Home Health RN

About the role

This position coordinates and directs the home health patient's care based on individual patient needs. The Home Health RN provides comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation for a caseload of home health patients in accordance with the plan of care. Work hours are primarily Monday–Friday 8–5 pm, with evening visits as needed. Weekend work is shared among clinical staff and distributed as evenly as possible. On-call coverage supports patient needs outside regular hours, including evenings, weekends, and some holidays; clinicians must respond promptly and complete required visits within one hour.

Responsibilities

• Administer skilled, quality nursing care to patients on an intermittent basis in their place of residence.
• Perform initial evaluation visits and regularly reassess the patient’s nursing needs by assessing physical, functional, psychosocial and cognitive status using interview, observations and physical exam techniques.
• Complete and submit OASIS assessments, reassessments, transfers, resumptions of care, discharges and significant change in condition within agency-defined time frames.
• Determine the amount and type of nursing needed for each patient and establish individualized, measurable goals in consultation with the patient, family and other providers.

Minimum Education and/or Training

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• RN required; BSN preferred.

Minimum Experience

• Four (4) years of nursing experience required.
• Pediatric experience preferred.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification

• Must possess a current Tennessee State Board of Nursing license if primary residence is Tennessee or a Nurse Licensure Compact state.
• If operating a motor vehicle for St. Jude business, must have a valid driver’s license from the employee’s state of residence and a valid personal insurance policy that meets Tennessee requirements.
• One of the following certifications required within two years of date of employment:
  • Pediatric Nursing Certification (PED-BC) from the American Nurses Credentialing Association (ANCC)
  • Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse (CPON) from the American Nurses Credentialing Association (ANCC)
  • Certified Hospice and Palliative Pediatric Nurse (CHPPN) from the Hospice & Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC)

Pay

A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $70,720 – $126,880 per year for the role of Home Health RN.