Registered Nurse

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Flexible schedule

Are you compassionate, dedicated, and dependable? Do you love to go above and beyond to help others?
At FirstLight® Home Care, we’re dedicated to hiring the kind of people we would trust with our own families. We’re currently searching for quality caregivers who are committed to making a difference in the lives of others. For these folks, caregiving is not just a job – it’s a calling.

When we find these amazing professionals, we believe in taking really good care of them because extraordinary caregivers are the heart and soul of our company. They help us live out our mission every day by providing first-class personal service to our clients so that they may enjoy warmth, independence, and relaxed comfort in the place they call home.

Job Summary: 
This individual will be responsible for performing initial client evaluations, developing the Service Plan/Care Plan, and conducting supervisory visits in the client’s place of residence.

Registered Nurse Manager responsibilities include:

• Oversees client services and ensures client needs are met
• Responsible for annual evaluations, competencies, state regulations, and accreditation, if applicable
• Provides and coordinates services in accordance with the Service Plan/Care Plan
• Makes the initial evaluation visit and regularly reevaluates the client’s needs.
• Initiates the Service Plan/Care Plan and necessary revisions, and physicians orders, if applicable
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative non-medical procedures.
• Provides documentation of client assessments, Care Plan, supervisory visits, caregiver and client education, and training.
• Informs personnel of changes in the condition and needs of the client.
• Understands and adheres to established policies and procedures.
• Implements the nursing care plan, if applicable
• Observes, records, and documents signs and symptoms and reports to the physician, Administrator, or Care Coordinator reactions to non-medical treatments, including changes in the Client's physical or emotional condition. Also manage limited skilled nursing services, when applicable.
• Communicates and counsels the client and family/significant others regarding their service needs and other related problems of the client at home.
• Participates in the quality assurance reviews and evaluations of the agency’s services
• Coordinates staff meetings, client care conferences with family members or responsible parties, and in-services
• Takes on-call duty, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Supervises and teaches other team members.
• Assists the client in learning appropriate self-care techniques.
• Assists with other activities, as assigned.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Graduate of a state-approved school of nursing and currently licensed in the state(s) in which practicing.
• A minimum of two (2) years’ experience in-home care experience is required.
• Minimum of one (1) year supervisory experience preferred.
• Proficient skills in Microsoft Office and or Google Suite and scheduling software required
• Must possess and demonstrate excellent organizational, communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills as well as a positive and professional image
• Maintain current state Registered Nurse (RN) licensure
• Must maintain current driver’s license and auto insurance
• Ability to read and understand short instructions, correspondence, and memos
• Ability to effectively communicate through written and verbal language
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Demonstrated ability in or application of organizational/communication skills
• Ability to evaluate situations and make complex decisions using critical thinking and reasoning.
• Ability to deal effectively with high levels of stress.

Flexible work from home options available.