Registered Nurse / LPN

Diverse Home Care Services Inc; Florida; On-site; USD 41,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Diverse Home Care Services Inc in Miami is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to plan, organize, and direct home care services for intermittent and long-term nursing cases. The role emphasizes community health education and coordinating care in patients' homes, with English required and immediate start availability.

Responsibilities include initial assessments, care plan development, medication administration, and supervision of home health aides, with on-call duties as defined.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current licensure to practice in the state.
• Graduate of an NLN-accredited school of nursing.
• Maintains a current CPR certification.
• Must be a licensed driver with insured automobile.
• One year hospital or home care nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs initial patient and family assessment to determine home care needs.
• Regularly reevaluates patient nursing needs and revises care plans.
• Develops and implements a care plan with patient and family involvement.
• Delivers medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
• Counsels patients and families on nursing and related needs.
• Coordinates with physicians and other health professionals to update care plans.
• Participates in on-call duties and supervises home health aides as assigned.

Skills

Nursing skills

Case management

Patient assessment

Communication

Education

Registered nurse license

NLN-accredited nursing program graduate

CPR certification

Tools

CPR training

Home health care equipment knowledge

Job description

Job Description

Currently seeking available staff for nursing cases both intermittent and long term.

Cases available to start immediately !

Location: Miami

Hours: 9 am to 1 pm and more time available ( has 56 hrs per week)

Language: English is a must

Job Title/Position: Registered Nurse (RN)

Reports To: Supervising RN

Job Description Summary

The registered nurse plans, organizes and directs home care services and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and families within their homes and communities.

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities

Patient Care

• 1. Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
• 2. Regularly re-evaluates patient nursing needs.
• 3. Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
• 4. Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
• 5. Develops a care plan, which establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
• 6. Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician.
• 7. Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
• 8. Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan of care.
• 9. Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient.
• 10. Acts as Case Manager when assigned by Clinical Supervisor and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.

Communication

• 1. Prepares clinical notes and updates the primary physician when necessary and at least every sixty days.
• 2. Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports any changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physician’s orders as required.
• 3. Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan.

Job Title/Position: Registered Nurse (RN)

Additional Duties

• 1. Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
• 2. Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
• 3. Instructs, supervises and evaluates home health aide care provided every two (2) weeks.

Position Qualifications

• 1. Registered nurse with current licensure to practice professional nursing in the state.
• 2. Graduate of National League for Nursing accredited school of nursing.
• 3. Maintains a current CPR certification.
• 4. Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization requirements and is in good working order.
• 5. One year experience in hospital or home care nursing is preferred.
• 6. Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision.
• 7. Demonstrates excellent observation, problem solving, verbal and written communication skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.
• 8. Shows ability to organize and prioritize workload independently.
• 9. Management experience not required. Responsible for supervising home health aides.
• 10. Prolon