Registered Nurse (Rn) For Home Health Visits

Apollo is recruiting for a Registered Nurse to join our Home Healthcare Team. In this role, you will be responsible for providing quality home health visits to our patients in the comfort of their home. You will be joining a team of compassionate and dedicated healthcare professionals who are committed to providing the highest level of care to our members.

The Registered Nurse plans, organizes and directs home care services and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and families within their homes and communities.

Apollo is an Obran Cooperative Company. Obran Health is building the largest worker-owned home-based healthcare company in the US. We know the frustrations that come when working at a traditional healthcare employer - we've been there. That is why we created Obran Health. Obran Cooperative businesses give voice, power, and a share of the profits to each of our employee members. We are recruiting for healthcare professionals that want the chance to really own their work and have a say in the organization where they work.

Objectives:

• Patient Care

• Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).

• Regularly re-evaluates patient nursing needs.

• Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.

• Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.

• Develops a care plan, which establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative 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.

• Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.

• Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan of care.

• Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient.

• Acts as Case Manager when assigned by Clinical Supervisor/Nursing Supervisor and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.

• Communication

• Prepares clinical notes and updates the primary physician when necessary and at least every 60 days.

• Communicates with the physician regarding the patient's needs and reports any changes in the patient's condition; obtains/receives physician's orders as required.

• Communicates with community health-related persons to coordinate the care plan.

• Additional Duties

• Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.

• Instructs, supervises and evaluates home health aide care provided every two (2) weeks.