Registered Nurse (RN)-Home Health
Aurora, Illinois
We are seeking a Registered Nurse to join our team of home health professionals.
Posted Sep 29
- Unit and setting
- Wound-Care · Home Health
- License
- RN license Illinois license to practice as a RNIllinois RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Illinois RN license Illinois license to practice as a RN Check your license
- License
- Illinois Registered Nurse (RN) License Check your license
- Certification
- Current CPR certification
- Certification
- CPR/BLS Certification
- Experience
- 2 years of nursing experience Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience; hospital and nursing home experience preferred
- Also asks
- Verification of current auto insurance
- Also asks
- Ability to work independently ability to work independently
- Also asks
- Strong sense of initiative and urgency in addressing patient crises
- Also asks
- Excellent communication skills excellent communication skills
- Also asks
- Flexibility to perform duties
Preferred
- Experience
- hospital and nursing home experience
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for Illinois PRN rolesIllinois PRN postings that state pay run $64k/yr to $114k/yr, the middle half $76k/yr to $102k/yr, across 289 postings.
Benefits
- BenefitsDental insuranceDental insurance
- BenefitsFlexible scheduleFlexible schedule
- BenefitsHealth insuranceHealth insurance
- BenefitsPaid time offPaid time off
- BenefitsVision insuranceVision insurance
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- electronic charting
- Day to day
- visit multiple patients' homes each day
- Day to day
- work with patients to provide recovery tools You will work with patients to provide the tools they need to ensure their own recovery.
- Day to day
- provide home health care services to patients in their homes Provide home health care services to patients in their homes.
- Day to day
- assess and evaluate patient needs and develop plan of care Assess and evaluate patient's needs and develop a plan of care accordingly.
- Day to day
- administer prescribed medications, treatments, and therapies Administer medications, treatments, and therapies as prescribed by the physician.
- Day to day
- provide patient education and counseling Provide patient education and counseling.
- Day to day
- monitor patient progress and adjust care plans Monitor patient's progress and adjust care plans as needed.
- Day to day
- document patient care and progress in medical record Document patient's care and progress in the medical record.
- Day to day
- maintain communication with physicians, providers, and family members Maintain communication with physicians, other healthcare providers, and family members.
- Travel
- visit multiple patients' homes each day
- Details
- Work Location: In person Work Location: In person
The workplace
On paper, the setting is home health tied to that city; beyond the location, the file is thin—pay bands, visit expectations, charting system, on-call, and how orientation works are not spelled out in what we have. Nearby employers that do…
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- Can you walk me through differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
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- 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.
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We are seeking a Registered Nurse to join our team of home health professionals. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing quality care to patients in their homes, assessing and monitoring patient conditions, and providing education and support to patients and their families. The ideal candidate for this position will have excellent communication skills, an ability to work independently, and a commitment to providing the highest level of care.
Position Summary
The Home Health Registered Nurse provides skilled nursing services to patients in their homes in accordance with physician orders, the individualized plan of care, CMS Conditions of Participation, and agency policies. The RN is responsible for comprehensive patient assessments, care planning, coordination of services, patient education, and accurate documentation.
Requirements
- Illinois license to practice as a RN
- Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience; hospital and nursing home experience preferred
- Current CPR certification
- Verification of current auto insurance
- Ability to work independently
- Strong sense of initiative and urgency in addressing patient crises
- Excellent communication skills
- Flexibility to perform duties
Essential Functions
As a Registered Nurse you will be responsible for electronic charting, visit multiple patients' homes each day and provide a full range of personalized, acute care, which may include instruction on chronic disease management, medication, and pain management, wound care, IV infusion, and post-operative instruction. You will work with patients to provide the tools they need to ensure their own recovery. Seeing the end results of their recovery is just one of the many rewards of the position!
Responsibilities
- Provide home health care services to patients in their homes.
- Assess and evaluate patient's needs and develop a plan of care accordingly.
- Administer medications, treatments, and therapies as prescribed by the physician.
- Provide patient education and counseling.
- Monitor patient's progress and adjust care plans as needed.
- Document patient's care and progress in the medical record.
- Maintain communication with physicians, other healthcare providers, and family members.
Note: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with the job.
- Come join our team and love what you do again!
License/Certification Required
- Illinois Registered Nurse (RN) License
- CPR/BLS Certification
Pay: $85,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
What's around it?
Aurora, ILFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about the same as the US average
- Median rent
- $1,596/mo
- Household income
- $93,633/yr, all local households, not nurse pay