Home Health Visits Registered Nurse

BAYADA Home Health Care•Exeter, RI

About The Position

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking a Registered Nurse to join its home health visit team, serving clients in Westerly, Hopkinton, Richmond, Narragansett, and surrounding towns. The RN is an integral member of a multidisciplinary health care team providing skilled nursing and rehabilitative care to help clients remain at home. Care is delivered with compassion, excellence, and reliability. The nurse conducts thorough assessments, identifies changes in patient condition, and applies acute and post-acute care experience, including care for CHF, COPD, wounds, IV therapy, and post-surgical needs. The role includes independently triaging urgent situations in the home, medication reconciliation and teaching, safety monitoring, and comprehensive wound assessment, care, and documentation. Nurses manage a changing visit schedule, prioritize urgent visits, and make clinical decisions in varied home environments. BAYADA provides paid training in the office, in the home, and online, along with around-the-clock clinical support. The role offers flexible scheduling, weekly pay, and compensation of $57.00–$62.00 per point, depending on qualifications and subject to negotiation.

Requirements

Hold a current nursing license in good standing in Rhode Island.
Graduate from an accredited and approved nursing program, as documented by 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 a qualifying medical or skilled nursing setting.
Work independently and recognize when to escalate concerns.
Make clinical decisions without immediate on-site support.
Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills in unpredictable home environments.
Prioritize visits and adapt to changing patient needs and schedules.
Use point-of-care documentation and technology efficiently.
Demonstrate attention to detail while maintaining productivity expectations.
Provide care in varied home environments with cultural sensitivity and respect for patient autonomy.

Responsibilities

Conduct strong head-to-toe assessments and identify subtle changes in patient condition.
Provide acute and post-acute care, including care related to CHF, COPD, wound care, IV therapy, and post-surgical needs.
Triage and manage urgent clinical situations independently in the home.
Perform medication reconciliation, patient teaching, and safety monitoring.
Complete comprehensive wound assessments, care, and documentation.
Manage a dynamic visit schedule and prioritize urgent visits.
Make real-time clinical decisions and escalate concerns when appropriate.
Document care using point-of-care technology.