RN Home Health Care Nurse (Harrisburg)

Helping Hand Nurse, LLC

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Posted Oct 1

License: RN license
Term: Permanent

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License: RN License
Certification: CPR certified
Also asks: Knowledge of computerized documentation and office software required
Also asks: Clean background and criminal record

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Against similar roles: In range for Pennsylvania staff rolesPennsylvania staff postings that state pay run $25/hr to $53/hr, the middle half $31/hr to $45/hr, across 701 postings.

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Flexible PT/FT; employer will work with schedule and give as little or as many hours as wanted. Shifts include overnight Fri-Sun PED; 3:30p-11:30p daily PED; 8a-4p 5 days/wk PED with school visits; weekend evening or overnight options. 1099 or W2.

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Helping Hand Nurse, LLC is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for our home health patients.

Helping Hand Nurse is a home health care agency. We provide nonmedical and medical services.

Available Shifts

Mornings, Evenings or Overnights.

Private duty nursing shifts available.

We are willing to work with the employee's schedule and can give as little or as many hours as he or she wants. Part time or full time is available.

Responsibilities and Duties

Provide one-to-one care in the home

Take directions from clinical team

Follow plan of care

Directs and guides patient/family teaching and activities while maintaining standards of care

Communicates with the physician about changes in the patient's clinical condition.

Ability to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition and/or response to treatment.

Follow all clinical and office policies.

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Requirements

RN License

Clean background and criminal record

CPR certified

Knowledge of computerized documentation and office software required

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

What's around it?

In Harrisburg, PA

Harrisburg, PAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about the same as the US average

Median rent: $1,062/mo
Household income: $48,099/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Harrisburg, PA

NeighborhoodsHarrisburg is geographically split by the Susquehanna River into distinct East Shore and West Shore communities. On the East Shore, young professionals gravitate toward Midtown, renowned for its arts scene, historic brick rowhouses, and converted warehouses, as well as Downtown for walkable riverfront living. Further east, suburban enclaves like Lower Paxton, Paxtonia, and Hummelstown offer quieter residential neighborhoods close to the Route 322 medical corridor leading to Hershey. Across the river on the West Shore in Cumberland County, boroughs like Camp Hill, Lemoyne, Mechanicsburg, and New Cumberland attract residents looking for established tree-lined streets, newer residential subdivisions, and shopping along the Carlisle Pike corridor.

Harrisburg is geographically split by the Susquehanna River into distinct East Shore and West Shore communities. On the East Shore, young professionals gravitate toward Midtown, renowned for its arts scene, historic brick rowhouses, and converted warehouses, as well as Downtown for walkable riverfront living.

Further east, suburban enclaves like Lower Paxton, Paxtonia, and Hummelstown offer quieter residential neighborhoods close to the Route 322 medical corridor leading to Hershey. Across the river on the West Shore in Cumberland County, boroughs like Camp Hill, Lemoyne, Mechanicsburg, and New Cumberland attract residents looking for established tree-lined streets, newer residential subdivisions, and shopping along the Carlisle Pike corridor.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: harrisburgforsale.com Source 2: newhomesource.com Source 3: reddit.com

Getting aroundCommutes in the Harrisburg metro generally run twenty to thirty minutes, but daily driving depends heavily on river crossings. Nurses traveling between Cumberland County on the West Shore and East Shore employment hubs face rush-hour bottlenecks on the Susquehanna River bridges. Major regional arteries include Interstate 81 running through Cumberland County, Interstate 83 linking south toward York and Baltimore, Route 322 feeding directly toward Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76). For regional travel beyond driving, the area is served by Amtrak rail service from downtown Harrisburg and Harrisburg International Airport.

Commutes in the Harrisburg metro generally run twenty to thirty minutes, but daily driving depends heavily on river crossings. Nurses traveling between Cumberland County on the West Shore and East Shore employment hubs face rush-hour bottlenecks on the Susquehanna River bridges.

Major regional arteries include Interstate 81 running through Cumberland County, Interstate 83 linking south toward York and Baltimore, Route 322 feeding directly toward Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76). For regional travel beyond driving, the area is served by Amtrak rail service from downtown Harrisburg and Harrisburg International Airport.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: harrisburgforsale.com Source 2: moversandcompany.com Source 3: reddit.com

OutdoorsOutdoor recreation is anchored by the Susquehanna River and its scenic Riverfront Park, which hosts walking and biking paths right alongside downtown. The Capital Area Greenbelt offers a 20-mile continuous multi-use trail looping around the entire city, connecting stops like Italian Lake and Wildwood Park, where visitors encounter wetland wildlife and the seasonal Art in the Wild outdoor installations. Just north, Fort Hunter Park and Mansion, Detweiler Park, and Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area provide extensive hiking trails, with Pinchot Park and the Appalachian Trail within short weekend driving range.

Outdoor recreation is anchored by the Susquehanna River and its scenic Riverfront Park, which hosts walking and biking paths right alongside downtown. The Capital Area Greenbelt offers a 20-mile continuous multi-use trail looping around the entire city, connecting stops like Italian Lake and Wildwood Park, where visitors encounter wetland wildlife and the seasonal Art in the Wild outdoor installations.

Just north, Fort Hunter Park and Mansion, Detweiler Park, and Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area provide extensive hiking trails, with Pinchot Park and the Appalachian Trail within short weekend driving range.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: explorehbg.com Source 2: newhomesource.com Source 3: facebook.com

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Living in Harrisburg

Harrisburg offers healthcare professionals the distinct pace of a riverfront state capital paired with small-city accessibility and central mid-Atlantic connectivity. Life here revolves around the Susquehanna River, which shapes both recreation and the daily commute. Clinicians heading to major employers like Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center must weigh the East Shore versus West Shore divide: living in vibrant urban pockets like Midtown provides walkable access to Broad Street Market, Sprocket murals, and Riverfront Park, while suburban West Shore havens like Camp Hill and Mechanicsburg offer newer construction and sought-after school districts. Commuters must account for bridge congestion during peak shift changes along Interstate 81, Interstate 83, and Route 322. When off duty, nurses can bike the 20-mile Capital Area Greenbelt, catch a Harrisburg Senators game on City Island, or take advantage of quick weekend escapes to Baltimore, Philadelphia, or Washington, D.C. While grocery options often require a car and urban blocks require street-level discernment, Harrisburg delivers a grounded, community-focused lifestyle with abundant green space.

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