Home Health Field RN - PRN

Choice Rehab • Altamonte Springs, FL

7d

About The Position

The Home Health Field Registered Nurse (RN) delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in patients’ homes. The role includes comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care tailored to individual needs, including care for complex medical conditions. The RN works with interdisciplinary teams, patients, and families to promote health, prevent complications, and support recovery or chronic disease management. Through education, emotional support, and clinical expertise, the RN helps patients pursue optimal health outcomes and maintain independence, while supporting continuity of care outside traditional clinical settings.

The RN conducts initial and ongoing assessments, develops and documents plans of care, determines service needs and frequency, provides clinical guidance to home health aides and LPNs/LVNs, and monitors patient progress and case compliance. The role also involves patient and family education, communication with physicians and other care team members, and applying infection-control and standard precautions.

Requirements

• Current RN license.
• Valid driver’s license.
• CPR certification.
• Valid auto insurance.

Nice To Haves

• At least 2 years of Home Health RN experience preferred.
• HomeCare HomeBase experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of patients’ physical, functional, psychosocial, and environmental needs, documenting findings in clinical records and through case conferences, team reports, evaluations, and ADLs.
• Apply admission and recertification criteria to establish appropriate levels of home health care and determine patient eligibility.
• Develop, implement, and document plans of care to ensure quality and continuity, and recommend revisions as needed.
• Consult with and educate patients and families about self-care techniques, nutrition, and dietary needs.
• Determine the scope and frequency of services based on patient acuity and patient and family needs.
• Assess caregivers’ ability to meet patients’ immediate needs upon admission and throughout care.
• Initiate appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Apply infection-control concepts and standard precautions when coordinating and providing patient care to prevent contamination and disease transmission.
• Provide clinical direction to Home Health Aides and LPNs/LVNs to ensure quality and continuity of services.
• Prepare clinical and progress notes that demonstrate progress toward established goals.
• Inform physicians and other personnel of changes in patient needs and outcomes of interventions, and evaluate patient and family responses to care.
• Monitor assigned cases for compliance with third-party-payer requirements.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, team members, and other health care professionals.

Benefits

• 401(k): eligible after 3 months of service; the plan is 100% immediately vested; Choice Health At Home contributes 100% of the first 3% the employee contributes each pay period.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed