Navajo-Speaking RN/LPN – Home Health | $2,500 Bonus in Mexican Water, Arizona at Giving Home Health Care

Mexican Water, AZ | $2,500 Sign-On Bonus

We are seeking a compassionate and skilled female Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) who is fluent in Navajo to provide one-on-one nursing care to a patient in their home in Mexican Water, Arizona.

This is a 1099 contract opportunity with a consistent schedule of 12 hours of nursing care per week. Care will be provided in the patient’s residence in accordance with a physician-established plan of care.

Qualified nurses are eligible for a $2,500 bonus:

• $1,250 paid after 90 days

• $1,250 paid after 180 days

Once a patient is accepted into the program, there is no expiration date on the benefit. This allows caregivers to build meaningful, long-term relationships with their patients and provide continuity of care for years to come.

In this role, you will:

• Provide compassionate, individualized nursing care in the patient’s home.

• Follow and implement the physician-established plan of care.

• Advocate for the patient’s needs, comfort, and well-being.

• Work one-on-one with the patient to support their ongoing care needs.

• Collaborate with CNAs, HHAs, Case Managers, and the patient’s physicians.

• Maintain appropriate documentation and communicate relevant changes in the patient’s condition.

• Current RN or LPN license.

• Navajo-speaking required.

• Compassionate and patient-focused approach to care.

• Ability to provide care in the patient’s residence.

• Successful completion of a background check.

Offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

If you are a dedicated nurse who speaks Navajo and are looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful, long-term difference in a patient’s life, we’d love to hear from you.

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• Execute physician prescribed plans of care.
• Complete compliant documentation of the care provided in the system of record.
• Manage and administer prescribed medication, treatment, and therapies.
• Conduct patient assessments, coordination of care.
• Perform various activities associated with daily living.
• Monitor vitals and GI intake and output.
• Assess skin integrity and administer wound care.
• Monitor for changes in the patient’s condition such as weight loss/gain, self-care abilities, and indicators of disease progression.
• Communicate with family members, physicians, case managers, and other prescribed individuals regarding the health of the patients.
• Provide education and training to the patient, their family, and/or the Home Health Aide.
• Work with patients to be done one-on-one in the patients home to provide for a comfortable environment.
• Collaborate with and supervise Certified Nursing Assistants and Personal Care Attendants.
• Perform other personal care services as necessary to meet the patient’s needs.

• Education, licensing, and certification: graduate of an accredited college or university, Associate or Baccalaureate School of Nursing
• Current State or Compact License as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse.
• Current CPR certification
• TB test and physical examination.
• Maintain required insurance.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.
• Ability to stand or walk for prolonged periods, with the ability to lift up to 50 lbs and move patients.
• Ability to operate under stressful conditions and make quick decisions.
• Must have dependable transportation and be willing to commute to the patient’s home.
• Ability to provide basic medical management up to medically fragile end of life care.

• 1+ years of experience as an RN/LPN in a clinical or home health setting.
• Ability to assist with two person assist