As a Registered Nurse, you will deliver skilled assessments, develop individualized care plans, and provide nursing care directly in patients' homes. You will also educate patients and families, coordinate with care teams, and document care accurately.
Requirements summary
Candidates must be graduates of an accredited nursing program with an active RN license and at least one year of clinical nursing experience. Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively are essential.
Summary: At Health at Home, we believe in People Helping People, and our nurses are at the heart of that mission. As a Registered Nurse (RN), you’ll bring compassionate, skilled care directly into the homes of our patients. You’ll plan, organize, and direct home care services while making a true difference in the lives of individuals and families. Beyond bedside care, you’ll be an educator, advocate, and trusted resource working to empower patients and their loved ones to live healthier, safer, and more fulfilling lives in the comfort of home.
Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities
Deliver
Skilled
Assessments: Complete OASIS assessments and data collection with accuracy and compassion, tailoring each evaluation to meet the patient’s unique needs. Perform thorough physical assessments and review medical history to establish baseline health status.
Complete
Evaluations
Promptly &
Design
Individualized
Plans:
Upon acceptance respond to referrals quickly, scheduling and completing evaluations within agency time frames.
Identify nursing needs and risks, then develop individualized plans of care aligned with physician orders, patient goals, and evidence-based standards.
Establish clear, measurable goals (short- and long-term) with defined time frames.
Provide
Skilled
Nursing
Care: Deliver treatments and interventions such as wound care, medication management, IV therapy, and chronic disease management in accordance with the care plan. Adjust and update the care plan as patient condition or physician orders change.
Educate and
Empower: Teach patients and families about disease management, medications, diet,and self-care strategies. Provide ongoing coaching to build patient and caregiver confidence in managing health at home.
Coordinate with the
Care
Team: Communicate consistently with the patient’s physician and interdisciplinary team to ensure care is cohesive and responsive. Act as Case Manager when assigned, ensuring smooth coordination of all services.
Document with
Excellence: Complete OASIS and visit documentation accurately, thoroughly, and within required timeframes. Ensure all records meet regulatory, agency, and professional standards.
Identify
Additional
Needs: Recognize when patients and families may benefit from additional services (PT, OT, SLP, MSW, HHA) and initiate referrals as appropriate.
Engage in
Team
Collaboration: Participate in team conferences, in-services, and staff meetings to strengthen communication and patient outcomes.
Maintain
Clinical
Expertise: Stay current in nursing best practices, Medicare regulations, and home health standards through continuing education.
Support
Aide
Supervision: Provide oversight, guidance, and evaluation of Home Health Aides per-state and federal guidelines. When assigned as primary nurse, ensure aide care is consistent with the patient’s individualized plan of care.
Contribute to
Quality
Improvement: Actively participate in performance improvement initiatives and quality assurance projects to support Health at Home’s 5-star standards.
Position Qualifications
Education &
Licensure: Graduate of an accredited nursing program (Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing required; BSN preferred). Holds an active, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice, and in any additional states as required by agency operations.
Certifications: Maintains current CPR certification through a Health at Home–approved provider. Additional specialty certifications (e.g., WOCN, IV Therapy) are welcomed and encouraged.
Experience: Minimum of one (1) year of recent clinical nursing experience in a hospital, community health, or home health setting. Prior OASIS and home health experience strongly preferred but not required—training provided.
Clinical
Competence: Demonstrates ability to perform comprehensive patient assessments, develop and implement individualized care plans, and deliver skilled nursing interventions in accordance with best practices, physician orders, and regulatory standards.
Communication &
Collaboration: Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills with the ability to educate patients/families, work independently, and collaborate effectively within an interdisciplinary care team.
Technology
Skills: Comfortable utilizing EMR systems (experience with Kinnser/WellSky preferred) and able to complete accurate, timely electronic documentation.
Transportation: Must possess a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and active automobile insurance in accordance with agency policy.
Continuing
Education
Requirements:
Complies with all mandatory continuing education and annual competencies, including Corporate Compliance, OSHA, and Infection Control.
Accepts personal responsibility for ongoing professional growth to maintain and enhance job-related skills.
Meets all continuing education and competency requirements as defined by state and federal regulations for licensed nurses.
Environmental and Working Conditions
Environmental Conditions
May be exposed to extremes of heat and cold in all weather conditions.
Working Conditions
May be exposed to infections and contagious diseases. Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances. May be exposed or occasionally exposed to patient elements. Subject to varying and unpredictable situations. Handles emergency or crisis situations.
OSHA exposure category
Category I — Position includes tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, tissues.
Required Personal Protective Equipment
As required by working conditions.
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive and does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment. The employee will be expected to perform other reasonably related duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and / or other management personnel.
