Join our dynamic healthcare team as a 1099-Registered Nurse, where you will play a vital role in delivering exceptional patient care during home infusion therapies. This flexible position empowers you to leverage your nursing expertise, time management skills, and comprehensive knowledge of healthcare regulations to improve patient care. As an independent contractor, you will enjoy the autonomy to choose assignments that match your skills and interests while making a meaningful difference in patients’ lives. Your expertise in medical documentation, IVIG and other prescribed infusion therapies, and compliance with healthcare standards will be essential to ensuring high-quality care.
In this postion, you will
Provide skilled home infusion nursing services in accordance with provider orders, pharmacy protocols, accepted nursing standards, and Forward Home Infusion Nursing policies.
Accept patient assignments based on availability, clinical competency, service area, and patient needs.
Deliver professional, compassionate care while maintaining patient safety, privacy, and HIPAA compliance.
Key Responsibilities
Perform patient assessments and administer prescribed infusion therapies, including IVIG and other specialty infusion services within demonstrated competency.
Establish and manage peripheral IV access and provide care for implanted ports, PICC lines, and other central venous access devices as assigned.
Operate infusion pumps, monitor patients throughout therapy, recognize adverse reactions, and initiate appropriate emergency response procedures.
Complete accurate, timely clinical documentation, communicate changes in patient status, and coordinate with specialty pharmacy and agency personnel.
Maintain infection-control standards, medication-safety practices, and required supplies and equipment for accepted assignments.
Travel to patient homes within assigned service areas and maintain reliable transportation.
Minimum Qualifications
Valid, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in Colorado with current certification.
Current BLS certification; additional certifications may be required based on assignment.
Home infusion, infusion-center, vascular-access, or comparable specialty nursing experience strongly preferred.
Demonstrated competency in IV therapy, medication administration, patient assessment, and emergency response.
Experience with Electronic Medical Records (EMR) or Electronic Health Records (EHR) management systems.
Strong understanding of nursing practices related to acute care, long-term care regulations, and regulatory compliance standards.
Reliable transportation, valid driver's license, and ability to travel to patient homes.
Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration with healthcare professionals and patients alike.
Ability to satisfy Forward Home Infusion Nursing credentialing, background, compliance, and contractor requirements.
Independent Contractor Terms
Compensation
$55.00 per hour for accepted nursing assignments.
Mileage: door-to-door mileage reimbursement at the applicable federal mileage rate.
Contract rate: eligible for negotiation after one year of work with Forward Home Infusion Nursing.
Assignments are offered based on patient needs and contractor availability; this posting does not guarantee a minimum number of hours or assignments.
The nurse serves as an independent contractor under a separate written Independent Contractor Agreement and is responsible for obligations applicable to independent contractor status.
Embark on a rewarding journey where your specialized expertise as a home infusion Registered Nurse can truly make an impact! We value your dedication to high-quality patient-centered care. Forward Home Infusion Nursing provides the perfect opportunity to build long-term professional relationships with patients, specialty pharmacies, and us.
Neighborhoods+Young professionals on local Reddit threads most often land in Tower Grove (including Tower Grove South), Shaw, Lafayette Square, Soulard, Benton Park, the Central West End, The Grove, Dogtown, and University City—walkable brick neighborhoods with restaurants and nightlife. The Central West End sits beside Forest Park with grand historic homes; Soulard and Lafayette Square are denser rowhouse districts. Families and a quieter suburban texture cluster in Kirkwood, Webster Groves, Olivette, and Niche’s 2026 metro #1, Brentwood (small-town feel, park paths, easy central commute), plus Ballwin and closer-in Affton. Extra Space’s 2026 safety-and-budget list also flags Boulevard Heights, Lindenwood Park, North Hampton, and Princeton Heights as lower-cost city options with a more residential, parks-and-bungalows feel.
Young professionals on local Reddit threads most often land in Tower Grove (including Tower Grove South), Shaw, Lafayette Square, Soulard, Benton Park, the Central West End, The Grove, Dogtown, and University City—walkable brick neighborhoods with restaurants and nightlife. The Central West End sits beside Forest Park with grand historic homes; Soulard and Lafayette Square are denser rowhouse districts.
Families and a quieter suburban texture cluster in Kirkwood, Webster Groves, Olivette, and Niche’s 2026 metro #1, Brentwood (small-town feel, park paths, easy central commute), plus Ballwin and closer-in Affton. Extra Space’s 2026 safety-and-budget list also flags Boulevard Heights, Lindenwood Park, North Hampton, and Princeton Heights as lower-cost city options with a more residential, parks-and-bungalows feel.
Getting around+These sources do not name hospital campuses, parking garages, or transit lines, so treat hospital-door details as something to verify on a site visit. What they do say: the region is generally easy to drive, with “wild drivers” as a recurring local complaint. Affton is about 20 minutes to downtown in good traffic; Ballwin about 30 minutes. Brentwood is described as central with a fairly easy commute and walkable park paths. Healthcare is listed among the metro’s popular industries, so many nurses will be on those same city–suburb road corridors rather than a documented rail commute.
These sources do not name hospital campuses, parking garages, or transit lines, so treat hospital-door details as something to verify on a site visit. What they do say: the region is generally easy to drive, with “wild drivers” as a recurring local complaint.
Affton is about 20 minutes to downtown in good traffic; Ballwin about 30 minutes. Brentwood is described as central with a fairly easy commute and walkable park paths.
Healthcare is listed among the metro’s popular industries, so many nurses will be on those same city–suburb road corridors rather than a documented rail commute.
Outdoors+Forest Park is the outdoor and civic heart: 1,300 acres, larger than Central Park, with room to walk, bike, and hit free museums and the zoo in one outing. Laumeier Sculpture Park is the most-named “hidden gem” sculpture-and-green-space destination; botanical gardens, public murals, and flourishing city parks show up in visitor roundups. Greenway projects are expanding trail-style commuting and recreation. The city sits at the Mississippi–Missouri confluence, so river identity is real even when daily life is more park-path than water. Walkable suburbs such as Brentwood sell park paths as part of the residential package. Seasonal outdoor life runs through those parks and trails rather than a single beach or mountain scene.
Forest Park is the outdoor and civic heart: 1,300 acres, larger than Central Park, with room to walk, bike, and hit free museums and the zoo in one outing. Laumeier Sculpture Park is the most-named “hidden gem” sculpture-and-green-space destination; botanical gardens, public murals, and flourishing city parks show up in visitor roundups.
Greenway projects are expanding trail-style commuting and recreation. The city sits at the Mississippi–Missouri confluence, so river identity is real even when daily life is more park-path than water.
Walkable suburbs such as Brentwood sell park paths as part of the residential package. Seasonal outdoor life runs through those parks and trails rather than a single beach or mountain scene.
St. Louis rewards nurses who treat it as a patchwork of towns, not one skyline. Young professionals cluster in the Central West End, The Grove, Shaw, Benton Park, Soulard, and University City; families look to Brentwood, Olivette, Kirkwood, Webster Groves, and Ballwin (Rockwood and Parkway schools). Downtown is roughly 20 minutes from Affton and 30 from Ballwin in good traffic. The costs are real: city crime and vacant stretches, a city–county social divide, tough summers, spring pollen and fall ragweed, aggressive drivers, and a yearly personal-property tax on cars. Choose the block first. Then The Hill’s toasted ravioli, Soulard Farmers Market, City Museum, CITYPARK soccer, and Laumeier Sculpture Park make the move feel larger than the paycheck.
