Registered Nurse - Home Health

• Role: Registered Nurse - Home Health
• Salary: $72,000-$92,000
• Main Office: Concord, NH
• Service Area: Hooksett, NH Center Territory
• Schedule: Monday to Friday (8:30-5:00pm)
• Job Type: Full Time
  
  

• Degree in Nursing from an accredited institution.
• 2+ years' nursing experience, preferably in geriatrics is desirable.
• New nurses, feel free to apply!  We have a great training program.
• Proficient with electronic medical records.
• Excellent bedside manner and communication skills.
• Working knowledge of health care laws and regulations.
• Maintain current BLS CPR certification.
• Possess a valid driver's license and own a reliable, insured vehicle. 

 Patient Care:

• →Evaluates and assesses patient’s status by:
• →Writing and initiating plan of care.
• →Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs.
• →Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary.
• →Develops a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions.  Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
• →Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.  Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician’s plan of care.
• →Completes, maintains and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient’s condition and care given.  Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate.
• →Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physicians’ orders as required.
• →Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient.
• →Attends interdisciplinary group meetings.

Additional Duties:

• →Participates in on-call duties.
• →Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
• →Supervises ancillary personnel and delegates responsibilities when required.
• →Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and in-service classes.
• →Fulfills the obligation of requested and/or accepted case assignments.
• →Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.