Registered Nurse - Home Health

Livingston-Memorial-Vna

Oxnard (CA)

On-site

USD 75,000 - 105,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement

Paid training

Bilingual stipend

Supportive team

Opportunities to help patients

Job summary

Livingston Memorial is seeking a Full Time Registered Nurse (40 hours/week) to support our Home Health and Palliative team in Ventura County, including one weekend per month. This role provides intermittent therapeutic nursing in patients’ homes under physician orders and LMVNA policies.

The RN conducts comprehensive assessments, manages medications, develops care plans, and coordinates with physicians and care team.

Qualifications

Must hold a valid California RN license.
Current BLS certification.
One year professional RN experience.
Resident of Ventura County.
Valid driver license and auto insurance.
Home Health or acute care experience preferred.
OASIS experience desirable.
Excellent communication and organizational skills.
Ability to work independently and manage a flexible schedule.
Commitment to high-quality, compassionate care.
Bilingual in Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive nursing assessments and document findings.
Collect and manage data (OASIS) at SOC/ROC, transfers, discharges, and periodically every 60 days.
Determine program eligibility and required services; verify payer sources.
Review medications; reconcile with other providers’ lists; update care plans.
Develop and update individualized, patient-centered care plans; monitor response to care.
Educate patients and families to maximize independence.
Obtain physician orders timely for necessary care.
Case manage assigned patients ensuring continuum of care and resource use.
Communicate changes in condition with care team and physicians.
Ensure complete, compliant documentation within 48 hours of visits.
Present cases at care conferences; ensure supplies are available.
Supervise LVNs and CHHAs; oversee CHHA plans and visits.

Skills

California RN license

BLS certification

1 year RN experience

Ventura County resident

Driver license

Auto insurance

Home Health/Acute care exp

OASIS exp desirable

Communication skills

Independent work

Compassionate care

Spanish bilingual preferred

Job description

Description

Livingston Memorial is looking for a Full Time Registered Nurse, 40 hours a week to support our Home Health/Palliative team. Must be able to work 1 weekend a month.

Come be a part of a company whose mission for the last 78 years is to deliver the highest quality, compassionate in-home healthcare and support services to Ventura County residents!

About the Role:

Under limited supervision provides and documents intermittent therapeutic, restorative skilled services in the patient's place of residence. Patient problems range from simple to very complex. Provides services when ordered by a physician and in accordance with accreditation guidelines, Federal and State Rules and Regulations, accepted standards of nursing practice and LMVNA Policies and Procedures.

What You’ll Do:

Conducts and documents comprehensive nursing assessments.
Accurately collects required data (OASIS) as part of the assessment at Start of Care (SOC), Resumption of Care (ROC), transfer, discharge, when there is a significant change in the patient's condition and every sixty days.
Determines program eligibility, needed services, and verifies payer sources.
Reviews patient's medications at every visit, maintains a list of current medications and reconciles the Home Health medication list with medication lists from other providers; e.g. inpatient discharge.
Develops and maintains an individualized patient centered plan of care using critical thinking skills. Evaluates the patient's response to care, updates the care plan and makes referrals to internal and external resources to meet patient's needs.
Develops and implements an individualized teaching plan for the patient and family/ caregiver with a goal of assisting the patient in reaching the highest level of independence possible.
Timely obtains physician orders for necessary care and services.
Case manages assigned patients ensuring continuity of care and efficient and effective utilization of resources to ensure patient goals and desired outcomes are met.
Communicates timely and effectively with physicians, Case Managers, Directors, Supervisors and appropriate members of the interdisciplinary team regarding changes in the patient's condition, plan of care, needs and goals.
Ensures clinical documentation is complete, accurate, professional and submitted to LMVNA within 48 hours of the visit, patient/family or interdisciplinary care team interaction.
Presents assigned patients at care conferences.
Proactively ensures patients have correct supplies.
Supervises LVNs and CHHAs. Ensures a current CHHA plan of care is on record and available to the CHHA. Makes CHHA supervisory visits at least every two weeks.
Collaborates with LVNs on patient care and concerns as related to patients the RN case manages.
Ensures that all required notices are provided to the patient or patient's legal representative timely and in compliance with regulations. These include, but are not limited to: Home Health Advance Benefit Notices (HHABN) and Notices of Medicare Non-Coverage (NOMNC).
Collaborates with the team to ensure prior authorizations are completed prior to visits in accordance with policy.
Monitors case communication follow up notes, e-mails and work basket items and takes appropriate action in a timely fashion.
Meets LMVNA productivity expectations.
Works weekends and holiday rotations as assigned.
Accurately and timely records and reports hours worked and mileage, as required by state regulations.
Identifies health and safety risks and implements risk reduction strategies for self and others according to LMVNA policy and procedure.
Actively participates in quality improvement, in-services and other activities as requested or required.
May serve as Preceptor to RNs and/or LVNs.
Acts as a role model within and outside the agency.
Communicates regularly with supervisor about department issues.
Demonstrates flexible and efficient time management and ability to prioritize workload.
Performs other related duties as assigned.