RN – ROUTE NURSE Position Available In Jones, Mississippi

REGISTERED NURSE – ROUTE

Position:

RN – ROUTE

Department:

Home Health Reports to:

Home Health Director Created:

4/23/25 Job Summary Responsible for providing compassionate and comprehensive care to patients in a home health setting. Assess patient needs, develop care plans, and administer medications. Essential Duties and Responsibilities +

Professional Responsibilities:

+ Assess patient needs and render appropriate care. + Perform patient teaching, functions as a member of the health care team in delivering mission-driven, quality patient care. + Attend all in-services, education programs and scheduled meetings as outlined by the Director of Nursing/Home Health Director. + Consistently demonstrate proper nursing judgment, deliver patient care within the scope of service for RN. + Maintain and demonstrate constant awareness of State and Federal Regulations pertaining to Home Health care. +

Core Duties:

+ Demonstrate performance standards + Appropriately evaluate signs and symptoms of disease processes, reactions to treatments, medication and effectiveness of teaching. + Deliver age-appropriate treatment according to the patient’s plan of care + Complete a thorough assessment of the patient’s pain and intervene appropriately + Communicate appropriately and respectfully the nursing process and treatment according to the patient/caregiver ability to comprehend + Develop and document appropriate goals + Follow agency policy regarding discharge planning: complete necessary discharge information (D/C Summary) + Communicate and document patient updates to physicians, other members of the health care team and to the patient’s medical record timely + Develop, implement and update nursing goal/patient outcomes and aide care plan as necessary. + Supervise home health aide to ensure quality patient care and update care plan as needed. + Complete patient scheduling and notify patient/caretaker and staff of any changes in an appropriate and timely manner + Appropriately evaluate signs and symptoms of disease processes, reactions to treatment, medications and effectiveness of teaching. + Follow agency policy regarding discharge planning, complete necessary discharge information (D/C Summary/OASIS) + Follow orders given by provider + Perform other job duties and tasks assigned Qualifications Education and Experience + Graduate of an accredited school of nursing + Current Mississippi RN license + CPR certification Preferred Qualifications + Prior Home Health and/or Med Surg floor experience

Minimum Requirements Essential Skill Competencies:

+ Body system assessment +

Phlebotomy:

Establish IV access + Safe blood administration + Medication monitoring + Preventive skin care + Chest tube care + Aseptic wound care/ dressing change + Foley catheter insertion/care Working Conditions Ability to sit, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, perform overhead lifting and perform other common physical movements as needed for the position.

Classifications:

High exposure risk