Home Health - Registered Nurse (RN) - La Junta
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Argus Home Healthcare
La Junta, CO, US
Summary
Provide skilled nursing care and coordinate care plans for patients within their home environments. Responsibilities include performing OASIS assessments, supervising LPNs and aides, and collaborating with physicians to optimize health outcomes.
Job Description
Company Description
Argus Home Health Care has been able to help many, with our vast array of medical services, since 1990. Because we’ve been around for so long, we’ve been able to perfect our expertise and professionalism in serving those in need of health care, in their own home.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide quality care in the home environment, emphasizing preventative and restorative medical care, with compassion and respect for each individual served.
Job Description
Position: RN - Home Health - La Junta, CO Region
Position Summary:
Argus Home Health RNs provide skilled nursing care to patients in their homes, ensuring quality, compassionate service in compliance with Colorado regulations and in alignment with Argus' core values. This role coordinates care plans, admits patients, and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to promote optimal health outcomes.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in on-call duties per policy.
- Support the Quality Management program.
- Arrange necessary equipment, supplies, and services for patients.
- Continuously review patient care, including service utilization, skilled need, homebound status, documentation, communication, and discharge planning per CMS and Colorado guidelines.
- Complete initial OASIS patient assessments.
- Use assessment data to establish nursing diagnoses and develop care plans with patient/family input.
- Initiate and update plans of care as patient needs change.
- Provide skilled nursing procedures, medications, and treatments as prescribed by physician.
- Supervise LPNs and home health aides per regulations.
- Reassess patients with change in condition or hospital discharge per regulatory standards, update care plans.
- Identify and implement discharge planning needs.
- Maintain knowledge of state, federal, and local home health regulations.
- Prepare clinical notes and update physicians regularly (at least every 60 days).
- Communicate patient needs and condition changes to physicians; obtain orders as required.
- Collaborate with team members and area team leader.
- Educate patients and caregivers on self-care, medications, diet, and preventive health measures.
Qualifications
Position Qualifications:
- Current Colorado RN License required, or compact covering Colorado
- Valid Driver's License & clean Motor Vehicle Record (MVR)
- One year nursing experience in home health preferred
Additional Information
Benefits:
- PAID training!
- PRN
- Flexible schedule
- Work - Life balance, no overnight services
- 401k available for ALL staff
- Salary
- PRN plus Medical, Dental, Vision & Supplemental
- Paid Vacation and Holidays
Pay:
- Per Visit ($45-$120)
- Salaried ($75,000-$85,000/year)
www.argushomehealthcare.com
The mission of Argus Home Health Care is to provide quality care in the home environment, with an emphasis on preventative care and restorative medical care with compassion and respect for each individual served.
We specialize in comprehensive home health care. This means that we provide the highest quality of health care services and equipment available in the comfort and convenience of the home. We do this by utilizing the area's finest registered nurses, medical social workers, licensed therapists and experienced support staff who aid in evaluating client care to ensure that it is appropriate and cost-efficient.
Many times individuals require a number of services. Argus Home Health Care ensures that coordination of all services is simplified, providing a benefit to the physician, care manager and the client.
We accept Medicaid, Medicare, most private insurance, and most major credit cards.
Founded
1990
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Glendale, CO
The mission of Argus Home Health Care is to provide quality care in the home environment, with an emphasis on preventative care and restorative medical care with compassion and respect for each individual served.
We specialize in comprehensive home health care. This means that we provide the highest quality of health care services and equipment available in the comfort and convenience of the home. We do this by utilizing the area's finest registered nurses, medical social workers, licensed therapists and experienced support staff who aid in evaluating client care to ensure that it is appropriate and cost-efficient.
Many times individuals require a number of services. Argus Home Health Care ensures that coordination of all services is simplified, providing a benefit to the physician, care manager and the client.
We accept Medicaid, Medicare, most private insurance, and most major credit cards.
Founded
1990
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Glendale, CO
