Field Registered Nurse for Homecare Dimensions
On-sitePortland, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Assess patients and families to determine home care needs, perform complete physical assessments, and initiate plans of care incorporating therapeutic and preventative nursing actions. Re-evaluate nursing needs continuously using the OASIS Data Set and communicate daily assessments to the Clinical Team Manager. Administer medications as prescribed, coordinate all patient care, and manage discharge planning while documenting communications with physicians, families, and multidisciplinary teams. Participate in on-call rotations including weekends and instruct and evaluate Home Health Aides and Licensed Vocational Nurses. Maintain daily case loads, update electronic timecards, and contact patients the night before visits to confirm arrival times within a two-hour window. Requires availability during business hours (8 am - 6 pm) and the ability to work flexible schedules to meet patient needs.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Registered Nurse with an active unrestricted license to practice professional nursing in the state of Texas
- Valid Texas Driver's License
- Auto insurance coverage in accordance with organization requirements
- Current CPR certification
- 2+ years of clinical experience
- Experience in a community home health or medical/surgical setting
- Experience working with electronic medical record application
- Thorough knowledge of current nursing practice
- Knowledge of professional standards of care
- Knowledge of state and federal regulations regarding home care
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) language proficiency
- Demonstrated ability to define problem
- Demonstrated ability to collect data
- Demonstrated ability to establish facts
- Demonstrated ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical, medical, regulatory instruction
- Demonstrated ability to deal with numerous issues
- Demonstrated ability to draw a valid conclusion
- Demonstrated ability to endure prolonged or considerable walking
- Demonstrated ability to endure considerable standing
- Demonstrated ability to lift position or transfer patients in a proximate location
- Demonstrated ability to lift supplies and equipment
- Demonstrated ability to perform reaching
- Demonstrated ability to perform stooping
- Demonstrated ability to perform bending
- Demonstrated ability to perform kneeling
- Demonstrated ability to perform crouching
- Visual acuity and hearing, functional or corrected, to perform required nursing skills
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize
- Demonstrated ability to communicate objectives clearly
- Demonstrated ability to comply with accepted professional standards and practices
- Proven ability to interact productively with individuals
- Proven ability to interact productively with multidisciplinary teams
- Proven evidence of independent nursing practice in delivering nursing care required
- Proven basic computer skills to include: Microsoft Word
- Proven basic computer skills to include: Outlook
- Proven basic computer skills to include: other e-mail systems
- Proven excellent verbal and written skills
- Tuberculosis screening
- Proof of immunity to Measles
- Proof of immunity to Mumps
- Proof of immunity to Rubella
- Proof of immunity to Varicella
- Proof of immunity to Tetanus
- Proof of immunity to Diphtheria
- Proof of immunity to Pertussis
- Documented evidence of vaccination
- Doctor's diagnosis of disease
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in nursing
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