Home Health RN

Sweetwater Care; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Pasadena, CA seeks a Home Health Registered Nurse to assess patients at home, monitor vital signs, review medications, and administer physician-prescribed treatments. You will document findings and support patient comfort during visits.

You will collaborate with physicians, therapists, and other providers, educate families on care procedures, and participate in wound care and palliative goals while adapting to diverse home environments.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills to build rapport and trust with patients and families.
• Ability to act swiftly in emergencies and manage urgent situations.
• Flexibility to work in a variety of living environments and schedules.
• Clinical nursing skills including wound care, injections, and IV set-up and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Assess and chart observations of patients' conditions at each visit.
• Review medications and vital signs during evaluations.
• Administer physician-prescribed medications.
• Dress or redress wounds and monitor healing progress.
• Educate patients and families on home health care procedures and strategies.
• Coordinate with physicians, physical therapists, and other care team members.
• Provide comfort through palliative care and recommend devices to improve quality of life.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Initiative

Emergency response

Flexibility

Clinical skills

Job description

JOIN OUR FULLSHIFT STAFFING TEAM!

Home Health RN Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assess and chart observations of the patient’s condition at each visit.
• Complete evaluation tasks, including reviewing medication and vital signs.
• Administer Physician-prescribed medication.
• Dress or redress wounds and assess the healing progress.
• Provide education to patients and families on proper home health care procedures and strategies.
• Coordinate with Physicians, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists and other individuals in the patient’s care plan.
• Keep the patient comfortable through palliative care.
• Recommend tools or devices that may improve the quality of life for the patient.

Qualifications:

• Strong interpersonal skills that allow them to get to know their patients, build personal rapport and establish trust to provide high-quality care while increasing patients’ enjoyment and comfort
• Initiative so they can make independent decisions when required and accept direction and requests from patients.
• Ability to act swiftly in emergencies and work efficiently
• Flexibility and patience to work in a variety of living environments
• Knowledge of clinical skills including changing bandages, giving tube feedings, administering shots and setting up and monitoring IVs

FullShift Staffing provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.