Provides nursing services in the patient’s home in accordance with agency standards and applicable laws and regulations.
Posted Oct 9 · 2 years of experience
Shift and hours
Nights · 12-hour shift FULL-TIME NIGHT SHIFT 7P-7A NIGHT SHIFT 7P-7AMinimum 40 hours a week
Unit and setting
Home Health
License
RN license Graduate of an approved school of practical nursing, currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Tennesseecurrent Registered Nurse license
Term
Permanent FULL-TIME NIGHT SHIFT 7P-7AFull time
Do you qualify?
License
current Registered Nurse licenseGraduate of an approved school of practical nursing, currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of TennesseeCheck your license
Education
graduate of an approved school of practical nursing
Experience
two years of home health care or related health field experienceTwo (2) years of experience in home health care or related health field.
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car with required proof of insurance coverageCar with required proof of insurance coverage and a Tennessee Driver’s license
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Tennessee driver's license
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knowledge of all types of home health equipment used by patientsKnowledge of all types of home health equipment utilized by patients as well as forms and paperwork necessary for documentation
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knowledge of documentation forms and paperwork
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bend and stand an average of 6 hours per dayAble to bend and stand an average of 6 hours per day.
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lift up to 50 to 75 poundsLift up to 50 to 75 pounds.
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write up to 3 hours per dayAble to write up to 3 hours per day.
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work in a stressful environmentAble to work in a stressful environment.
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drive 50 to 100 miles per dayAble to drive 50 to 100 miles per day.
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assess and communicate with ill patients, co-workers, and general publicAble to assess and communicate with ill patients, co-workers, and general public.
gives clients and families accurate information on home health care costsGives accurate information to clients and client families regarding costs for home health care services.
Day to day
provides information on the agency's equipment and supply needsProvides information regarding equipment and supply needs of the home health care agency.
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uses equipment and supplies effectively and efficientlyUses equipment and supplies effectively and efficiently.
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compiles home health agency policies and proceduresCompiles home health agency policies and procedures.
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maintains an agency environment in compliance with Federal, State, and local regulatorsPromotes and maintains an agency environment that is in compliance with Federal, State, and local regulatory agencies
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promotes education for home health care staffPromotes education for home health care staff members.
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promotes education for clients, families, and the communityPromotes education for clients, client families, and the community.
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completes all required documentation to agency and regulatory standardsCompletes all required documentation in accordance with the standards of the agency, and regulatory requirements.
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works with medical staff, the health care team and administrative personnelWorks effectively with the medical staff, other members of the health care team and administrative personnel.
Provides nursing services in the patient’s home in accordance with agency standards and applicable laws and regulations. Ensures that patients receive the highest possible quality of care.
Duties
Ensures quality and safe delivery of home health care services.
Implements current nursing practice.
Fulfills additional performance responsibilities as assigned and as necessary.
Promotes effective written/verbal communication.
Gives accurate information to clients and client families regarding costs for home health care services.
Provides information regarding equipment and supply needs of the home health care agency.
Uses equipment and supplies effectively and efficiently.
Participates in salary programs following approved home health care agency policies and procedures.
Compiles home health agency policies and procedures.
Promotes and maintains an agency environment that is in compliance with Federal, State, and local regulatory agencies
Promotes education for home health care staff members.
Promotes education for clients, client families, and the community.
Participates in personal professional growth and development.
Completes all required documentation in accordance with the standards of the agency, and regulatory requirements.
Works effectively with the medical staff, other members of the health care team and administrative personnel. Maintains a cooperative working relationship.
Position
Qualifications
Graduate of an approved school of practical nursing, currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Tennessee
Two (2) years of experience in home health care or related health field. Car with required proof of insurance coverage and a Tennessee Driver’s license
Knowledge of all types of home health equipment utilized by patients as well as forms and paperwork necessary for documentation
Physical
Requirements
Able to work a minimum of 40 hours per week.
Able to bend and stand an average of 6 hours per day.
Lift up to 50 to 75 pounds.
Able to write up to 3 hours per day.
Able to work in a stressful environment.
Able to drive 50 to 100 miles per day.
Able to assess and communicate with ill patients, co-workers, and general public.
Neighborhoods+Cedar Bluff is the West Knoxville base nurses and young professionals actually use: 2-bedroom apartments run about $1,400-$1,700, with medical offices, West Town Mall, and Turkey Creek a few minutes away and a 10-15 minute I-40 or Kingston Pike run downtown. Bearden (median sale about $372,000) and West Hills (about $537,500) offer tree-lined suburban streets that also feed Pellissippi Parkway toward Oak Ridge; Sequoyah Hills is the river-view premium tier near $697,500 with Sequoyah Park. Downtown and Fourth & Gill are the walkable central pair, with median rents about $1,013 and $802. Budget and outdoor-oriented movers look at Oakwood, Old North Knoxville, and South Knoxville; Farragut’s rolling hills, plus Maryville and Dandridge, come up when people want a quieter or cheaper ring.
Cedar Bluff is the West Knoxville base nurses and young professionals actually use: 2-bedroom apartments run about $1,400-$1,700, with medical offices, West Town Mall, and Turkey Creek a few minutes away and a 10-15 minute I-40 or Kingston Pike run downtown. Bearden (median sale about $372,000) and West Hills (about $537,500) offer tree-lined suburban streets that also feed Pellissippi Parkway toward Oak Ridge; Sequoyah Hills is the river-view premium tier near $697,500 with Sequoyah Park.
Downtown and Fourth & Gill are the walkable central pair, with median rents about $1,013 and $802. Budget and outdoor-oriented movers look at Oakwood, Old North Knoxville, and South Knoxville; Farragut’s rolling hills, plus Maryville and Dandridge, come up when people want a quieter or cheaper ring.
Getting around+Most West Knoxville rentals sit 10-15 minutes from downtown on I-40 or Kingston Pike; metro-wide average commute is about 20 minutes. The west-side cluster—Cedar Bluff, Bearden, West Hills—uses Pellissippi Parkway, Kingston Pike, I-40/75, and Alcoa Highway, which also reach Oak Ridge about 22 miles northwest. Knoxville is car-dependent, with limited public transit, growing congestion, and ample complex parking in West Knoxville; Cedar Bluff’s medical centers and offices can shrink a healthcare commute to minutes, though sources do not name hospital-specific routes or bus lines.
Most West Knoxville rentals sit 10-15 minutes from downtown on I-40 or Kingston Pike; metro-wide average commute is about 20 minutes. The west-side cluster—Cedar Bluff, Bearden, West Hills—uses Pellissippi Parkway, Kingston Pike, I-40/75, and Alcoa Highway, which also reach Oak Ridge about 22 miles northwest.
Knoxville is car-dependent, with limited public transit, growing congestion, and ample complex parking in West Knoxville; Cedar Bluff’s medical centers and offices can shrink a healthcare commute to minutes, though sources do not name hospital-specific routes or bus lines.
Outdoors+Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness is a 1,000-acre oasis two miles from downtown with more than 50 miles of hiking and mountain-bike trails and Mead’s Quarry for paddleboarding. Sequoyah Park and the Sequoyah Hills Greenway follow the river; Zoo Knoxville and Navitat Canopy Adventures cover family days and ziplines. The Tennessee River and Great Smoky Mountains National Park shape weekends, with Norris Dam State Park about 20 miles north.
Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness is a 1,000-acre oasis two miles from downtown with more than 50 miles of hiking and mountain-bike trails and Mead’s Quarry for paddleboarding. Sequoyah Park and the Sequoyah Hills Greenway follow the river; Zoo Knoxville and Navitat Canopy Adventures cover family days and ziplines.
The Tennessee River and Great Smoky Mountains National Park shape weekends, with Norris Dam State Park about 20 miles north.
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 Knoxville
Knoxville—Scruffy City on the Tennessee River—is the practical East Tennessee base for a nurse who wants mountains, a real downtown, and prices still below the national average, with no state income tax. Most relocating clinicians land in West Knoxville. Cedar Bluff puts medical offices, West Town Mall, and Turkey Creek a few minutes away, 2-bedrooms around $1,400-$1,700, and downtown 10-15 minutes via I-40 or Kingston Pike. Bearden and West Hills trade a bit of convenience for trees and a Pellissippi Parkway path toward Oak Ridge, about 22 miles northwest. Off-shift life is Market Square (JC Holdway, Radius rooftop), the Tennessee and Bijou theatres, UT football in 101,915-seat Neyland Stadium, and the 1,000-acre Urban Wilderness plus Mead’s Quarry two miles from downtown. Tradeoffs are blunt: you need a car, traffic is growing, sales tax is about 9.25%, housing is climbing, summers are hot and humid, and pollen is heavy. Crime is block-by-block, not citywide—Downtown and Fourth & Gill grade relatively safe; Hardin Valley and Farragut are the school play. Pick the neighborhood, not the headline.
