Registered Nurse, Home Health Visits

BAYADA Home Health Care•Forest Hill, MD

2h•$55 - $62•Onsite

About The Position

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking a Registered Nurse to join its home health visit team. The RN is an integral member of a multidisciplinary health care team that provides skilled nursing and rehabilitative care to clients so they can remain at home. Care is delivered with compassion, excellence, and reliability. Home health experience is required. The role involves assessing patients, recognizing changes in their condition, providing acute and post-acute care, triaging urgent clinical situations, and delivering medication and wound care. Nurses work independently in varied home environments, make real-time clinical decisions, manage a changing visit schedule, and use point-of-care documentation technology. BAYADA provides paid training and around-the-clock clinical support. The position offers competitive pay of $55–$62 per point, depending on qualifications and subject to negotiation, with weekly pay and flexible scheduling. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, FSA and HSA options, paid time off, paid holidays, employer-paid life insurance, mileage reimbursement or schedule-specific benefits, recognition programs, and referral bonuses.

Requirements

Home health experience is required.
Hold a current nursing license in good standing in the state of Maryland.
Graduate from an accredited and approved nursing program, as evidenced 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 adult or geriatric patients in acute care, an emergency department, home health, hospice, ICU, med-surg, sub-acute care, or medical or skilled nursing rehabilitation settings.
Work independently and recognize when to escalate concerns.
Be comfortable making real-time clinical decisions without immediate on-site support.
Have strong problem-solving skills in unpredictable home environments.
Be able to manage a dynamic visit schedule and prioritize urgent visits.
Be efficient with point-of-care documentation and technology.
Demonstrate attention to detail while maintaining 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

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