Home Health Psych Registered Nurse RN PRN

Requisition #:188416

Location:Lake Wales, FL 33853

Category:Nursing

Salary:$31.00 - $40.00 per hour

Position Details

Home Health experience with geriatric patients is required.

Position Overview:

The Registered Nurse - Home Health PSYCH administers skilled nursing/psych care to patients on an intermittent basis in their place of residence. This is performed in accordance with physician orders and plan of care under the direction and supervision of the Director of Clinical Services/Clinical Field Staff Supervisor. Psychiatric mental health registered nurses work with individuals, families, groups, and communities, assessing the patients mental health needs.

Schedule: PRN visits for Winter Haven and the surrounding communities for psych visits and 1 year of experience with home health and Psych is required.

Essential Job Functions:

• Develop a plan of care through physician orders, client input, and nursing assessment to include medical interventions and measurable goals and outcomes.

• Educate clients and their family members based on client's specific needs.

• Properly orient and train primary caregivers to ensure the most optimal functioning level for each client.

• Coordinate the continuum of hands on client care through documentation and timely communication with the client's physician and other caregivers.

• Provide care in patients home using a variety of skills such as phone triage, patient education, observation/assessment, wound care, infusions, catheter care, PICC line dressing changes etc.

Why Join Our Team?

• Our clinical team is a family of clinicians who work together to meet the needs of each patient

• Nationwide career opportunities where our leaders encourage advancements

• Our clinicians enjoy the flexibility of getting to build rapport with patients to produce the best clinical outcomes

• We know that our clinicians make or break the organization's success

Requirements:

• An active RN License in the state of application

• Valid CPR

• Psych experience or behavioral health

Preferred:

• Medicare Skilled Nursing experience

• Basic understanding of Oasis

• 1-year RN experience in a health care setting

As an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.