Home Health Registered Nurse | Signature Healthcare Home Health | Portland Eastside

Our Mission To Provide Life-Changing Service Our Core Values - CAPLICO Celebration We love to celebrate successes and make work fun. Accountability We hold ourselves to the highest standards of care and professionalism. Passion for Learning Ongoing training and innovation are a part of our DNA. Love One Another We strive to see and treat each other as people whose interests matter as much as our own. Intelligent Risk Taking We trust your judgment. Be innovative. Be entrepreneurial. Customer Second In order for our patients to receive the care they deserve, we put our employees first. Ownership We reward and support our employees who treat this organization as if they owned it. JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY: The Registered Nurse plans, organizes and directs home health care and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and families within their homes and communities. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES: Patient Care Completes an initial, comprehensive and ongoing comprehensive assessment of patient and family/caregiver living situation to determine care needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es). Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process and as defined in the state Nurse Practice Act. Assesses and evaluates patient's status by: Establishing the initial individualized plan of care in collaboration with the certifying medical provider based on comprehensive assessment and patient goals. Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs. Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary in collabor