Weekend Baylor RN – Home Health
About The Position
Elara Caring is hiring an Admissions Registered Nurse for home health. The role provides one-to-one patient care in patients’ homes and offers flexible scheduling with 8-, 10-, or 12-hour shifts, as well as full-time and PRN schedules. The preferred coverage window is Friday through Monday. The position involves managing a home health caseload, assessing patients and families, and developing, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating plans of treatment. The nurse reports to the Clinical Manager or Clinical Supervisor. The role supports Elara Caring’s mission to provide high-quality care in patients’ preferred home settings. Compensation is described as up to $100 per point, based on the company’s good-faith estimate at the time of posting; actual pay depends on factors including education, experience, skills, and internal equity. A $7,500 sign-on bonus is advertised.
Requirements
- Current, unrestricted state RN license.
- At least 1 year of experience in a clinical care setting as a nurse.
- Ability and willingness to travel within the branch or office coverage area and travel 50% of the time.
- Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record, or reliable transportation for travel between patient homes and assigned work locations.
Nice To Haves
- Associate degree or bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
- Previous home health or hospice experience preferred; prior home health experience is also stated as a candidate requirement in the posting.
- Previous experience with HomeCare HomeBase preferred; the posting expresses a strong preference for HomeCare HomeBase and OASIS documentation experience.
Responsibilities
- Align activities with the vision of Elara Caring’s board of directors, executive team, and Home Health leadership.
- Protect patient and staff privacy and confidentiality in accordance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
- Assess assigned home health caseloads to identify patients’ and families’ physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs, using documentation, clinical records, team reports, after-hours reports, and on-site evaluations.
- Assume primary responsibility for the caseload, including assessing, planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating plans of treatment.
- Assess patient needs and collect information about physical, psychological, social, and spiritual factors that may affect patient, family, or caregiver health; incorporate the information into the plan of care.
- Conduct initial evaluations and re-evaluate patients’ nursing needs during each visit.
- Make follow-up visits according to patient, family, and facility needs.
- Communicate significant findings, problems, and changes in health condition, environment, or facility safety to the Clinical Supervisor, physician, facility, and/or other personnel involved in patient care.
- Revise plans of care in response to identified patient care issues and notify the Clinical Supervisor, physician, facility, and other team members.
Benefits
- $7,500 sign-on bonus.
- Work autonomy and flexible schedules.
- One-to-one patient care.
- Supportive and collaborative environment.
- Competitive compensation package.
- Tuition reimbursement for full-time staff.
- Continuing education opportunities for all employees.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.
- 401(k) with employer match.
- Paid time off.
- Paid holidays.
- Family and pet bereavement.
- Pet insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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