Private Duty Nurse | Pediatric Home Care
Acworth, Georgia
- Eligibility
- Home HealthPrivate Duty NursingNeurology
- Shift and hours
- 8 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Infusion · Home Health
- License
- RN licenseActive Georgia RN license in good standing
- Term
- Per Diem
Do you qualify?
- License
- Active Georgia RN license in good standing Check your license
- Certification
- Current CPR/BLS certification
- Also asks
- Ability to work independently and confidently in a home environment
- Also asks
- Reliable transportation
Preferred
- Experience
- Pediatric or home health experience strongly preferred
- Experience
- Experience with autoimmune, neuromuscular, or medically complex patients strongly preferred
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Pays above most Georgia PRN rolesGeorgia PRN postings that state pay run $33/hr to $50/hr, the middle half $40/hr to $48/hr, across 149 postings.
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Registered Nurse (RN) – Pediatric Home Care
Location: Acworth, GA
Schedule
8 hours/week | Days/times TBD Pay: $50/hour
We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Registered Nurse to provide one-on-one skilled nursing care for a medically complex pediatric patient in the home setting. This role is ideal for a nurse confident working independently and experienced managing multi-system, immune-mediated care needs in a home environment.
Patient
Overview
- 10-year-old male with complex, multi-system medical needs
- Conditions requiring monitoring include autoimmune and neurological disorders, along with chronic pain
- Followed by a multidisciplinary specialist team including Immunology, Neurology, Rheumatology, and Pulmonology
- Family is actively engaged in the patient's care
Responsibilities
- Perform nursing assessments and ongoing monitoring each visit
- Monitor respiratory status; provide nebulizer treatments and recognize signs of respiratory muscle weakness or distress
- Administer medications and injections per physician orders; support IVIG infusion care
- Monitor for swallowing difficulty/aspiration risk during meals; supervise feeding as needed
- Observe and document neurological changes during flares (fatigue, speech difficulty, cognitive slowing)
- Assist with mobility and comfort measures during pain/inflammatory flares
- Communicate effectively with family and coordinate with the multidisciplinary care team
Requirements
- Active Georgia RN license in good standing
- Pediatric or home health experience strongly preferred
- Experience with autoimmune, neuromuscular, or medically complex patients strongly preferred
- Ability to work independently and confidently in a home environment
- Reliable transportation
- Current CPR/BLS certification
What We Offer
- Flexible PRN scheduling
- Supportive, nurse-led clinical team
- Meaningful one-on-one pediatric care
- Agency committed to clinical excellence and family partnership
Join a nurse-led team dedicated to helping medically complex children thrive at home!
- Work Location: In person
- Pay: $50.00 per hour
- Work Location: In person
What's around it?
Acworth, GAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 4% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,664/mo
- Household income
- $83,539/yr, all local households, not nurse pay