Local Contract Nurse RN - Home Health - $51-53 per hour

PRIDE Health is seeking a local contract nurse RN Home Health for a local contract nursing job in Houghton, Michigan.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Home Health
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Local Contract

Position Overview

Seeking an experienced Home Health Registered Nurse (RN) to provide skilled nursing care to patients throughout Houghton, Keweenaw, and Baraga counties. The RN will be responsible for managing a home health caseload, conducting comprehensive patient assessments, coordinating care, and delivering skilled nursing interventions in the home setting. This role offers the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with patients while promoting independence, recovery, and overall well-being.

Schedule & Work Details

• Coverage Areas: Houghton County, partial Keweenaw County, and partial Baraga County
• Weekly Hour Guarantee: 36 hours
• Schedule: Monday through Friday
• Shift: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
• Productivity Expectation: 30 points per week
• On-Call Requirement: 3 weekdays per month
• Weekend Requirement: One weekend per month
• Mileage Reimbursement: Yes, between patient visits
• Pay Rate: $51.00 - $53.00 per hour

Key Responsibilities

• Provide skilled nursing care to patients in their homes in accordance with physician orders and individualized care plans.
• Manage a home health patient caseload and serve as the primary nursing contact for assigned patients.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and ongoing evaluations of patient health status.
• Complete home health admissions, recertifications, resumptions of care, and discharge visits.
• Perform skilled nursing treatments, including wound care, dressing changes, medication management, and patient monitoring.
• Educate patients and caregivers regarding disease processes, medications, treatment plans, and home safety.
• Set up and manage medications as needed to support treatment adherence and positive outcomes.
• Monitor patient progress and communicate changes in condition to physicians and interdisciplinary team members.
• Coordinate care with therapists, social workers, home health aides, physicians, and other healthcare professionals.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation.
• Participate in case conferences and interdisciplinary care planning meetings.
• Ensure compliance with agency policies, Medicare regulations, and professional nursing standards.

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Previous home health experience required.
• Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work independently while managing a field-based patient caseload.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and documentation skills.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
• Ability to travel throughout the assigned coverage area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with PICC line management and care.
• Experience with wound VAC therapy and advanced wound care.
• Knowledge of home health regulations, care coordination, and patient-centered care practices.
• Strong patient and caregiver education skills.
• Experience managing complex patients in a home health setting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with PICC lines and central line management.
• Experience caring for patients with wound VACs and complex wounds.
• Strong care coordination and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Ability to build rapport with patients and families while delivering compassionate, high-quality care.

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About PRIDE Health

PRIDE Health is the minority-owned healthcare recruitment division of Pride Global—an integrated human capital solutions and advisory firm. With our robust and abundant travel nursing and allied health employment options across the U.S., PRIDE Health will allow you to help change the way the world lives and heals as it connects you with the industry’s leading healthcare organizations.

Pride Health offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Pride Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

Pride Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates : Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.

Only applicable for Kentucky positions: For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.

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Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Holiday Pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• 401k retirement plan
• Cancelation protection
• Referral bonus
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits