Travel Registered Nurse Home Health Job

Healthforce•South Portland, ME

7d•$2,513 - $2,638•Remote

About The Position

This travel assignment involves providing skilled nursing care in clients’ homes, coordinating with an interdisciplinary team, patient/family, and referring agencies, and ensuring continuity of care in home health and hospice settings. The role requires assessing patients, developing and implementing care plans, maintaining patient records, applying infection control practices, supervising other staff, managing pain, arranging referrals, performing on-call responsibilities, and attending team meetings.

Requirements

Current state license as a Registered Nurse (Maine) required
OASIS experience required
CPR certification required
Current driver’s license and reliable transportation required
1–2 years RN experience in a clinical care setting required
Education: Associate Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma required
Knowledge of venipuncture/IV care and home care nursing skills; ability to administer medications and manage devices as appropriate
Ability to work independently in a home health setting and coordinate with the interdisciplinary team

Nice To Haves

2+ years home health experience preferred
Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred

Responsibilities

Assess home health and hospice patients in stable and emergent situations to identify physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs; document findings for care planning.
Develop, implement, document, and evaluate the Plan of Care to ensure quality and continuity of care.
Obtain data on physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and cultural factors influencing patient/family health status and incorporate this data into the Plan of Care.
Maintain up-to-date patient records with visits, contacts, problems, plans, actions, and goals; reflect changes as they occur.
Apply infection control practices to protect staff and patients; educate patients/families on care, medications, home safety, and related topics with culturally appropriate teaching methods.
Supervise and provide clinical directions to HHA/STNA/LVN staff to ensure quality and continuity of service.
Assess and reassess pain; utilize appropriate pain management techniques and educate patient and family on pain control strategies.
Arrange referrals to appropriate agencies when needed; monitor compliance with third-party payer requirements.
Perform on-call responsibilities and provide on-call services as assigned; maintain effective communication with patients, families, team members, and other health professionals.
Attend interdisciplinary team meetings and other required meetings; support coordination of care across care settings.