Registered Nurse (RN) — Home Health, Field
Employment type
Full-time
Work setting
On-site
Location
Lafayette, LA
Schedule
Day shift
Posted
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Job overview
The Registered Nurse (RN) — Home Health, Field role is onsite in Lafayette, LA, working in patient homes with occasional office work. Compensation is not specified. The position supports home health patient care through coordination with the healthcare team and physicians. The nurse manages patient care and scheduling, assesses and documents patient conditions, and coordinates treatment plans based on physician orders and patient responses. The role also supports patient and family education, infection control, and oversight of nursing care to help ensure care plans and goals are followed.
What you'll do
- Manage patient care and scheduling
- monitor, record, and report symptoms and changes in patient conditions
- maintain detailed records
- process and validate OASIS and create 485 forms from OASIS assessments
- modify treatment plans as indicated by physician orders and patient responses
- coordinate with healthcare team members and physicians
- monitor care plans and goals
- educate individuals and families
- assess home or work environments for health and safety concerns
- observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care
- coordinate infection control
- record medical information and vital signs
- direct and supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel.
What we're looking for
- Skills & competencies
- registered nursernhome healthfield nursingpatient careoasiscare coordinationpatient homeslafayette lacentral louisiana home health carelouisiana rn licensecpr certification
- Work arrangement
- Weekend coverage required
Why this role
Requires an active, unrestricted Louisiana State Board of Nursing RN license and CPR certification. At least one year of clinical RN experience is required, with a possible waiver for an RN with one year of clinical LPN experience. An associate’s or bachelor’s degree and one to two years of related experience are listed.
About the employer
Central Louisiana Home Health Care is hiring for this role. Industry: Home Health Care Services. Sector: 62.
Additional details
- Industry sector
- 62
- Industry
- Home Health Care Services
- Occupation code
- 29-1141.00
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