Home Health RN
Newton, MA
Access Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days

RN Float

Overview

• Specialty: Home Health RN
• Location: Newton, Massachusetts
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 08:00 - 16:30
• Employment Type: LTA

Job Summary

As a Home Health RN, you will assess patient conditions, implement care plans, and provide ongoing education and support to patients and their families. Patient care is delivered within organizational philosophy, policy, and standards of community health practice. You will also perform admission processes and case management responsibilities under the organization's policies and standards of practice, using thorough and timely electronic documentation and interdisciplinary communication.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Massachusetts
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• 1 year of home health experience, completed within the last year
• 1 year of case management experience

Pre-Start Requirements and Credentials

• Submission: Resume covering the past 7 years of work experience, with city and state for all work and education. Two references within the past 4 years, including at least one supervisor or above. Skills checklist completed within 1 year of submission. Candidate submission coversheet.
• Background and Screening: Criminal background check within 45 days before start. Massachusetts CORI within 30 days before start, with attestation. SSN trace. National sex offender check within 30 days of start and annually. Exclusion checks (OIG, GSA, MassHealth, and NH Medicaid) within 30 days of start and annually, with attestation. Education verification. Motor vehicle record (MVR) check within 45 days of start. Nurse Aide Registry check within 30 days of start, required by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for all employees.
• Health and Immunizations:

  • TB skin test or negative QuantiFERON or T-spot test within 3 months of start
  • Health statement signed by MD, DO, NP, or PA within 365 days of start
  • MMR documentation or proof of immunity by blood test
  • Influenza vaccine: required for new travelers starting October 4, 2026, and due by November 13, 2026 for travelers on assignment. No exemptions or waivers. Pharmacy- or provider-administered FluMist is accepted. Self-administered FluMist is not accepted.
  • N95 fit test within 365 days of start and updated annually. No religious or medical exemptions. Fit testing cannot be done onsite at any location.
  • Respirator medical clearance attestation, completed before fit testing
• Other: Badge photo meeting the facility's requirements, confirmation of assignment form upon acceptance, and a registration attestation after registering in the onboarding system.
• Optional: Chest X-ray documentation if TB test is positive, TB symptom survey if PPD is positive, and name change documentation if credentials do not match legal name.