Home Care Nurse (RN)

Aveanna Healthcare • St. Cloud, MN, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1m ago

Registered Nurse (RN)

Aveanna Healthcare, one of the largest home healthcare companies in the U.S., is excited to now be serving Minnesota. We are building our team of compassionate Registered Nurses (RN) to provide skilled nursing care to patients in the home and school setting. We are the hearts of 30,000 caregivers and trusted by over 33,000 families.

Current Full-time, Part-time, or Casual Opportunities

Benefits of the Registered Nurse (RN):

Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance*
Paid Time Off Available
401(k) Savings Plan with Employer Matching*
Easy access to state-of-the-art technology for electronic charting during point of care
24 Hour 7 Days a Week Team Support for direct clinical and scheduling assistance
Hourly Pay & Weekly Paychecks
Flexible Scheduling
Competitive Wage Scale
Potential for Overtime
Paid Training & Continuous Professional Development

*Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status

Qualifications of the Registered Nurse (RN):

Must have good standing license (RN) in the state in which the clinician will practice
Current CPR certification or ability to obtain prior to providing cares.

Responsibilities of the Registered Nurse (RN):

One to one patient care in a home environment
Execution of physicians prescribed plan of care and compliant documentation of care provided in system of record
Administration of prescribed medication, treatments, and therapies
Patient assessments
Coordination of care
Health promotion, teaching, and training of family members

Position Overview:
Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing and documenting skilled nursing care in accordance with the developed care plan and physicians orders for each individual patient while adhering to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries at all times.

Essential Job Functions:

Responsible for the delivery and coordination of quality patient care in compliance with physician orders.
Continuously observes and assesses patient condition and care needs and reports changes in condition to the supervisor and/or physician as appropriate.
Documents all activities, assessments, nursing actions, responses and coordination of care in a timely manner whenever care is delivered.
Develop, implement and update the nursing care plan.
Takes appropriate nursing action based on assessment and achieves expected outcomes.
Recognizes changes in patient needs and responses requiring intervention and implements care to prevent risk or reduce risk.
Accepts responsibility for personal and professional accountability by complying with Aveanna policies, state and federal regulations, accrediting bodies and the Nurse Practice Act.
Provide care utilizing infection control measures that protect both the staff and the patient according to OSHA standards.
Educates the patient and family regarding the disease process, self-care techniques, and prevention strategies, and in meeting the patient’s nursing needs.
Maintain knowledge of competencies related to the nursing profession by participating in educational programs, continued education units, internal learning management skills and skill evaluations.

Requirements:

Graduate of an accredited Diploma, Associate or Baccalaureate School of Nursing
Current, unrestricted state license as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice
Current CPR certification
Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessments, documentation and compliance with nursing care and policies and procedures

Additional state specific requirements:

South Carolina – One (1) year of pediatrics experience
California – One (1) year of experience required working under current nursing license
Louisiana – One (1) year of experience required working as a licensed nurse
Continuing Education as required by state

Additional discipline specific requirements:

Medical Oncology RN - 2 years Registered Nurse experience with cardiac monitoring and oncology experience
Ambulatory RN - 2 years experience with vital assessment, plan of care development, and telephone triage
Medical Surgical RN - 2 years Registered Nurse experience
Peri-Operative Care RN - 2 years of Registered Nurse, preferably with oncology experience

Preferences:

Six (6) months of recent experience as a Licensed Nurse in a clinical care setting
Home health experience

Other Skills/Abilities:

Attention to detail
Time Management
Effective problem-solving and conflict resolution
Good organization and communication skills

Physical Requirements:

Must be able to speak, write, read and understand English
Must be able to travel
Must be able to lift 50 pounds
Prolonged walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, twisting
Must be able to sit and climb stairs
Must have visual and hearing acuity
Must have strong sense of smell and touch
Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance
Must be able to appropriately respond physically and mentally to emergency situations in the home or during transport

Environment:

Must be able to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other various conditions
Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and infectious diseases

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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