IDR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Home Health for a travel nursing job in Gastonia, North Carolina.
Registered Nurse (RN) – Home Health
Pay: $45–$49/hour
Location: Gastonia, NC
Schedule:
Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
No weekends or on-call required
Holiday coverage may be required if it falls on a weekday
Service Areas:
Gaston County, Lincoln County, Cleveland County, and zip code 28214
The Registered Nurse (RN) will provide comprehensive nursing care to individuals in a home health setting. This role involves assessing patient health, implementing and monitoring care plans, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring quality and compliance with care standards. The RN will promote health maintenance, disease prevention, and may provide supervision to other nursing staff as needed.
Observe, assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for patients with acute, chronic, or rehabilitative needs in home settings.
Collaborate with physicians and healthcare professionals to plan and evaluate programs addressing patient health needs.
Coordinate communication and care actions across various disciplines to ensure patient safety and continuity of care.
Manage medication processes, including ordering, reviewing, monitoring, discontinuation, and disposal in compliance with regulations.
Maintain and review policies for medication administration, storage, and error prevention; ensure annual updates as needed.
Notify physicians of changes in patient condition and ensure timely updates to care plans.
Accurately transcribe physician orders and maintain appropriate medical documentation.
Complete required nursing documentation daily, monthly, quarterly, and annually as applicable.
Document health status and nursing observations in patient notes regularly.
Maintain proper infection control and ensure medical supplies and equipment meet safety standards.
Supervise Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses (LPNs/LVNs) and provide direction as needed.
Coordinate and follow up on patient appointments and ensure timely implementation of care recommendations.
Communicate effectively with inpatient and discharge coordinators during patient hospitalizations.
Provide new employee and annual training on health, safety, and patient-specific care needs.
Ensure unlicensed staff receive training related to individual patient health, safety, and disease prevention.
Active RN license (compact license accepted or willingness to obtain).
Minimum of 1 year of home health experience required.
Preferred experience with:
HomeCare HomeBase (HCHB) documentation system
Wound care/wound vac management
IV therapy and medication administration
Strong organizational, communication, and clinical assessment skills.
Ability to work independently and manage multiple cases efficiently.
IDR Job ID #473073. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.
IDR Healthcare is an awarding winning staffing firm that believes it is a privilege and awesome responsibility to serve those who selflessly care for others. Our mission is to empower healthcare professionals to achieve their fullest potential both personally and professionally while they create positive change within the healthcare community.
We exercise true grit, tenacity, and authenticity while embracing and ownership mindset to go above and beyond providing healthcare professionals a world class experience.
We are employee owned and our travelers and clinicians earn shares/equity by just completing multiple assignments!
We have been named SIA’s Fastest Growing Staffing Firms and have won ClearlyRated® Best of Staffing for 11 consecutive years! This cements our commitment to clinician satisfaction earning top net promoter scores putting us in the top 2% of agencies in North America!
Help us give back! For every booked assignment, proceeds are donated to St. Jude and Feeding America! Last year we raised over $18,000 for St. Jude and provided over 49,000 meals for children in need.
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