Home Health Registered Nurse RN

All About Home Care; Cypress (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Job summary

All About Home Care, a Houston-based home health agency, is seeking Registered Nurses to serve patients in the Northwest area of Greater Houston. We use Kinnser software to document patient care.

The RN will provide skilled nursing care per plan of care, conduct initial evaluations, and regularly reevaluate patient needs. Strong wound care and IV skills, plus OASIS experience, are required.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved nursing program and Texas RN license.
• Home Health RN with skilled nursing experience.
• Strong clinical skills with emphasis on wound care/IV.
• OASIS experience.
• Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.

Responsibilities

• Provide services per the plan of care.
• Initial evaluation visit and regular reevaluations.
• Deliver services requiring specialized nursing skills.
• Initiate preventative and rehabilitative nursing skills.
• Prepare clinical and progress notes for each visit and care conferences.
• Inform personnel of changes in patient conditions.
• Counsel patient and family on nursing needs.
• Participate in in-service programs and adhere to agency policies.
• Process orders and notify physicians of changes in condition.
• Complete certification/re-certification orders and discharge summaries.
• Determine nursing needs for each patient and coordinate referrals.
• Supervise and teach other nursing personnel.

Skills

RN license

Wound care

IV therapy

OASIS experience

Independent judgment

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) degree

Tools

Kinnser software

Job description

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Job Description:

All About Home Care is a Houston-based home health care agency. We've been serving the Houston and surrounding communities since 2004, providing quality home health services. We are currently looking for Registered Nurses (RNs) to help serve patients in the Northwest area of Greater Houston. We use Kinnser software to document patient care.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing and currently licensed in the state of Texas.
• Home Health skilled nursing experience required, RN.
• High clinical skills with emphasis on wound care/vac & IV.
• RNs must have OASIS experience
• Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.

Responsibilities:

• Provide services in accordance with the plan of care.
• Makes the initial evaluation visit and regularly reevaluates the patient's nursing needs.
• Provides those services requiring substantial specialized nursing skills.
• Initiates appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing skills.
• Prepares clinical and progress notes for each patient's visit and summaries of care conferences on his/her patients in a timely manner as per Agency policy.
• Informs personnel in changes in the conditions and needs of the patient.
• Counsels the patient and the family/significant others in meeting nursing and related needs.
• Participates in and presents in-service programs.
• Understands and adheres to established Agency policies and procedures.
• Process orders and notifies physician of patient needs and changes in condition.
• Complete certification/re-certification orders and discharge summaries.
• Determines the amount and type of nursing needed by each individual patient.
• Refers to Physical Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist, and Medical Social Worker those patients requiring their specialized skills
• Supervises and teaches other nursing personnel.
• Conducts patient care conferences on patients assigned to his/ her care.
• Participates in peer review and performance improvement as assigned.
• Gives total patient care as needed.