RN Home Care - Home Health

Argushomehealthcare; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

Medical benefits

Paid vacation

Job summary

Argus Home Health Care is seeking a registered nurse to provide in-home health services in the South region of Colorado, with duties including on-call coverage, care planning, and patient education. The role requires current CO RN licensure and manages patient care plans per CMS and state guidelines.

Responsibilities include coordinating equipment and services, supervising LPNs and aides, and ensuring accurate documentation and timely communication with physicians and families.

Qualifications

• Current Colorado RN License required, or compact covering Colorado.
• One year nursing experience in home health preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate in on-call duties per policy.
• Support the Quality Management program.
• Arrange necessary equipment, supplies, and services for patients.
• Continuously review patient care, including service utilization, skilled need, homebound status, documentation, communication, and discharge planning per CMS and Colorado guidelines.
• Use assessment data to establish nursing diagnoses and develop care plans with patient/family input.
• Initiate and update plans of care as patient needs change.
• Provide skilled nursing procedures, medications, and treatments as prescribed by physician.
• Supervise LPNs and home health aides per regulations.
• Reassess patients with change in condition or hospital discharge per regulatory standards, update care plans.
• Identify and implement discharge planning needs.
• Maintain knowledge of state, federal, and local home health regulations.
• Prepare clinical notes and update physicians regularly (at least every 60 days).
• Communicate patient needs and condition changes to physicians; Educate patients and caregivers on self-care, medications, diet, and preventive health measures.

Skills

RN License

Home Health Care

On-call duties

Discharge planning

Education

Colorado RN License

Job description

Argus Home Health Care has been able to help many, with our vast array of medical services, since 1990. Because we’ve been around for so long, we’ve been able to perfect our expertise and professionalism in serving those in need of health care, in their own home.

Our mission is to provide quality care in the home environment, emphasizing preventative and restorative medical care, with compassion and respect for each individual served.

Position

RN - Home Health - (RN) - South (West of I25, South of Jewell, North/East of 470)

• Participate in on-call duties per policy.
• Support the Quality Management program.
• Arrange necessary equipment, supplies, and services for patients.
• Continuously review patient care, including service utilization, skilled need, homebound status, documentation, communication, and discharge planning per CMS and Colorado guidelines.
• Use assessment data to establish nursing diagnoses and develop care plans with patient/family input.
• Initiate and update plans of care as patient needs change.
• Provide skilled nursing procedures, medications, and treatments as prescribed by physician.
• Supervise LPNs and home health aides per regulations.
• Reassess patients with change in condition or hospital discharge per regulatory standards, update care plans.
• Identify and implement discharge planning needs.
• Maintain knowledge of state, federal, and local home health regulations.
• Prepare clinical notes and update physicians regularly (at least every 60 days).
• Communicate patient needs and condition changes to physicians; Educate patients and caregivers on self-care, medications, diet, and preventive health measures.

Qualifications

Current Colorado RN License required, or compact covering Colorado

One Year Nursing Experience In Home Health Preferred

Benefits

• PAID training!
• ~ Salary = Medical, Dental, Vision & Supplemental
• ~ Salary = Paid Vacation and Holidays