Registered Nurse (Los Angeles) Home Health
Omega Home Health Care Services, Inc.
Los Angeles, California
- Eligibility
- RN
- Unit
- Wound-Care
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Posted Jul 23
The work and the unit
- Unit
- Wound-Care
- Setting
- Home Health
Staffing and support
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
Pay and benefits
- Against the board
- In range for California PRN rolesCalifornia PRN postings that state pay run $35/hr to $92/hr, the middle half $43/hr to $73/hr, across 531 postings.
- Overtime
- $65/hr
Do you qualify?
- License
- Registered nurse with current licensure to practice professional nursing in California. (REQUIRED) Check your license
- License
- Must be a licensed driver with an insured automobile under state/or organization requirements and good working order. (REQUIRED)
- Certification
- Maintains a current CPR certification. (REQUIRED)
- Education
- Graduate of National League for the Nursing accredited school of nursing. (REQUIRED)
- Experience
- Minimum of two years’ experience, at least one of which is in the area of public health or home care nursing, is preferred.Preferred
- Experience
- Management experience not required. Responsible for supervising home health aides.
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- Experience
- Experience in IVs (PICC line, Central, Midline, etc)
- Also asks
- The physical demands are representative of those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Also asks
- While performing this job's duties, the employee is regularly required prolonged or considerable walking or standing. The employee must occasionally be able to lift/move 50 pounds minimum and or transfer patients. Able to lift supplies and equipment. Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, or crouching. Visual acuity and hearing to perform required nursing skills.
- Also asks
- Ability to perform lab draws
- Also asks
- Ability to perform wound care
- Also asks
- Tracheostomy management
- Also asks
- Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision.
- Also asks
- Demonstrates excellent observation, problem-solving, verbal and written communication skills, nursing skills per competency checklist.
- Also asks
- Shows ability to organize and prioritize workload independently.
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- PHYSICAL DEMANDS
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- Job Types: Per Diem
What's around it?
Living costs about 14% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,933/mo
- Household income
- $81,939/yr, all local households, not nurse pay
From Census ACS 2024.
About this role
We are looking for Registered Nurses with experience in Home Health in Los Angeles County, Oxnard, Ventura, Ojai, Camarillo, San Fernando Valley, Lancaster, Palmdale, Tehachapi, Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, and Lompoc areas.
Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities
Patient Care
Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness (es). Regularly re-evaluates patient nursing needs.
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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.
Counsels 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 development and implements before the patient's discharge.
Communication
Prepares clinical notes and updates the agency when necessary. Communicates with the agency regarding the patient’s needs and reports any changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physician’s orders as required. Communicates with community health-related persons to coordinate the care plan.
Additional Duties
Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available. Instructs, supervises, and evaluates home health aide care provided every two (2) weeks.
Position Qualifications
Registered nurse with current licensure to practice professional nursing in California. (REQUIRED) Ability to perform lab draws Ability to perform wound care Experience in IVs (PICC line, Central, Midline, etc) Tracheostomy management Graduate of National League for the Nursing accredited school of nursing. (REQUIRED) Maintains a current CPR certification.
(REQUIRED) Must be a licensed driver with an insured automobile under state/or organization requirements and good working order. (REQUIRED) Minimum of two years’ experience, at least one of which is in the area of public health or home care nursing, is preferred. Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision.
Demonstrates excellent observation, problem-solving, verbal and written communication skills, nursing skills per competency checklist. Shows ability to organize and prioritize workload independently. Management experience not required.
Responsible for supervising home health aides.
Medical Specialty
Home Health
Application Question(s)
Do you have reliable transportation and a valid driver's license?
Education
Associate (Preferred)
Experience
Home health: 2 years (Required)
License/
Certification
- Driver's License (Required)
- Registered Nurse license (Required)
- Current CPR certification (Required)
Work Location: On the road
Application details and notices
Physical demands
The physical demands are representative of those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing this job's duties, the employee is regularly required prolonged or considerable walking or standing. The employee must occasionally be able to lift/move 50 pounds minimum and or transfer patients. Able to lift supplies and equipment. Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, or crouching. Visual acuity and hearing to perform required nursing skills.
Job Types: Per Diem
Pay: $65.00 - $70.00 per visit (depends on experience); $100 - $125 SOC Oasis/visit;
Sourced from a public job board.
How this role fits you
About the employer
On your path
Home Health is a specialty you move into. Agencies want acute time first, then train the home-specific work.
Worth asking
The posting doesn’t answer these. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?