Home Health Registered Nurse (RN)

Now hiring per diem Home Health RNs to see patients across the Inland Empire and Riverside County, including Riverside, Corona, Perris, Menifee, Hemet, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Upland, Chino, Rialto, San Bernardino, Colton, Highland, Banning and Beaumont. $60–$150 per visit, flexible schedule, mileage reimbursement.

About Mela Home Health

Mela Home Health is a Medicare-certified, ACHC-accredited home health agency providing skilled nursing care to patients and families in the comfort of their own homes across Southern California. We are looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse to join our team.

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse plans, organizes and directs home care services, bringing nursing experience with an emphasis on community health. Drawing on the resources of the community, the RN plans and directs services that meet the needs of individuals and families in their homes and communities.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Completes an initial assessment of the patient and family to determine home care needs, including a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illnesses.
• Regularly re-evaluates the patient's nursing needs.
• Initiates the plan of care and revises it as the patient's status and needs change.
• Uses health assessment data to determine the nursing diagnosis.
• Develops a care plan that sets goals based on the nursing diagnosis and includes therapeutic, preventive and rehabilitative nursing actions, involving the patient and family in the planning process.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures; administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician; provides direct patient care as defined in the State Nurse Practice Act.
• Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
• Provides health care instruction to the patient per the assessment and plan of care.
• Identifies discharge planning needs during care plan development and implements them before the patient's discharge.
• Acts as Case Manager when assigned by the Clinical Supervisor and coordinates patient care for the assigned caseload.

Communication

• Prepares clinical notes and updates the primary physician as needed, and at least every 60 days.
• Communicates with the physician about the patient's needs, reports any changes in condition, and obtains physician's orders as required.
• Communicates with community health professionals to coordinate the care plan.

Additional Duties

• Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
• Ensures that equipment and other necessary items and services are arranged and available.
• Instructs, supervises and evaluates home health aide care every two (2) weeks.

Position Qualifications

Required

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• One (1) to two (2) years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting.
• Current California RN license and CPR certification.
• Excellent observation, verbal and written communication, problem-solving and basic math skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.
• Licensed driver with an automobile in good working order, insured according to organization requirements.
• No management experience required; the RN supervises home health aides.

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree, with one (1) year of home health care experience.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to walk and stand for long periods, lift and transfer patients, and bend, kneel and reach, with or without reasonable accommodation.

What We Offer

• Competitive pay: $60–$150 per visit
• Per diem, flexible scheduling
• Mileage reimbursement (over 30 miles one way)

Mela Home Health is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Reasonable accommodations are available on request.

Pay: $60.00 - $150.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Mileage reimbursement

Work Location: On the road