Registered Nurse Licensed (RN)

The Lakes Home Care, Inc.; Lehigh Acres (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible work hours

Job summary

The Lakes Home Care, Inc. in Lehigh Acres, FL is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to join our Home Health team. You will apply the nursing process to deliver high-quality patient care in home settings, under the direction of the Director of Clinical Services.

You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care, document plans, and adjust care as patient needs evolve. Flexible scheduling and a rewarding home-care environment are offered.

Qualifications

• Current RN license for the state of practice.
• Current health certificate as required by facility/state regulations.
• Current PPD or Chest X-ray.
• Current BLS certification.
• One year RN experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Utilize the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Assess signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient’s condition.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret data and information from health care members and documents nursing diagnoses.
• Document the patient’s plan of care with expected outcomes and interventions.
• Perform interventions according to priorities, plan of care and policies.
• Revise the plan of care based on evaluation and changes in condition.
• Use clinical judgment to set priorities for the assigned unit.
• Other RN duties as assigned.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Patient assessment

Care planning

Documentation

Education

RN license

Tools

Electronic health records

Job description

We are seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to join our Home Health team. to assume responsibility and accountability for the application of the nursing process and the delivery of patient care. The Registered Nurse (RN) demonstrates the ability to make clinical judgments in an effective and efficient manner under the direction of the Director of Clinical Services.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Assess signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient’s condition.
• Collects, analyzes, and interprets data and information from health care members and documents actual and/or potential nursing diagnoses.
• Document the patient’s plan of care using identified nursing diagnoses, expected patient outcomes, and selected nursing interventions.
• Performs interventions according to identified priorities, plan of care, and the hospital policies and patient care outcome standard.
• Revises the plan of care according to evaluation, changes in medical plan of care, and effective/ineffective nursing interventions.
• Uses clinical judgment in evaluation activities to meet patient care needs of an assigned unit/floor including establishing priorities.
• Other Registered Nurse (RN) duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) License for the state in which the nurse practices.
• Current Health Certificate (per facility Registered Nurse (RN) contract or state regulation).
• Current PPD or Chest X-Ray.
• Current BLS card.
• One year prior Registered Nurse (RN) experience preferred.

The Lakes Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Flexible work hours where you create your own schedule

You can expect a 1 patient: 1 nurse ratio, tailored scheduling, and an ideal drive time when you work with The Lakes Home Care . Most importantly, you can expect a rewarding, memorable career when working in a home environment and caring for medically-fragile patients in your community.