Home Health/Hospice Registered Nurse
Newport Beach, CA
Host Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: Home Health/Hospice Clinical Nurse I (RN)

Location: Newport Beach, California
Employment Type: Local Contract (Clinical Nursing)
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM (40 hours/week)
Work Setting: Home Health and Hospice (home visits required)

Job Summary

• Provide direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act to patients in Home Health and/or Hospice settings.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare team members to ensure safe, timely, and quality patient care.
• Perform physical assessments, IV and infusion therapy, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administration, specimen collection, nutritional needs management, patient teaching, and discharge planning.
• Utilize evidence-based nursing processes and adjust care plans as needed, consulting appropriate resources for ethical, legal, or medical dilemmas.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• Associate of Science in Nursing or Associate Degree in Nursing
• Acute clinical nursing experience
• Home Health experience
• 2 years of Home Health experience
• Home Health experience within the last year
• Hospice experience
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Valid driver’s license

Preferred Qualifications

• Hospice nursing experience is preferred.

Key Skills

• Home health care and acute clinical nursing
• Physical assessment and nursing interventions
• IV and infusion therapy
• Pain management and medication administration
• Specimen collection and nutritional needs management
• Patient teaching and discharge planning
• Ethical decision-making and evidence-based nursing

Additional Information

• This position requires travel to patient homes within the local area.
• Work hours are standard daytime shifts, Monday through Friday.