Weekend Home Health Visits Registered Nurse
About The Position
BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking a Registered Nurse to join its home health visit team serving Newton, Dedham, Canton, Wayland, Ashland, and surrounding towns. The nurse 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 includes assessing patients, recognizing changes in their condition, managing urgent clinical situations independently in the home, providing medication and wound care, and documenting care. The schedule is flexible and must include at least three weekend days per month. Compensation is $58–$65 per point, depending on qualifications and subject to negotiation, plus a weekend differential; pay is weekly.
Requirements
- Current nursing license in good standing in Massachusetts.
- Graduation from an accredited and approved nursing program, documented by school transcript or diploma.
- 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, medical-surgical, sub-acute care, or rehabilitation units in medical or skilled nursing settings.
- Medicare-certified home health experience, including OASIS, is required.
- Ability to work independently and recognize when to escalate concerns.
- Comfort making real-time clinical decisions without immediate on-site support.
- Strong problem-solving skills in unpredictable home environments.
- Ability to manage a dynamic visit schedule and prioritize urgent visits.
- Efficiency with point-of-care documentation and technology.
- Strong attention to detail while maintaining productivity expectations.
- Comfort providing care in varied home environments.
- Flexibility and adaptability to changing patient needs and schedules.
- Cultural sensitivity and respect for patient autonomy.
Responsibilities
- Use head-to-toe assessment skills and identify subtle changes in patient condition.
- Apply acute and post-acute care experience, including care related to CHF, COPD, wounds, IV therapy, and post-surgical needs.
- Triage and manage urgent clinical situations independently in the home setting.
- Perform medication reconciliation, patient teaching, and safety monitoring.
- Perform comprehensive wound assessments, wound care, and documentation.
- Provide skilled nursing and rehabilitative care to clients in their homes as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Manage a dynamic visit schedule and prioritize urgent visits.
- Make real-time clinical decisions and escalate concerns when appropriate.
- Complete point-of-care documentation using technology.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
- Flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA) options.
- Recognition and Nurse Hero programs.
- Referral bonuses.
- Paid time off.
- Paid holidays.
- Mileage reimbursement or schedule-specific benefits.
- Employer-paid life insurance.
- Paid training from day one, including in the office, in the home, and online.
- Clinical support available around the clock.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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