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Job ID: 871697
Estimated Weekly Gross: $1,913.4
Job Title
Registered Nurse – Home Health
Location
Plymouth, MA | Home Health
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Days | 13-Week Assignment | Standard schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM (5x8s); some positions may follow a Baylor schedule (4x10s, Friday–Monday). Weekend rotation expected approximately every fourth weekend. On-call rotation expected approximately every fourth week.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide, coordinate, and direct home nursing care in accordance with physician orders, agency policies, and procedures through competent application of the nursing process.
- Conduct an expected caseload of 5–10 patients per day, meeting a weekly productivity expectation of 30 points.
- Perform a variety of visit types including Start of Care, wound care, and follow-up visits.
- Complete all clinical documentation within 24 hours of each patient appointment using HomeCare HomeBase (HCHB) EMR; proficiency in OASIS is required.
- Directly supervise and evaluate Home Health Aides and Licensed Practical Nurses/Licensed Vocational Nurses as applicable.
- Travel to patient homes within an assigned territory, covering areas including Hull, Halifax, Kingston, Plymouth, Pembroke, Marion, Mattapoiset, and Wareham; must be willing to travel up to 75 miles from the assigned care center. Mileage is reimbursed at the IRS standard rate from patient home to patient home.
Required Qualifications
- Active, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license — must be in hand at time of submission; no pending licenses accepted.
- CPR/BLS certification required.
- Minimum of 1 full year of recent Adult Home Health experience (hospice experience will not substitute for this posting).
- Proficiency in HomeCare HomeBase (HCHB) EMR used within the last 6 months (retraining course may be required during compliance if outside this window).
- Proficiency in OASIS used within the last 6 months (retraining course may be required during compliance if outside this window).
- Must have a reliable personal vehicle, valid driver’s license, and required auto liability insurance.
- Must be open to accepting all patients on assigned schedule and to on-call rotations.
- Local candidates are welcome and accepted at the same rate.
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Experience with Start of Care assessments and wound care visits in a home health setting.
- Comfort with extended drive times between patients within a 50–75 mile service radius.
- Experience supervising Home Health Aides or LPN/LVN staff in a home health environment.
Why Join Us
- Clinicians who experience lower patient census may have the opportunity to float to a nearby clinic to maintain their expected weekly hours and productivity.
- Work within a structured, point-based productivity model that offers variety across multiple visit types and patient populations in a dynamic home health territory.