Registered Nurse

Description

Our Registered Nurses provide in-home house visits to our clients including:

• •Monthly visits to assess for decline, skin integrity, and supervise non-medical care
• •In-home assessments for long-term care insurance eligibility
• •Intake assessments to provide home safety evaluations and create plans of care

All of our care is provided in the clients home. Therefore this job requires travel and is paid per visit. No shift work is available as we do not run a facility.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• •Meets applicable state and federal health screening requirements.
• •Pass federal and state required criminal and abuse background checks where required.
• •Verification of employment eligibility (I-9) in accordance with local, state, and federal law and regulations.
• •Active License as a Registered Nurse (RN) allowed to practice in the state of New Mexico.
• •Ability to use or learn technology such as HIPAA-Compliant messaging systems, email, EMR software, and form applications.

Working Conditions & Physical Effort:

• •Able to effectively communicate in English with all levels of the workforce, both clinical and non-clinical.
• •Able to perform and prioritize multiple functions or tasks.
• •Able to read and interpret technical instructions related to the care of the patient.
• •Able to visually and aurally observe and assess the patient.
• •Able to effectively deal with multiple changes based on patient needs and scheduling.
• •Able to provide proof of valid driver's license, if applicable.
• •Able to provide proof of valid auto liability insurance if assignment(s) include driving own vehicle to transport patient.
• •Able to stand, walk, bend, stoop, squat, kneel and reach freely.
• •Able to lift, reposition, and transfer patients.
• •Able to travel within geographic area serviced by office.
• •Work is normally performed in patient’s home, schools, or occupational settings.
• •Able to constantly travel locally from assignment to assignment.
• •Frequent exposure to communicable diseases, blood-borne pathogens and/or other potentially infectious or hazardous materials and situations that require following extensive safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment.
• •Able to constantly stand, walk, bend, stoop, squat, kneel and reach freely and assist patients with standing and walking.
• •Able to constantly grasp with thumb in opposition to fingers of palm, i.e. manipulate pen, knobs or objects.
• •Medium physical activity that may require occasional lifting, pushing or pulling up to 50 lbs. in order to carry out daily job functions and related activities that may be required.