Juan Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Comprehensive Stroke Center, the highest level of stroke care certification awarded by The Joint Commission.

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