Registered Nurse Caregiver
Green Acres Healthcare Services
Cumming, Georgia
RN
Posted Sep 2
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Travel
- Setting
- Home Health
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Georgia is $40/hr, across 331 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Job Overview
Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel/Temporary Home Care
Job Type: Temporary / Travel Position
About Us
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Green Acres Healthcare Services LLC is a Georgia-licensed private home care agency providing care under HFRD. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality in-home care to our clients and their families.
Job Summary
Green Acres Healthcare Services is seeking a dedicated and experienced Registered Nurse (RN) for a temporary, travel-based assignment. This position involves providing private duty care in the home setting, with a strong preference for candidates experienced in tracheostomy care, mouth/oral suctioning, and ventilator-dependent patients.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist clients with activities of daily living (ADLs), including bathing, grooming, dressing, and toileting
- Assist with mobility, transfers, and positioning
- Take and record vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure)
- Assist with feeding and monitor nutritional/fluid intake as directed
- Perform light housekeeping related to client care (changing linens, tidying care areas)
- Maintain accurate, timely documentation of care provided
- Follow the individualized care plan and all agency policies and procedures
- Maintain client confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA
- Perform tracheostomy care and mouth/oral suctioning as needed
- Monitor and manage ventilator-dependent patients, including troubleshooting equipment and responding to alarms
- Respond promptly to changes in patient condition and escalate care needs appropriately
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation in compliance with HFRD regulations
- Communicate effectively with family members, physicians, and the care team
- Travel to assignment location(s) as required for this position
Qualifications
- Active, unencumbered Georgia RN license (or compact license valid in Georgia)
- Current CPR/BLS certification
- Experience with tracheostomy care and suctioning preferred
- Experience with ventilator-dependent patients strongly preferred
- Willingness and ability to travel for this assignment
- Reliable transportation
- Strong communication skills and a caring, patient demeanor
- Ability to pass background check and drug screening
- Current TB test/PPD and up-to-date immunizations
Schedule
- Temporary assignment; shift schedule and duration to be discussed with candidate
Why Join Green Acres Healthcare Services
- Competitive pay for travel/temporary assignments
- Supportive, family-oriented care team
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on clients and their family
Physical Requirements
- Ability to lift, transfer, and assist clients as needed; stand, bend, and move throughout a shift.
Pay: $40.00 - $45.00 per hour
Benefits
- Flexible schedule
Work Location: In person
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Requirements
- Active, unencumbered Georgia RN license (or compact license valid in Georgia)
- Current CPR/BLS certification
- Experience with tracheostomy care and suctioning preferred
- Experience with ventilator-dependent patients strongly preferred
- Willingness and ability to travel for this assignment
- Reliable transportation
- Strong communication skills and a caring, patient demeanor
- Ability to pass background check and drug screening
- Current TB test/PPD and up-to-date immunizations
Place
- City
- Cumming, Georgia
- Median rent
- $1,705/mo
- Local household income
- $85,868/yr
- State price level
- 4% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Georgia index 96.3, where 100 is the national average.
Cumming sits in Forsyth County near the shores of Lake Lanier, offering a small-town feel within reach of Atlanta. Outdoor recreation dominates local life, with boating and hiking nearby. It's a quieter alternative for nurses who prefer a suburban or rural setting over city hustle.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
