Home Health Registered Nurse (RN) - Weekends in Diablo Area

$90,000 - $160,000 / year

CVHCare, a leader in Home Health Clinical services, headquartered in beautiful San Ramon CA, is currently seeking a Registered Nurse. This is a great opportunity to join an established leader in the California home health industry, with the freedom to put your skills and imagination to work. We are Compassionate Visionary Health Care, where passion and team spirit are nurtured and rewarded.

This is NOT a remote position

Title: Weekend Home Health RN (Field)
Schedule: Per Diem (12 RVE p/week) must work Saturdays and Sundays 9am-5:30pm
* Non-traditional schedules are available, i.e., Thursday-Monday
Locations: Area #4 covers the following cities: Danville, Martinez, Moraga, Alamo, Clayton, Concord, Lafayette, Orinda, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek AND Area #5 covers the areas of Pittsburg, Discovery Bay, Byron, Antioch, Brentwood, Oakley, Bethel Island, Bay Point AND Area #3 covers the areas of San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton, Sunol, Livermore
Paid Training: Must be able to train for 5 days Mon-Friday 9am-5:30pm in San Ramon (onsite)

Position Summary: The Home Health RN monitors a patient’s overall health, and in partnership with a primary care physician, develops an individualized plan of care for their patients. Each RN functions as a case manager, and works independently to deliver quality healthcare to their patients. As well as customized care and patient education about disease management, the Home Health RNs provide a variety of specialized services, such as Simple to Complex Wound Therapy, Post-Surgical Care Management, and Ostomy Care Management.

We provide an entire internal operational support team for our clinicians to handle the tasks of pre-populating the medication reconciliation, tracking down DME orders, getting MD signatures, coding, lab follow-up, etc., truly allowing you to function independently, with the flexibility to make your own schedule and plan patient visits around other commitments if needed. The home care setting allows you quality time with your patient in the comfort of their own home.

Requirements:

Minimum 1 year RN experience preferably in acute, SNF, Home Health or Hospice setting
Must Possess an active CA Registered Nursing License
AA, BSN, MSN
Reliable Transportation
Current CPR or BLS Card

Benefits Include:

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Life Insurance, Holiday Pay and PTO

Compensation is based on full time schedule

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