Travel RN - Home Health

Travel RN - Home Health

American Traveler

Dunedin, Florida, United States

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 20

Openings: 1

$1,995.54/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Home Health RN with skilled home care experience and OASIS training for a day-shift position requiring at least one year of experience.

Details

• Provides skilled home health visits for patients with Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and commercial insurance
• Manages 6-8 home skilled visits per day
• Cares for patients with high-risk diagnoses including heart failure, COPD, MI, pneumonia, and stroke
• Performs cardiopulmonary assessments, basic wound care, ABI compression dressings, and wound vac dressing changes
• Provides Pleurx/Aseptdrain care, foley catheter changes, and staple/suture removal
• Utilizes glucometer and pro-time machine for patient monitoring
• Administers SQ/IM injections and performs venipuncture for lab draws
• Manages PICC line, midline, and SQ port access/deaccess and dressing changes
• Schedule includes Mon-Fri shifts varying between 8a-5p and 9a-6p, as well as Thurs-Mon or Fri-Tues rotations
• Alternating weekend shifts required
• Uses BayCare Forms, BayCare Scheduling, and Ace Timesheet documentation systems
• Self-scheduling of visits and hours based on HomeCare office needs

Requirements

• Active FL or Compact RN license required
• Current BLS certification required
• Minimum 1 year of skilled home health care experience required (private duty nursing experience alone not accepted)
• OASIS training and experience required
• IV skills and wound care experience required
• Experience with general medical diagnoses and high-risk conditions (HF, COPD, MI, pneumonia, stroke) required
• Post-op care experience required
• Must hold a valid driver's license and have access to a car for home visits
• Cerner experience preferred
• Experience as a travel nurse with more than one completed assignment preferred

Additional Information

• Local candidates accepted at the same rate
• Candidates must reside more than 100 miles from the facility unless exempt due to local acceptance
• Must be COVID vaccinated or have an exemption form on file
• Must have flu shot or declination; mandatory mask wearing required in both cases while at work
• Solid color scrubs required
• Former BayCare permanent employees must wait at least 12 months before returning as a travelers
• Must be willing to float within the assigned hospital or to a nearby affiliate hospital
• RTO is not permitted under standard travel contracts