Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Health
San Jose, California
Posted Jan 7
- License
- RN license Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization requirements and is in good working order
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization requirements and is in good working order
- Certification
- Maintain a current CPR certification
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- Be self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision
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- Possess excellent observation, problem solving, verbal and written communication skills
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- Able to lift, position, or transfer patients
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- Able to lift supplies and equipment
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- Able to perform considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, or crouching
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- Why Sequoia?
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- What makes us unique besides our culture of high performers and exceptional care? At Sequoia, we foster an environment where clinicians and staff members have an unprecedented level of freedom to create and implement the programs that will best serve their patients and communities. We operate with the Core Values of CAPLICO in mind:
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- Celebration
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- Accountability
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- Passion for Learning
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- Love One Another
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- Intelligent Risk Taking
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- Customer Second
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- Ownership
Preferred
- Experience
- Minimum of two years of experience, at least one of which is in public health or home care nursing is preferred
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for California staff rolesCalifornia staff postings that state pay run $34/hr to $92/hr, the middle half $42/hr to $72/hr, across 3022 postings.
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Home Health is a specialty you move into. Agencies want acute time first, then train the home-specific work.
Original listing
Posted on Sequoia Home Health’s careers page.
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The Sequoia Difference At Sequoia Home Health and Hospice, we’re passionate about our work and take pride in the quality of service we provide. Our community is uniquely diverse, and it’s our aim to fulfill the unique needs of our patients through excellent individualized care. Our focus is to help facilitate a smooth and safe transition home and provide life-changing service with the amount of care and dignity our patients and their families deserve. Sequoia Home Health is growing and looking for experienced, compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team!
Job summary
The registered nurse (RN) plans organizes and directs/coordinates home care services and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and families within their homes and communities. Develop and initiate the plan of care and assume responsibility for the ongoing interdisciplinary assessment and development of the individualized plan of care in partnership with the patient, representative, and caregiver(s) Initiate proper preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures and provides services that are ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care Provide patient, caregiver, and family counseling Provide patient and caregiver education Prepare clinical notes Communicate with the physician who is responsible for the home health plan of care and other health care practitioners related to the current home health plan of care Identify discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient
Job requirements
Active CA RN License Minimum of two years of experience, at least one of which is in public health or home care nursing is preferred Maintain a current CPR certification Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization requirements and is in good working order Be self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision Possess excellent observation, problem solving, verbal and written communication skills Perform prolonged or considerable walking or standing Able to lift, position, or transfer patients Able to lift supplies and equipment Able to perform considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, or crouching Why Sequoia? Sequoia Home Health and Hospice is part of the Cornerstone Group with close to 80 agencies throughout the country. While we are part of a large family, we operate as a local team.
We understand we are nothing without great employees! It is through our team’s dedication to deliver life changing service that we become the “provider of choice” in the community that we serve. Join a culture of high performers who are on a mission to create the best agency in the Bay Area!
What makes us unique besides our culture of high performers and exceptional care? At Sequoia, we foster an environment where clinicians and staff members have an unprecedented level of freedom to create and implement the programs that will best serve their patients and communities. We operate with the Core Values of CAPLICO in mind: Celebration Accountability Passion for Learning Love One Another Intelligent Risk Taking Customer Second Ownership Pay Range: $60 - $70 per hour The employer for this position is stated in the job posting.
The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.
What's around it?
San Jose, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 10% above the US average
- Median rent
- $2,669/mo
- Household income
- $146,427/yr, all local households, not nurse pay