Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Health / Hospice
Hayward, California
- Unit
- Home Health
Posted Jun 24 · Not open to new grads
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Home Health
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- In range for CA Home Health roles
CA Home Health postings that state pay run $41/hr to $94/hr, the middle half $47/hr to $90/hr, across 144 postings.
About this role
The Registered Nurse is a professional nurse who coordinates and directs the home care patient’s care based on individual patient needs. The RN is responsible for independent management of the Home Health/Hospice patient population requiring the use of advanced assessment, teaching and decision-making skills. The nurse is responsible for ensuring that appropriate referrals to other services are made, interdisciplinary conferencing takes place regularly, and appropriate documentation is completed.
Sourced from a public job board.
“Licenses Required: Current RN License in State of California Minimum 1 year experience as a professional nurse within the last three years. Experience must be at least in the area of public health, home car” · from this posting
Requirements
- Current RN License in State of California
- Minimum 1 year experience as a professional nurse within the last three years (in public health, home care, or hospice nursing)
- Current CPR
- Licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state/or organization requirements
Place
- City
- Hayward, California
- Median rent
- $2,391/mo
- Local household income
- $113,318/yr
- State price level
- 11% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
California index 110.7, where 100 is the national average.
Hayward sits in the East Bay corridor between Oakland and Fremont, offering nurses a practical home base with reasonable BART access to major medical centers across the Bay Area. The city blends suburban neighborhoods with light industrial zones and hillside residential streets, giving relocating RNs an affordable alternative to pricier coastal cities.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
On your path
Hospice is a specialty you move into. Med surg, oncology, or home health is the usual door in.
Worth asking
We can’t answer these from the listing we have. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
