Registered Nurse - Santa Fe

La Vita Bella Home Health and Hospice is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) to provide high-quality, patient-centered care to individuals in the comfort of their homes.

In this role, you will provide skilled nursing care, assess patient needs, and develop and coordinate individualized plans of care. You will collaborate closely with physicians and interdisciplinary team members while supporting patients in safely managing their health conditions at home. Through education, monitoring, and clinical support, you will help patients improve outcomes, maintain independence, and enhance overall quality of life.

This position offers the opportunity to build meaningful one-on-one relationships with patients while making a direct impact on their health, safety, and ability to remain at home.

At La Vita Bella, we believe exceptional patient care begins with how we care for our employees. We are committed to creating a supportive and collaborative work environment, offering competitive pay and benefits, and fostering a positive, team-oriented culture.

Our goal is for every team member to feel valued, appreciated, and supported while working in an environment that encourages professional growth, purpose, and development.

If you are passionate about nursing and dedicated to delivering compassionate, skilled care that helps patients thrive at home, we would be honored to welcome you to the La Vita Bella team.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing and currently licensed in the state of New Mexico.
  
• Home Health experience (preferred)
• Two years of experience (preferred)

Responsibilities:

• Makes the initial evaluation visit and regularly reevaluates the patient's nursing needs
• Initiates the plan of care and necessary revisions.
  
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Prepares clinical and progress notes for each patient visit and summaries of care conferences on his/her patients in a timely manner as per Agency policy.
• Informs personnel of changes in the condition and needs of the patient.
• Counsels the patient and family/significant others in meeting nursing and related needs.
• Understands and adheres to established Agency policies and procedures.
• Processes orders and notifies physician of patient needs and changes in condition. Completes certification/recertification orders and discharge summaries.
• Determines the amount and type of nursing needed by each individual patient.
• Refers to Physical Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist and Medical Social Worker those patients requiring their specialized skills.
• Participates in peer review and Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement as assigned.
• Takes on-call duty nights, weekends and holidays, as assigned.
• Completes and submits OASIS assessments, reassessments, transfers, resumptions of care, discharges and significant change in condition in accordance with Agency defined time frames.
• Appropriately utilizes ICD-10 codes.