Registered Nurse (PRN Home Health)

This position offers a PRN (as-needed) opportunity for a Registered Nurse to provide comprehensive home care services in Bergen and Essex Counties. You will plan, organize, and direct home care services for individuals and families, with emphasis on community health education and leveraging community resources to meet patient needs.

Responsibilities

• Complete initial patient and family assessments to determine home care needs, including comprehensive physical assessment and history of current and previous illnesses
• Regularly re-evaluate patient nursing needs and adjust care accordingly
• Initiate plans of care and make necessary revisions as patient status and needs change
• Use health assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses
• Develop care plans that establish goals based on nursing diagnoses and incorporate therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions, including patient and family in the planning process
• Supervise LPN and HHA documentation of care and services rendered according to agency policies and procedures
• Provide health care instructions to patients as appropriate per assessment and plan of care
• Identify discharge planning needs as part of care plan development and implement prior to patient discharge
• Report incidents timely and to appropriate persons per agency policy
• Communicate with physicians regarding patient needs and report any changes in patient condition; obtain and receive physician orders as required
• Participate in case conferences with other disciplines to coordinate plan of care
• Participate in on-call duties as needed

Required Qualifications

• State Certified RN license
• Experience in Certified Home Care and OASIS
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation
• Willingness to travel

Education

• Associate's Degree in Nursing (Bachelor's preferred)