Home Health RN

Inspired HomeCare, LLC; Chicago Ridge (IL); On-site; USD 125,000 - 178,000; Part time

Job summary

Inspired HomeCare, LLC is seeking a part-time PRN Home Health Nurse to manage your own caseload and visit patients in their homes across Illinois. You will assess patient conditions, perform vital signs, wound care, and IV therapy, and chart observations during each visit.

You will educate families on home health care strategies, coordinate with therapists and physicians, and recommend assistive devices to improve quality of life while traveling between patients daily.

Qualifications

• State RN license required.
• 1 year of experience in in-home care.
• Excellent communication and time management skills.
• Compassionate and friendly demeanor.
• Ability to travel to multiple patients per day.
• Preferred knowledge of WellSky Kinnser.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients' condition during every visit and chart observations.
• Perform evaluation tasks including vital signs and medication review, Oasis assessment, wound care and IV therapy.
• Dress or re-dress open wounds and assess progress of healing.
• Educate patients and their families on proper home health care strategies and procedures.
• Coordinate with Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Speech Therapists, Physicians and others involved in the care plan.
• Make recommendations for devices or tools that might improve the patient's quality of life.
• Listen to the patient and respond to concerns or requests.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Compassionate

Travel

Education

RN license

Tools

WellSky Kinnser

Job description

Inspired Home Care is a 5-Star Agency ACHC accredited rapidly expanding and we are hiring PRN and Part Time effective immediately. You will be responsible for managing your own caseload, so time management skills and the ability to work independently are essential. However, it is important to provide each patient with the time and attention necessary to meet his or her needs. If you enjoy working one-on-one with patients outside of a clinical setting, please submit your resume.

Home Health Nurse Responsibilities

• Assess patients' condition during every visit and chart your observations
• Perform evaluation tasks including vital signs and medication review, Oasis assessment, wound care and IV therapy
• Dress or re-dress open wounds and assess the progress of healing
• Educate patients and their families on proper home health care strategies and procedures
• Coordinate with Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Speech Therapists, Physicians and anyone else involved in the patient's care plan
• Make recommendations for devices or tools that might improve the patient's quality of life
• Listen to the patient and respond to concerns or requests

Qualifications

• State RN license required
• 1 year of experience in in-home care
• Excellent communication and time management skills
• Compassionate and friendly demeanor
• Ability to travel to multiple patients per day
• Preferred knowledge of WellSky Kinnser

Salary: $110 per visit