RN - Home Health

Profession: Nursing

Specialty: Home Health

Duration: 13 Weeks

Shift: Day

Hours per Shift: 8 Hours (08:00 - 17:00)

Experience: Minimum of one year of recent adult home health or hospice experience

License: Active nursing license required

Certifications: CPR and BLS required

Must-Have: Proficiency in Homecare Homebase (HCHB) and OASIS

Description:

This position is for a Registered Nurse specializing in Home Health.

The contract assignment duration is 13 weeks.

The work schedule is Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.There may be a weekend rotation requirement of at least once a month.

On-call responsibilities include one week of evening call coinciding with the weekend.

The contractor will be asked to cover a specified territory.

This request is due to increased workload and an employee on leave.

The contractor will be expected to travel between 100 to 200 miles per week.

The expected weekly productivity is a minimum of 30 points.

Daily visits typically range from 5 to 8 patients.

Visit types will include Start of Care, Wound Care, and Follow-up visits.

There will be a travel reimbursement at the IRS standard rate.

Travel between patient homes is reimbursable, while travel to the first patient and from the last patient is not.

Reliable transportation, a valid driver's license, and agency-required liability insurance are mandatory.

Candidates must hit productivity points of 30, reflecting approximately 40 hours of work per week.

All documentation must be completed within 24 hours of patient visits.

Delays in documentation may impact patient care and lead to cancellations.

It is essential that the contractor is comfortable with driving to various patient homes daily.

Candidates must be open to floating to nearby clinics if patient census is low.

First-time travelers are not accepted; recent specialty experience is required.

Pending licenses will not be accepted; an active license must be in hand before starting.

All clinicians must be proficient in HCHB and have used it within the past six months.

If proficiency is outside the six-month window, retraining will be required.

This role does not guarantee hours, and candidates must understand this aspect clearly.

All overtime must be pre-approved.

Candidates must accept every patient scheduled, regardless of distance from previous appointments.