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Human Touch Home Care is currently looking for Registered Nurses for Grand Junction (Mesa County). We value our employees like family. We are a locally operated home care company that has been helping our clients to live their most healthful and fulfilling lives at home in the Grand Junction area.
Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities:
- Completes an initial Oasis E assessment of patient to determine home care needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illnesses.
- 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.
- Educates 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.
- Develops and implements prior to discharge of the patient.
- Participates in rotational on-call (minimal)
- Provides Case Management of assigned patients by Administrator / DON. Assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.
- Delegates appropriate nursing care or visits to LPN, as needed
- Conducts LPN and CNA supervisory visits as assigned
- Prepares clinical notes and updates the primary physician when necessary and at least every sixty days.
Job Requirements
- Registered nurse with current license to practice professional nursing in the State of Colorado or Compact License
- CPR, AED and first aid certification preferred
- Minimum of two years nursing experience, at least one of which is in public health or home care nursing is preferred.
- Be organized and detailed, efficient, and accurate in work performance.
- Possess and display excellent customer service skills.
- Possess and display proper communication skills which exude patience and self-discipline.
- Demonstrates excellent observation, problem-solving, verbal and written communication skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.
For 25 years we have understood that sometimes the person you love needs a nurse, a physical or occupational therapist, or another medical professional. Sometimes your loved one needs assistance with the activities of daily living, like getting dressed and eating. Sometimes you just know that you need someone else to keep things organized. At Human Touch Home Health Care this is what our dedicated team offers every day. We treat people with dignity and provide compassionate care to each of our patients. Those are the goals of Human Touch Home Health Care family works to achieve every day.
