Registered Nurse for Home Health

The Home Health RN provides high-level skilled nursing care, with a primary focus on advanced wound management and infusion therapy. This role requires a clinician capable of following strict aseptic protocols to treat lower-extremity wounds and managing intravenous therapies to promote patient healing and prevent infection.

Core Responsibilities Advanced Wound Management:

Execute precise dressing changes for lower-extremity wounds, including cleansing with normal saline and application of antimicrobial iodine foam.

Skin Integrity & Protection:

Monitor and treat peri-wound areas using liquid skin barriers and specialized secondary border foam dressings to prevent maceration.

Infusion Therapy Oversight:

Manage and monitor prescribed infusion therapies, ensuring proper line maintenance, site assessment, and medication administration.

Clinical Assessment:

Perform head-to-toe assessments, specifically monitoring for signs of localized or systemic infection (erythema, edema, or purulent drainage).

Documentation:

Maintain detailed clinical notes regarding wound measurements, bed characteristics, and patient response to infusion treatment.

Mandatory Qualifications Licensure:

Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license .

Clinical Proficiency:

Demonstrated experience in wound care and infusion therapy .

Certifications:

Active BLS/CPR certification .

Health Screening:

Proof of a negative TB (Tuberculosis) test within the last year.

Transportation:

Reliable vehicle, valid driver's license, and active auto insurance for home visits.

Key Skills Aseptic Technique:

Mastery of sterile and clean techniques to prevent cross-contamination during dressing changes.

Critical Thinking:

Ability to recognize subtle changes in wound pathology or infusion site complications and report to the physician immediately.

Patient Education:

Ability to teach patients and caregivers how to protect the dressing and recognize "red flag" symptoms between visits.

Reliability:

Adherence to schedule.

Pay:

$38.00 - $46.00 per hour

Benefits:

Flexible schedule

Work Location:

In person