Registered Nurse (RN) Home Health, LA/OC County, Full Time, 0.8 FTE, 2pm - 10pm

Home Health/Hospice:

The CWOC RN will administer skilled nursing care to patients at home.  Provides care for individuals who have, or will have, a diverting ostomy.  Provides wound and skin evaluation and care.  This specialized nursing care is given independently and in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team under the direction of and in accordance with the physician’s orders.  Functions as an educator for patients/significant others and staff.  Precepts staff and students in the specialty.

PIH Health is a nonprofit, regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3 million residents in the Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region. The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Downey Hospital, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, PIH Health Whittier Hospital, 37 outpatient medical office buildings, a multispecialty medical (physician) group, home healthcare services and hospice care, as well as heart, cancer, digestive health, orthopedics, women’s health, urgent care and emergency services. The organization is nationally recognized for excellence in patient care and patient experience, and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has identified PIH Health as one of the nation’s top hospital systems for best practices, cutting-edge advancements, quality of care and healthcare technology. For more information, visit PIHHealth.org or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

Home Health/Hospice:

• Able to establish effective, timely working relationships with patients, families, staff and physicians.
• Expertise in the nursing process in order to develop an individualized patient plan of care.
• Clinical competence, including demonstrable skills in the establishment of peripheral intravenous lines and administration of intravenous therapies.
• Computer skills.
• Principles and methods of adult education

Home Health/Hospice:

Required: 

• Graduate from accredited school of nursing
• BS degree
• Minimum of two (2) years clinical experience in acute care setting
• Home Health experience preferred.
• Current California RN license.
• Current CPR card.
• Current California driver’s license and valid auto insurance.
• Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse Certification. 

Preferred: 

• BSN or MSN degree preferred