Local Contract Nurse RN - Home Health - $53-58 per hour

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Home Health
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/17/2026
• Duration: 14 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Local Contract

Pride health is actively hiring a Registered Nurse to join our client's home health program in a growing care team serving patients .

Compensation:

• Local Pay: $53.00 to $58.00/hour (W-2)
• Travel Pay: $2,400 to $2,550 gross per week
• Mileage Reimbursement: $0.49/mile (from first patient to last patient)

Location: Lexington, KY, 40503

Weekly Hour Guarantee: 32+

Productivity Expectations (points): 30

Coverage Areas: Bourbon, Clark, Estill, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Jessamine, Nicholas, Woodford (high need for coverage in Estill, Clark, Nicholas)

Shift schedule (days, start & end times): M-F, 8:00-4:30 PM

On Call/Weekend Requirement: yes, 1 weekend every ~4 weeks, 5-6 weekdays per month.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver skilled home health nursing care by performing comprehensive patient assessments, medication reconciliations, Start of Care (SOC), ROC, Recertification, Follow-Up, and Discharge visits, developing individualized care plans, providing patient/caregiver education, and completing accurate OASIS and HCHB documentation within required timelines.
• Manage a multi-county caseload across Bourbon, Clark, Estill, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Jessamine, Nicholas, and Woodford counties by efficiently scheduling visits, adapting to changing patient volumes, meeting productivity expectations, and providing coverage based on agency needs.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team by communicating patient status changes, participating in weekly Wednesday case conferences and daily 8:30 AM Microsoft Teams morning huddles, coordinating care with physicians and therapists, and ensuring compliance with Medicare, agency, and regulatory standards.
• Promote high-quality patient outcomes by using strong clinical judgment to identify patient risks, implementing evidence-based interventions, maintaining accurate documentation, supporting quality improvement initiatives, participating in the on-call rotation, and delivering compassionate, patient-centered care.

Must have qualifications/experience: HCHB experience is a must, 1-2 years of home health

What skills/attributes are nice to have, and will set a candidate apart? Strong independent clinical judgement & decision-making, excellent time management and route-planning, territory management experience (quickly learn geographical areas), strong OASIS knowledge with a history of accurate OASIS completion, thorough head-to-toe assessment with a complete medication reconciliation, problem solving mindset- finds solutions rather than escalating every challenge, reliable & accountable- meets productivity expectations, team-first attitude- supports agency goals rather than focusing solely on assigned visits.

Type of certification required: active & unrestricted RN license, valid driver's license & reliable transportation, current BLS certification

Dress code/scrub color: solid scrubs, no specific color.

Pride Health is Pride Global's healthcare staffing branch, providing recruitment solutions for healthcare professionals and the industry at large since 2010. As a minority-owned business that delivers exceptional service to its clients and candidates by capitalizing on diverse recruiting, account management, and staffing backgrounds, Pride Health's expert team provides tailored and swift sourcing solutions to help connect healthcare talent with their dream jobs.Pride Global and its affiliates, including Russell Tobin, Pride Health, Pride Now, and Pride One, offer eligible employees comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), a 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with some preferred vendors.Equal Employment OpportunityPride-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 EmploymentPride-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.AccommodationsWe 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.

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 Global 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, auto, home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Benefits

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