VISITING NURSE

Mayers Memorial Hospital District; Burney (CA); On-site; USD 69,389 - 85,466; Full time

Job summary

Mayers Memorial Hospital District is seeking a Visiting Nurse RN to provide skilled nursing care and support to patients in their homes. This full-time position requires a current California R.N. License and a minimum of one year of acute care experience within the past three years.

The RN will assess patient needs, deliver treatments, and ensure quality care documentation. Candidates must have flexibility, strong judgment, and the ability to function independently. The position offers a competitive hourly wage based in California.

Qualifications

• Current California R.N. License required.
• Experience in acute care preferred.
• Must maintain ACLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Process complete referrals for patients timely.
• Travel to multiple patients per day.
• Perform initial evaluation visits.
• Provide skilled nursing care at home.
• Document all care and interventions accurately.
• Communicate with patients' providers regularly.

Skills

Autonomy of action

Judgment

Teaching patients and caregivers

Flexibility

Education

Current California R.N. License

Minimum one (1) year acute care experience

Maintains current ACLS certification

Job description

Job Details

Location: RURAL HEALTH CLINIC – BURNEY, CA 96013

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range: $50.37 – $62.04 Hourly

Shift: Day

Reports To: Clinic Manager

Employee Type: EXEMPT / NON-EXEMPT

Position Summary

The Visiting Nurse RN is responsible for assessments, skilled treatments, teaching patients and caregivers in the home, coordinating with other disciplines and community agencies, and accurate and timely documentation. Must be capable of autonomy of action, judgment, unbiased attitude and flexibility.

Position Qualifications

• Current California R.N. License
• Minimum one (1) year acute care experience within the past three (3) years preferred
• Maintains current ACLS certification

Position Responsibilities

• Able to process complete referrals for prospective patients in a timely manner
• Able to travel to multiple patients per day
• Perform the initial evaluation visit to determine home care needs in accordance with provider’s orders, policies, and procedures. Develop, implement, evaluate and update patient’s plan of care on an ongoing basis. Monitor homebound status. Refer to community resources when necessary to meet patient’s goals
• Provide skilled nursing care and assessments to patient in the home environment, according to the plan of care, and make necessary revisions as patient status and needs change; identify recertification and discharge planning needs; utilize appropriate assessment and documentation. Include the patient and the family/caregivers in the planning process. Patient records will reflect the needs and reachable goals within a specific time frame
• Initiate appropriate preventive nursing procedures; administer and educate on medications, wound care/dressing changes, and treatments as prescribed by the provider; purge all expired medications. Monitor vital signs, blood pressure, heart rate, temperature and oximeter statistics; monitor blood glucose levels; provide clear and precise teaching and support to patient and family/caregivers
• Document all care, intervention and care coordination. Information will be documented accurately, completely, and in a timely manner. Documentation will reflect delivery of quality and safe home care services
• Update patient’s provider when necessary and at least every sixty days. Receive provider orders accurately as required. Effectively communicate with referral sources and other team members regarding patient needs and report any changes in the patient’s condition in a timely manner
• Attend and participate in patient case conferences to demonstrate coordination and continuity of patient care
• Implement Clinic’s infection control, safety measures, and universal precautions
• Knowledgeable and able to perform in the organization’s computer systems
• Able to perform CLIA waived lab tests and communicate results to provider
• Performs other duties as required

Professional Requirements

• Adheres to dress code; appearance is neat and professional
• Completes annual education requirements if applicable
• Maintains regulatory requirements
• Wears identification while on duty
• Attends annual evaluation and participates actively in this process
• Reports to work on time and as scheduled; completes work in designated time
• Attends all meetings as appropriate
• Exhibits the mission, ethics and goals of Mayers Memorial Hospital District in the performance of job duties

Working Conditions

• Ages of patients served: Birth-65 years & older
• Work in areas that are confined and/or crowded
• Make decisions under pressure
• Manage anger/fear/hostility/violence of others
• Handle multiple priorities
• Exposure to communicable diseases
• Involved with personnel, visitors, and government agencies, etc., when necessary
• Must function independently, have personal integrity, have flexibility and the ability to collaborate effectively with other personnel, patients, and support agencies

Physical Requirements

• Lifting 50 lbs. maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs
• Ability to lift, push and pull with assistance (mechanical or co-worker), the weight of the adult patients