In-Home Care Registered Nurse

About the role

This position is for a Registered Nurse who wants to continue using their clinical knowledge without providing direct or physical patient care. The RN in this role completes in-home visits by talking with clients and families, reviewing health history, and developing clear, practical care plans for non-medical in-home caregivers to follow. The work is focused on assessment, communication, and care planning—not clinical tasks.

What makes this role different: No hands-on care, no clinical procedures, no lifting, transfers, bathing, or personal care. This role is centered on conversation, observation, documentation, and relationship-based support.

The focus of each visit is understanding the client’s health background, functional needs, and personal goals in order to build a realistic and supportive care plan.

This position works well for nurses who:

• Want to step away from physically demanding clinical environments
• Prefer predictable, scheduled visits rather than shift-based floor work
• Value meaningful, one-on-one conversations with clients and families
• Enjoy care coordination, planning, and education
• Want to continue using nursing judgment without bedside responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Travel to clients’ homes to complete scheduled, non-clinical nursing assessments
• Conduct verbal and observational assessments with clients and family members
• Review medical history, diagnoses, medications, functional abilities, and daily routines
• Identify risks, support needs, and appropriate non-medical services
• Develop and update individualized care plans for in-home caregivers to follow
• Serve as a clinical resource to the care team regarding the client’s plan of care
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of assessments and care plans

Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Ability to complete thorough verbal and observational assessments
• Strong documentation and care-planning skills
• Comfortable working independently in the community
• Professional, compassionate communication style with clients, families, and caregivers

Work environment

This role includes traveling to clients’ homes for scheduled assessment visits and collaborating with the office team to support care delivery. There is no direct caregiving.

Benefits

ComForCare is a certified Great Place To Work®, with 90% of surveyed employees agreeing. The CaregiverFirst promise ensures caregivers are treated with respect and dignity, provided exceptional training on a regular and ongoing basis, never alone in the field (support is always available), and thoughtfully matched with compatible clients.