Registered Nurse (RN) Home Health PT Weekends

Description

Careage Home Health is Hiring a RN for the Olympia area within Thurston County!! Come and work with us!! We offer a supportive and caring team environment as well as competitive wages!

$50-$57 / DOE Mileage reimbursement @ IRS Rate Home Health experience Required Part Time/Weekends SOC, ROC and Recerts Employee Benefits We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life & AD&D Insurance Voluntary STD, LTD, 401k with employer match 16 days Paid Time Off and holidays WA & CA Paid Sick Leave and discretionary bonuses. For a complete list of employee benefits, please visit careage.com/careers

Requirements

Current Registered Nursing license in Washington state. BLS Certification One (1) year of nursing experience is preferred. Home Health experience, preferred. Ability to travel within a specific region of Olympia and surrounding Thurston County, required. Valid driver’s license and insured, reliable vehicle, required.

• Summary of Responsibilities Provides services in accordance with the plan of care.
• Makes the initial evaluation visit and regularly reevaluates the patient’s nursing needs.
• Initiates the plan of care and necessary revisions.
• Provides those services requiring substantial specialized nursing skills.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Prepares clinical and progress notes for each patient visit and summaries of care conferences on his/her patients in a timely manner as per Agency policy.
• Coordinates services.
• Informs personnel of changes in the condition and needs of the patient.
• Counsels the patient and family/significant others in meeting nursing and related needs.
• Participates in and presents in-service programs.
• Understands and adheres to established Agency policies and procedures.
• Processes orders and notifies physician of patient needs and changes in condition.
• Completes certification/recertification orders and discharge summaries.
• Determines the amount and type of nursing needed by each individual patient.
• Refers and coordinates care to Physical Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist and Medical Social Worker those patients requiring their specialized skills.
• Supervises and teaches other nursing personnel in the RN-CM’s team.
• Conducts patient care conferences on patients assigned to his/her care.
• Participates in peer review and Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement as assigned.

• About Careage Home Health Careage Home Health provides at-home care for patients that reside within King, Pierce, and Thurston Counties in Washington State.
• Our team of caregivers, nurses, and therapists work with the guidance and collaboration of the patients' medical team to provide the services needed for their recovery.
• For more information, visit CareageHomeHealth.com About Careage Careage is a leading provider of senior-focused construction, management, and health care services throughout the United States.
• They are committed to providing exceptional services to a wide variety of clients, including hospitals, medical clinics, skilled nursing, and post-acute rehabilitation facilities, Assisted Living Communities, Memory Care centers, and retirement communities.
• For more Careage news, go to www.careage.com A Registered Nurse administers skilled nursing care to patients on an intermittent basis in their place of residence.
• This is performed in accordance with physician orders and plan of care under the direction and supervision of the Director of Clinical Services/Clinical Manager via physician orders.
• This position supervises and coordinates the care provided by LPN’s and CNA’s assigned to the RN-CM’s patients.
• Provides feedback to Director of Clinical Services regarding performance of supervised LPN’s and CNA’s.