Hoag

Nonprofit regional health care delivery system

Home Health Nurse - RN

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNewport Beach, CA, USA$47.93 - $71.08 /hr

About the Job

Requirements

Home Health: One year of home health care experience is preferred.
Hospice: At least two years of experience is required, including at least one year in public health, home care, or hospice nursing; this experience is preferred.
Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and/or organization requirements and in good working order.
Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in California is required.
A current driver's license is required.
Current BLS certification is required prior to clinical rotation.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act to assigned patients.
Collaborate with other health care disciplines to ensure safe, timely, appropriate, quality patient care.
Provide physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administration, specimen collection, support for nutritional needs, and patient teaching and discharge planning.
Use the nursing process based on evidence-based best practices to meet patient care needs.
Evaluate and adjust the nursing care process as necessary, consulting as needed, and confer with appropriate resource personnel when making ethical, legal, or medical dilemma decisions.
Provide care in both home health and hospice settings, with assignments throughout Orange County that may change daily and cover a large geographic area.
Use a medical and psychosocial model to individualize care plans based on physician orders for patients with depression, anxiety, or dementia, with the goal of keeping patients at home and out of the hospital.
Perform comprehensive behavioral health evaluations of patients' mental status, mood, and behavior.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

One year of home health care experience is preferred for home health.
For hospice, experience of at least two years, including at least one year in public health, home care, or hospice nursing, is preferred.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The Home Health/Hospice Nurse I (RN) role provides direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act to assigned patients. The nurse collaborates with other disciplines of the health care team to ensure the delivery of safe, timely and appropriate quality patient care. This includes providing physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administrations, specimen collection, meeting nutritional needs, and teaching and discharge needs of the patients assigned. Utilizes the nursing process based on evidence-based best practices to meet patient care needs. Evaluates and adjusts the nursing care process as necessary with consultation as needed, and confers with the appropriate resource personnel when making ethical/legal/medical dilemma decisions. Performs other duties as assigned.

Float: Provides care in both the home health and hospice settings. Assignments will be throughout Orange County, patient care territories and assignments may change daily. Service may cover a large geographic area.

Behavioral Health Nurse (RN): Utilizes medical/ psychosocial model to individualize care plans based on Physician orders for patients with depression, anxiety, or dementia, with the goal of keeping patients in their homes and out of the hospital. Performs comprehensive behavioral health evaluations of mental status, mood, and behavior.

Education and Experience

Home Health: One (1) year of home health care experience preferred. Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and/or organization requirements and is in good working order.
Hospice: Minimum of two (2) years’ experience, at least one of which is in the area of public health, home care, or hospice nursing is preferred. Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and/or organization requirements and is in good working order.

License Required

Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California.
Current Driver's License

License Preferred

N/A

Certifications Required

Current BLS certification prior to clinical rotation.

Certifications Preferred

N/A

Pay Range: $47.93/hour to $71.08/hour

About the Company

Hoag

Nonprofit regional health care delivery system

Hoag is a nonprofit regional health care delivery system in Orange County, California, delivering comprehensive, personalized care through 1,800 physicians, 17 urgent care facilities, 12 health and wellness centers, and two hospitals. It operates seven institutes focused on cancer, digestive health, heart and vascular, neurosciences, spine, women’s health, and orthopedics (via Hoag Orthopedic Institute, including an orthopedic hospital and four ambulatory surgical centers). Hoag is the highest ranked hospital in Orange County by U.S. News & World Report and the only OC hospital listed in California’s Top 10, and it holds Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Its model combines prevention, specialty care, surgery, and coordinated services to meet local health needs. Hoag’s goal is to provide world-class, accessible, patient-centered care that improves health outcomes for the communities it serves.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Newport Beach, CA
Founded: 1952

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