Registered Nurse - (RN)
San Diego, CA
Mission Home Health - San Diego – Nursing & Clinical Support /
Full-Time /
Hybrid
Are you a compassionate and skilled nurse looking for a rewarding career in home care? We are seeking dedicated Home Health and Hospice Registered Nurses to join our team in San Diego. If you have a passion for providing high-quality care to patients in the comfort of their homes, we want to hear from you!
As a Mission Healthcare Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering comprehensive nursing care to patients in their homes. Your role will encompass a wide range of responsibilities, including assessing patient needs, developing care plans, and offering emotional support to patients and their families.
You will play a crucial role in helping patients maintain their independence and improve their overall quality of life! Apply today to serve communities throughout San Diego.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient.
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. One to two years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting.
- Current licensure in State, CPR certification, valid driver’s license and auto insurance.
- Bachelor's degree preferred, with one to three years of home health care experience.
- Management experience not required. Responsible for supervising home health aides.
- Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, basic math skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.
- Prolonged or considerable walking or standing. Able to lift, position or transfer patients. Able to lift supplies and equipment. Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling or crouching. Visual acuity and hearing to perform required nursing skills.
$114,000 - $135,000 a year
Mission Healthcare Family of Companies includes Mission Home Health, Mission Hospice, Moniker Hospice, Healthy Living at Home, Tender Care, Sun Tree, Hands of Hope, Advanced Healthcare Services, One Care and Compass at Home.
EOE - M/F/Disabled/Veterans - Reasonable Accommodation
It is our business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.
