Home Health RN

The Role

This is a Per Diem Home Health RN position with Mercy in Oklahoma City, OK. You'd be providing day to day patient care in the home setting. It's not a desk job; you'll be moving between patients, managing different acuity levels, and handling the full cycle of home care from admission through discharge.

What You'll Actually Do

• Handle case management for multiple patients at once, each with their own needs and severity levels
• Conduct admissions to home care services and post hospitalization assessments
• Perform recertifications and discharges as patients' conditions change
• Teach patients about their conditions and self care routines
• Manage dressing changes and IV therapy administration
• Provide access site care and general skilled nursing following policy and procedure
• Keep thorough documentation using the Epic computer system ; this isn't optional, it's how the whole team stays coordinated
• Assist with other needs that pop up in the home to keep patients safe: things like coordinating lifeline services, arranging Meals on Wheels delivery, or pointing families toward public programs they qualify for
• Work visits on an as needed basis following all department policies

What You Need to Bring

Required:

• A diploma from an accredited nursing school (associate's or bachelor's)
• A current state RN license in good standing
• A valid driver's license ; you'll be driving between patient homes so this one matters
• A current CPR certification card before you start treating patients on your own schedule?

The Specifics of This Role Are Different From Others Because...

In This Role Professionals Use Professional Judgment More Than They Follow Scripts: It requires professional judgment plus independent decision making all day long. You get autonomy combined with discretion because every home is different from every other home. Advanced clinical knowledge sits right next to critical thinking here; accountability for outcomes isn't shared across five people because oversight coordination of care lands squarely on your shoulders during each visit. Regulatory compliance never takes a back seat either since care planning responsibility comes with every new admission into your caseload rotation.

The Schedule Story For Real People Who Sleep Sometimes… Not Just Robots Who Work Forever Without Stopping Until They Break Down Physically Or Mentally But Also Cannot Slow Down Because There Are Too Many Patients Lined Up Like Dominoes Waiting At Their Front Doors Right Now Before Lunch Even Happens That Way Instead.

Per Diem means flexibility but also unpredictability depending entirely upon census numbers rolling through your phone app each morning starting whenever sunrise begins over Oklahoma City, OK these days anyway regardless whether Thursday feels like Friday when holidays shift everything around completely making next week look totally different than last month looked before summer ended earlier than usual which rarely happens twice except maybe winter when people fall more often meaning visits increase suddenly without warning signals arriving early enough actually allowing someone enough time simply just adjust themselves mentally beforehand properly first?

Benefits (for folks working 32+ hours per pay period)