Home Health RN
Marlton, NJ
Access Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days

Registered Nurse: Home Health

Location: Marlton, New Jersey Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day, 5x8 hours (8:30 to 17:00), 40 hours per week

Note: Strong, recent home health experience required.

Schedule

• Every 5th weekend
• Every other holiday

Patient Population and Services

• Patients are primarily those being discharged from the hospital and nursing facilities.
• Procedures include wound care, wound vacs, Pleurx drains, ostomies.
• Primary diagnoses include heart failure, diabetes, oncology, post-surgical care, and orthopedics.
• Productivity is 6 visits per day or the equivalent. Admissions count as 2 visits.

Required Qualifications

• Valid New Jersey RN license
• 2 years of home health experience
• Home health experience within the last year
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Valid driver's license
• Experience with Epic
• Experience with OASIS

Required Documents and Screenings

• Government-issued photo ID
• E-Verify proof or attestation
• Background check: 7-year criminal check, completed within a year of start and updated annually, including all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years. A new check is needed if the existing one expires within 30 days of start.
• EPLS/GSA/SAM check
• HHS/OIG check
• Education verification (diploma or transcript accepted in lieu)
• New Jersey work history verification covering at least 1 year before start, allowing only 30-day gaps or less
• Personal or auto insurance (required for home health)
• Car registration (required for home health)
• Badge photo

Certifications

• BLS (AHA or ARC only; required for all clinical candidates)
• ACLS (AHA or ARC only; required for listed units such as ICU, PACU, and Tele)
• PALS (AHA or ARC only; required for listed units such as ER, Peds, and PICU)
• NRP (required for listed units such as L&D, Mother Baby, and NICU)
• Nursys verification (required for all RNs/LPNs)
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgement

Note: Certificates expiring within 30 days of start are not accepted.

Competencies and Assessments

• Competency exam, as applicable to profession and specialty
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam, as applicable to profession
• Color blind testing online, completed within 1 year of start
• Skills checklist, updated annually
• Latex questionnaire

Health Requirements

• Physical exam (physician statement within the last 12 months; not required annually)
• TB screening: negative 2-step PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-SPOT within 1 year of start. Positive responders need a chest X-ray and annual TB questionnaire.
• TB questionnaire, updated annually
• Immunity titers for rubeola, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella. Negative or equivocal results may be resolved by declination, vaccines, or boosters, depending on the test. Candidates born before 1957 are exempt from the first three.
• 10-panel drug screen without a THC panel, completed within 6 months of start and updated annually. If THC is included, the screen must have at least 11 panels.
• Flu vaccination or exemption on file. Documentation must include lot number, expiration date, administering provider, administration date, injection site, and manufacturer. Receipts are not accepted. Exemptions are reviewed case by case, and declinations are not accepted.
• Eye exam with visual acuity of 20/40 or better
• Fit mask test completed through facility occupational health within the first week of starting. Outside fit tests are not accepted. Candidates unable to test for religious reasons must complete a religious exemption form and PAPR testing. Candidates cannot work first shift until fit testing is complete.

Professional References and Forms

• 2 professional references, worked within the last 2 years
• Employment application
• Facility-specific non-employee access form (time sensitive; must be completed by the due date)