Home Health Registered Nurse
Lacey, WA
PRIDE Health
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (Home Health) - Washington, Lacey

Position Details

• Specialty: Registered Nurse (Home Health)
• Location: Lacey, Washington
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Guaranteed Hours: 40 hours per week
• Average Patients per Day: 5-7 (to be confirmed during interview)
• Minimum Weekly Points: 30
• Types of Cases: Geriatric
• Territory: Up to a 60-mile radius from the hub/office
• Locals Accepted: Yes, at travel rate
• Dress Code: Scrubs (any color), no jeans
• Device Provided: iPad
• Cell Phone: Not allowed
• Mileage Reimbursed: Yes, at IRS standard rate

Experience & Requirements

• Years of Experience Required: Minimum 1 year recent experience in Home Health nursing
• OASIS Experience: Required
• EMR Experience: HCHB (Homecare Homebase) required
• Certifications Required: BLS (Basic Life Support)
• License: Must have current license in hand
• First Timers: Not accepted (prior travel experience required)
• On-call: Yes, details to be discussed during interview
• Special Requirements:

  • Flexibility with territory expected
  • Timely documentation and communication required

Prior Travel Experience

• Required: Yes (first timers not accepted)

Compliance & Background Checks

• Background checks must be current within 90 days of start and updated annually, including:

  • SSN Trace
  • County searches (last 7 years)
  • FACIS Level 1
  • Nationwide Sex Offender
  • Motor Vehicle Records/Driver’s Record
  • Education Verification
  • Work History Verification (7 years)
  • EPLS/GSA/SAM
  • HHS/OIG
  • Fingerprinting (WA-specific on-site fingerprinting required if candidate has not lived in WA for past 3 years)
  • State-specific criminal history and employability status checks as applicable

Certifications & Competencies

• BLS (AHA, ARC, Military acceptable)
• Orientation Safety Manual Acknowledgement (updated annually)
• State License Verification (primary source within 90 days of start and upon expiration)
• NURSYS Verification (for RN)
• Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam (as applicable)
• Competency Exam (as applicable)

Health & Immunization Requirements

• Physical Exam (within last 12 months)
• Fit Mask Test (N95 accepted)
• Negative TB test or Chest X-Ray (within 1 year; chest X-ray within 5 years if positive PPD)
• TB Questionnaire (required annually)
• Immunizations or titers for:

  • Rubeola (Measles)
  • Mumps
  • Rubella
  • Hepatitis B
  • Varicella
• Drug Testing: 9 Panel Drug Screen within last 12 months
• Seasonal Flu Vaccination or facility-specific declination form required
• COVID Vaccination or facility-specific declination required

Documentation & History

• 2 Professional References (travel, allied, per diem acute care) within 2 years of start
• Employment Application with full 7 years of work history (no gaps)
• Skills Checklist (annual)
• Work History Verification (7 years, within 90 days of start)
• Agency Background Attestation and Acceptable Use Policy must be completed prior to start
• Proof of current auto insurance required (for positions involving driving)

This position requires a licensed RN with at least 1 year of recent home health experience, prior travel experience, and the ability to work flexible territories within a 60-mile radius. Compliance with extensive background checks, certifications, and health documentation is mandatory.