Home Health Nurse RN in Bloomington IL 61701

Field Nurse

Our company is an established home healthcare company that has been servicing patients in Illinois seeking a high-energy, self-initiating, and caring RN who can work as a field nurse for the Bloomington/Normal area 61701, 61702, 61704, 61705, 61709, 61710, 61799, 61791 Zip codes. Your organizational skills and strong understanding of home health, geriatric care, and previous experience in home health will be highly valued and very well compensated. Full time OR Part time OR PRN are welcome to apply.

Areas of need: Normal, Randolph, Heyworth, Downs, Danvers, Hudson

Qualifications

• Graduate of a state approved school of practical (vocational) nursing and currently licensed in the state(s) in which practicing.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience in nursing, preferred.
• Acceptance of philosophy and goals of this Agency.
• Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.

Responsibilities

• Understands and adheres to established policies and procedures.
• Implements the nursing care plan for each patient.
• Provides nursing services, treatments and diagnostic and preventive procedures as assigned.
• Initiates preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures as appropriate.
• Observes signs and symptoms and reports to the physician and RN reactions to treatments, including drugs and changes in the patients physical or emotional condition.
• Teaches and counsels the patient and family/significant others regarding the nursing care needs and other related problems of the patient at home.
• Maintains accurate and complete records of observations, treatments and care of patient.
• Participates in medical record audit as assigned.
• Attends staff meetings, patient care conferences and inservices as scheduled.