About the role
The Sequoia Difference
At Sequoia Home Health and Hospice, we’re passionate about our work and take pride in the quality of service we provide. Our community is uniquely diverse, and it’s our aim to fulfill the unique needs of our patients through excellent individualized care.
Our focus is to help facilitate a smooth and safe transition home and provide life-changing service with the amount of care and dignity our patients and their families deserve.
Sequoia Home Health is growing and looking for experienced, compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team!
JOB SUMMARY
The registered nurse (RN) plans organizes and directs/coordinates home care services 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.
Develop and initiate the plan of care and assume responsibility for the ongoing interdisciplinary assessment and development of the individualized plan of care in partnership with the patient, representative, and caregiver(s)
Initiate proper preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures and provides services that are ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care
Provide patient, caregiver, and family counseling
Provide patient and caregiver education
Prepare clinical notes
Communicate with the physician who is responsible for the home health plan of care and other health care practitioners related to the current home health plan of care
Identify discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Active CA RN License
Minimum of two years of experience, at least one of which is in public health or home care nursing is preferred
Maintain a current CPR certification
Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization requirements and is in good working order
Be self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision
Possess excellent observation, problem solving, verbal and written communication skills
Perform prolonged or considerable walking or standing
Able to lift, position, or transfer patients
Able to lift supplies and equipment
Able to perform considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, or crouching
Why Sequoia?
Sequoia Home Health and Hospice
is part of the Cornerstone Group
with close to 80 agencies throughout the country.
While we are part of a large family, we operate as a local team.
We understand we are nothing without great employees! It is through our team’s dedication to deliver life changing service that we become the “provider of choice” in the community that we serve.
Join a culture of high performers
who are on a mission to create the best agency in the Bay Area! What makes us unique
besides our culture of high performers and exceptional care? At Sequoia, we foster an environment where clinicians and staff members have an unprecedented level of freedom to create and implement the programs that will best serve their patients and communities. We operate with the Core Values of CAPLICO in mind: Celebration Accountability Passion for Learning Love One Another Intelligent Risk Taking Customer Second Ownership Pay Range: $60 - $70 per hour The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.