Low Acuity Home Health Nurse (RN or LPN)
On-site · White Rock, New Mexico, United States or La Mesilla, New Mexico, United States
Job Summary
Administer in-home nursing care to patients under physician orders in La Mesilla, NM and surrounding areas. Execute prescribed plans of care, document care in the system, manage medications and therapies, conduct patient assessments, coordinate care, assist with activities of daily living, monitor vitals and intake/output, assess skin integrity and wound care, identify changes in patient condition, communicate with family, physicians, case managers, and providers, provide education to patient/family/HHA, supervise CNAs/PCA, and work one-on-one in patient homes. 1099 contract; 4 hours per month; collaborate with care team; background check required.
Required Qualifications
- Education, licensing, and certification: graduate of an accredited college or university, Associate or Baccalaureate School of Nursing
- Current State or Compact License as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse
- Current CPR certification
- TB test and physical examination
- Maintain required insurance
- Good interpersonal skills
- Hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity
- Ability to stand or walk for prolonged periods, with the ability to lift up to 50 lbs and move patients
- Ability to operate under stressful conditions and make quick decisions
- Must have dependable transportation and be willing to commute to the patient’s home
- Ability to provide basic medical management up to medically fragile end of life care
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