Graduate of an accredited or approved school of nursing, either an AD, Diploma, or BSN program.
Current license to practice professional nursing in the State in which providing care.
Multi-state licensure or ability to obtain licensure for assigned service areas may be required.
CPR certification required.
Minimum of two years RN experience required.
Home Health experience required.
Must be able to communicate and be literate in the English language.
Must have a valid driver's license, an operational vehicle, ability to travel across assigned Home Health locations, and meet agency requirements for mileage, travel, and lodging arrangements as applicable.
Essential Physical Requirements: Ability to transfer and/or maneuver objects weighing at least 50 pounds in the assessment and implementation of patient care. Requires frequent pushing, moving, lifting of patients. Positioning of patients, giving patients baths and ambulating patients expending much physical effort. Occasionally requires reaching overhead, stair climbing and fine motor manipulation.
Essential Mental Abilities: Must be able to assess a patient's condition, formulate a plan of care, select appropriate interventions, evaluate patient's response to care/treatment, and to explain/teach patients about their condition/recovery. Requires higher level of mental faculties accompanied by short-and long-term memory. Able to prioritize duties, learn new skills and techniques in patient care. Able to learn and use supportive services.
Essential Sensory Requirements: Ability to visually assess patients and to utilize sight to implement and evaluate plan of care (changing dressings, starting IVs, regulating IV's, maintain equipment as to readouts, etc.). Utilize hearing to auscultate lung sounds, bowel sounds, hear alarms, and effectively communicate with patients, families, physicians, and staff.
Hours of Work: Variable Monday - Friday, weekends, holidays, and on-call participation as needed. Flexible schedule and temporary travel assignments required to accommodate Home Health and Hospice staffing needs.
Population Served: Adults and geriatrics.