Registered Nurse Licensed (RN)

The Lakes Home Care, Inc.; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible scheduling

1:1 patient-nurse ratio

Job summary

The Lakes Home Care, Inc. is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to join our Home Health team in Florida. You will apply the nursing process to plan, deliver, and evaluate patient care with clinical judgment under the Director of Clinical Services.

We require Florida RN licensure, current Health Certificate, PPD or Chest X-Ray, BLS, and availability for 24-hour coverage with day and night shifts as needed. Experience preferred and compassionate, patient-centered care is essential.

Qualifications

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license for Florida.
• Current Health Certificate per facility policy or state regulation.
• Current PPD or Chest X-Ray.
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support) certification.
• One year RN experience preferred.
• Availability for 24-hour care coverage, including rotating day/night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Assesses signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient’s condition.
• Documents patient’s plan of care with identified nursing diagnoses, outcomes, and interventions.
• Performs interventions according to priorities and plan of care.
• Revises the plan of care based on evaluation and changes in medical status.
• Uses clinical judgment to meet patient care needs on assigned unit/floor.
• Other Registered Nurse duties as assigned.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Care coordination

Clinical documentation

Patient advocacy

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.

Please note: We are specifically seeking a candidate who is available to provide 24-hour or long time shifts nursing care coverage as needed. Flexibility and availability for day and night shifts are essential in this case.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.

• Assesses 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.

• Documents 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.

• Availability for 24-hour care coverage is required. This may include rotating shifts, on-call periods, or extended hours as patient needs dictate.

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.