Home Health Field RN - Registered Nurse
Fort Myers, Florida
- Unit
- Home Health
Posted Aug 10
- Unit and setting
- Home Health
- License
- RN licenseCurrent RN License
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Current RN License
- License
- Valid Driver’s License
- Certification
- CPR Certification
- Also asks
- Valid Auto Insurance
Preferred
- Experience
- At least 2 years of Home Health RN experience preferred
- Experience
- HomeCare HomeBase experience preferred
What it pays
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401k
- Short Term Disability Insurance
- Long Term Disability Insurance
More benefits (3)
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Mileage Reimbursement
The role and schedule
- Charting
- Homecare Homebase
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Home Health is a specialty you move into. Agencies want acute time first, then train the home-specific work.
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About the Role
The Home Health Field Registered Nurse (RN) plays a critical role in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care within the comfort of patients' homes. This position involves comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care tailored to individual patient needs, often managing complex medical conditions. The RN collaborates closely with interdisciplinary teams, patients, and their families to promote health, prevent complications, and support recovery or chronic disease management.
By providing education, emotional support, and clinical expertise, the RN empowers patients to achieve optimal health outcomes and maintain independence. Ultimately, this role ensures continuity of care outside traditional clinical settings, improving patient satisfaction and quality of life.
As a Home Health RN , you will
Initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments and treatment on the patients physical, functional, psychosocial, and environmental needs as evidenced by documentation, clinical record, case conference, team report, evaluations, and ADLs.
Apply specific criteria for admission and re-certification to home health care to establish appropriate levels of care and the patient’s eligibility.
Implement, develop, and document the plan of care to ensure quality and continuity of care and recommend revisions to the plan as necessary.
Consult with and educate the patient and family regarding self-care techniques, nutrition, and dietary needs.
Determine scope and frequency of services needed based on acuity and patient/family needs. Assess the ability of the caregiver to meet the patient’s immediate needs upon admission and throughout care.
Initiate appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
Applies concepts of infection control and standard precautions in coordinating and performing patient care activities to prevent contamination and transmission of disease.
Provide clinical directions to the Home Health Aide and LPN/LVN to ensure quality and continuity of service provided.
Prepare clinical and progress notes that demonstrate progress toward established goals.
Inform physician and other personnel of changes in the patient’s needs and outcomes of intervention, while evaluating patient and family response to care.
Monitor assigned cases to ensure compliance with requirements of third party payor.
Provide effective communication to patients, family, team members, and other health care professionals.
Requirements
Current RN License
Valid Driver’s License
CPR Certification
Valid Auto Insurance
At least 2 years of Home Health RN experience preferred
HomeCare HomeBase experience preferred
Benefits and Perks
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- 401k You’re eligible after 3 months of service/The plan is 100% fully vested immediately /Choice Health At Home contributes 100% of the first 3% you contribute each pay period
- Health Savings Account
- Life Insurance
- Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
- Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
- Stipend Mileage Reimbursement
What's around it?
Fort Myers, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 2% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,580/mo
- Household income
- $63,732/yr, all local households, not nurse pay