We invite you to consider our per diem opportunity to earn supplemental income as an Independent Contracted Nurse.
Posted Sep 17
Unit and setting
Home Health The Helper Bees partners with insurance carriers and health plans to provide quality care and the right tools to keep older adults independent, healthy, and at home longer.older adults
License
RN license 5+ years as an RN-familiarity with a broad range of medications and conditions common in the geriatric population (current license required)current RN license
Term
Per Diem We invite you to consider our per diem opportunity to earn supplemental income as an Independent Contracted Nurse.
Do you qualify?
License
current RN license5+ years as an RN-familiarity with a broad range of medications and conditions common in the geriatric population (current license required)
Also asks
portable computer with Windows or tablet with cameraYou will need a portable computer with Windows or tablet with camera.
Also asks
reliable internetMust have reliable internet for submitting assessments
Preferred
Experience
5+ years as an RN
Experience
quality assurance or chart audit/review experiencePrevious quality assurance or chart audit/review experience
Also asks
friendly, compassionate, dedicated, and patient personalityA friendly, compassionate, dedicated, and patient personality.
Also asks
prompt and thoughtful communicationPrompt and thoughtful communication
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quick learner of technology and proficiency with computersQuick learner of technology and current proficiency with computers
Top of New York PRN payNew York PRN postings that state pay run $32/hr to $79/hr, the middle half $40/hr to $61/hr, across 295 postings.
The role and schedule
Day to day
complete in-depth cognitive and functional assessments with clients in their homesIn this role, you will complete in-depth cognitive and functional assessments with clients in their homes.
Day to day
complete structured assessments, focusing on accuracy and efficiencyYou will complete structured assessments, focusing on accuracy and efficiency.
Day to day
observing and reporting the current status of the individualYou will be focused on observing and reporting the current status of the individual.
Day to day
coordinate all scheduling with client or their point of contactYou will coordinate all scheduling with client or their point of contact using contact information provided to you.
Day to day
submit an assessment within 24 hours through an online applicationYou will submit an assessment within 24 hours through an online application.
Patients
geriatric population
Travel
travel to claimant's homesThe assessments are completed face to face in the claimant’s homes.
Travel
assessments within a 35 mile radiusYou will be paid $125 per assessment within a 35 mile radius, upon completion of each assessment.
The workplace
The Helper Bees
Hiring organization
Hiring contact
Due to the number of applicants, please utilize the hiring portal for all communication with the THB People Department.Due to the number of applicants, please utilize the hiring portal for all communication with the THB People Department.
Join our growing network of nurse assessors! The Helper Bees partners with insurance carriers and health plans to provide quality care and the right tools to keep older adults independent, healthy, and at home longer. We invite you to consider our per diem opportunity to earn supplemental income as an Independent Contracted Nurse. The assessments are completed face to face in the claimant’s homes.
This is a 1099 contract position to earn supplemental income. You will need a portable computer with Windows or tablet with camera.
In this role, you will complete in-depth cognitive and functional assessments with clients in their homes.
You will complete structured assessments, focusing on accuracy and efficiency.
You will be focused on observing and reporting the current status of the individual. You must remain objective.
You will coordinate all scheduling with client or their point of contact using contact information provided to you.
You will submit an assessment within 24 hours through an online application. Upon submission, our review team will reach out with any needed clarifications by telephone within 48 hours. An assessment is not considered complete until all clarifications are answered.
You will be paid $125 per assessment within a 35 mile radius, upon completion of each assessment.
Requirements
What we value in our candidates
A friendly, compassionate, dedicated, and patient personality.
Prompt and thoughtful communication
Quick learner of technology and current proficiency with computers
Previous quality assurance or chart audit/review experience
5+ years as an RN-familiarity with a broad range of medications and conditions common in the geriatric population (current license required)
Must have reliable internet for submitting assessments
What to Expect Next: Once you have completed the initial application form, you will be required to complete additional steps that enable our team to verify your license and provide our scheduling team with information for scheduling. Our scheduling team will reach when opportunity for work is available in your area. Due to the number of applicants, please utilize the hiring portal for all communication with the THB People Department. We will not be able to respond to calls directly to the office or the Contact Us form on our website.
Neighborhoods+Nurses and young professionals most often land in Elmwood Village or Allentown in the city, or the Northtowns if they want yards and schools. Elmwood Village is the walkable spine of restaurants, cafes, bars, and independent shops along Elmwood Avenue, with summer festivals and parades; 2026 figures put median homes around $325,714 and rent near $920. Allentown, just north of downtown, is the LGBTQ-friendly arts neighborhood of brightly painted Victorian, Italianate, and Queen Anne houses, murals, and late-night Allen Street (median home $257,525, rent $716). Parkside/Park Meadow is calmer and family-oriented beside Olmsted’s Delaware Park and Wright’s Darwin Martin House (~$268,100 / $1,037 rent). Reddit and Facebook repeatedly name Williamsville and Clarence as the safe, high-school-quality suburbs; Tonawanda ($119,100 / $697) and West Seneca ($157,400 / $875) are the cheaper suburban plays. North Buffalo and South Buffalo also come up as historic, buyable city neighborhoods.
Nurses and young professionals most often land in Elmwood Village or Allentown in the city, or the Northtowns if they want yards and schools. Elmwood Village is the walkable spine of restaurants, cafes, bars, and independent shops along Elmwood Avenue, with summer festivals and parades; 2026 figures put median homes around $325,714 and rent near $920. Allentown, just north of downtown, is the LGBTQ-friendly arts neighborhood of brightly painted Victorian, Italianate, and Queen Anne houses, murals, and late-night Allen Street (median home $257,525, rent $716).
Parkside/Park Meadow is calmer and family-oriented beside Olmsted’s Delaware Park and Wright’s Darwin Martin House (~$268,100 / $1,037 rent). Reddit and Facebook repeatedly name Williamsville and Clarence as the safe, high-school-quality suburbs; Tonawanda ($119,100 / $697) and West Seneca ($157,400 / $875) are the cheaper suburban plays.
North Buffalo and South Buffalo also come up as historic, buyable city neighborhoods.
Getting around+Residents say you can drive across Buffalo in about twenty minutes without big-city gridlock, and the road system is generally well regarded, but a reliable car is treated as a necessity—especially in snow. Public transit is described as limited and spread out, the metro is not highly rated, and street parking inside the city is a frequent complaint. Healthcare employment is anchored by the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Sources do not name specific bus or rail lines to those campuses.
Residents say you can drive across Buffalo in about twenty minutes without big-city gridlock, and the road system is generally well regarded, but a reliable car is treated as a necessity—especially in snow. Public transit is described as limited and spread out, the metro is not highly rated, and street parking inside the city is a frequent complaint.
Healthcare employment is anchored by the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Sources do not name specific bus or rail lines to those campuses.
Outdoors+Delaware Park, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (the same landscape architect as Central Park), is the city’s backyard and the reason Parkside exists; the Buffalo Zoo and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin Martin House sit nearby. The reimagined Lake Erie waterfront—Canalside, the Outer Harbor, and Erie Basin Marina—supports kayaking, biking, summer concerts, and winter skating plus heated igloos. Boat tours run the Buffalo River’s industrial-to-waterfront story. Niagara Falls is the easy regional day trip, and residents cite plentiful parks and outdoor time as a core reason they stay.
Delaware Park, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (the same landscape architect as Central Park), is the city’s backyard and the reason Parkside exists; the Buffalo Zoo and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin Martin House sit nearby. The reimagined Lake Erie waterfront—Canalside, the Outer Harbor, and Erie Basin Marina—supports kayaking, biking, summer concerts, and winter skating plus heated igloos.
Boat tours run the Buffalo River’s industrial-to-waterfront story. Niagara Falls is the easy regional day trip, and residents cite plentiful parks and outdoor time as a core reason they stay.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Buffalo
Buffalo is a mid-size Lake Erie city where an $80k–$150k nurse can still buy a colorful Victorian, walk to wings and a brewery, and cross town in twenty minutes. Healthcare sits on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and Roswell Park. Elmwood Village and Allentown are the young-professional cores—Elmwood Avenue shops, Allen Street murals—while Parkside hugs Olmsted’s Delaware Park and Williamsville and Clarence offer the safest schools. Food runs from Gabriels Gate and Bar-Bill wings and Charlie the Butcher’s beef on weck to Southern Junction’s James Beard-nominated barbecue, Remedy House coffee, 35-plus breweries, and 4 a.m. last call. Canalside, the Outer Harbor, and Erie Basin Marina mean kayaks, concerts, and winter skating; Niagara Falls and Toronto are day trips. Tradeoffs are real: lake-effect winters, high New York taxes, weak transit and city parking, city schools that lag the Northtowns, and a redlining map still visible by neighborhood.
