Registered Nurse (RN), Home Health Care - Per Diem

About the role

Home Health serves Gloucester, Camden, and Burlington Counties.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and develop, implement, and evaluate plans of care.
• Administer, monitor, and document therapeutic interventions and regimes.
• Effectively manage rapidly changing situations.
• Participate in clinical decision‑making.
• Educate patients and families regarding disease process, care needs, wellness, safety, etc.
• Delegate and monitor care rendered by other nursing department and healthcare team members.
• Demonstrate standard precautions and patient safety principles.
• Participate in orientation, education, and development of the healthcare team.
• Identify and participate in performance improvement activities.
• Maintain professional and departmental level competencies.

Requirements

• Demonstrate knowledge of nursing skills, hospital practices, procedures, and standards.
• Continuously perfect skills and stay abreast of current nursing practice through ongoing education, journals, etc.
• Possess strong communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate efforts of a team of care providers.

Qualifications

• Valid New Jersey RN license (must be presented and maintained per NJ Licensing Board).
• RNs without prior home‑health experience will require 4‑6 weeks of training.

Skills

• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate a multidisciplinary care team.

Benefits

Virtua offers a comprehensive benefits package for full‑time and part‑time colleagues, including medical/prescription, dental and vision insurance; health and dependent care flexible spending accounts; 403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement); paid time off, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws; short‑term disability and optional long‑term disability; colleague and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; tuition assistance; and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.

Pay

Hourly rate: $56.17.

Schedule

• Per diem requirement: 36 hours per 6‑week period (≈27 home‑health visits) per JNESO union rule.
• Travel reimbursed at the national rate of $0.76 per mile.
• Weekend requirement: 1 weekend day required per 6‑week schedule.
• Holiday requirement: 2 special holidays per year (see definition of special days for day and night shifts).
• Orientation: First week of training is Monday‑Friday; full attendance required. RNs without home‑health experience need 4‑6 weeks of training.