Registered Nurse, Home Health Visits

BAYADA Home Health Care•Richmond, VA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

VCU Health at Home by BAYADA is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse to join its home health visit team. The RN is an integral member of a multidisciplinary health care team providing skilled nursing and rehabilitative care to clients so they can remain at home. Care is delivered with compassion, excellence, and reliability. The role involves assessing patients, recognizing changes in condition, and providing care for acute and post-acute needs such as CHF, COPD, wounds, IV therapy, and post-surgical recovery. The nurse independently triages urgent clinical situations in the home, reconciles and teaches medications, monitors safety, and performs and documents comprehensive wound care. The RN must make clinical decisions independently while knowing when to escalate concerns, manage a changing visit schedule, document efficiently using technology, and adapt to varied home environments and patient needs. The organization provides paid training from day one in the office, in the home, and online, as well as around-the-clock clinical support. Compensation is competitive and paid weekly, and scheduling is flexible. The employer offers health coverage, paid time off and holidays, mileage reimbursement or schedule-specific benefits, employer-paid life insurance, recognition programs, and referral bonuses.

Requirements

Hold a current nursing license in good standing in the state of Virginia.
Graduate from an accredited and approved nursing program, as indicated by a school transcript or diploma.
Have at least one year of current or recent hands-on medical experience within the past two years with the adult or geriatric population in acute care, an emergency department, home health, hospice, ICU, med-surg, sub-acute care, or rehabilitation units in medical or skilled nursing settings.
Work independently while recognizing when to escalate concerns.
Make real-time clinical decisions without immediate on-site support.
Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills in unpredictable home environments.
Manage a dynamic visit schedule and prioritize urgent visits.
Document efficiently using point-of-care technology.
Maintain attention to detail while meeting productivity expectations.
Be comfortable providing care in varied home environments.
Be flexible and adaptable to changing patient needs and schedules.
Demonstrate cultural sensitivity and respect for patient autonomy.

Responsibilities

Assess patients using strong head-to-toe assessment skills and identify subtle changes in condition.
Provide care for acute and post-acute conditions, including CHF, COPD, wound care, IV therapy, and post-surgical care.
Triage and manage urgent clinical situations independently in the home setting.
Perform medication reconciliation, patient teaching, and safety monitoring.
Perform comprehensive wound assessments and wound care, and document care.
Manage and prioritize a dynamic visit schedule, including urgent visits.
Use point-of-care documentation and technology efficiently.
Provide care respectfully in varied home environments, demonstrating cultural sensitivity and respect for patient autonomy.