HOME HEALTH VISITING NURSE, RN, LVN, CHHA

A Home Health Nurse, or Home Health RN, is responsible for traveling to a patient's home to administer their services and helping patients maintain their independence. Their duties include administering at-home IVs, changing dressings, cleaning wounds and updating Doctors about their patient's health. Assess patients’ condition during every visit and chart your observations Perform evaluation tasks, including vital signs and medication review Administer medication as prescribed by the patient’s Physician Dress or redress open wounds and assess progress of healing Educate patients and their families on proper home health care strategies and procedures Coordinate with Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Physicians and anyone else involved in the patient’s care plan Provide palliative care as needed to keep the patient comfortable Make recommendations for devices or tools that might improve the patient’s quality of life Listen to the patient and respond to concerns or requests