Travel Nurse RN - Home Health
Torrance, CA
Voca Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days

1. Mandatory job requirements

• Experience: Minimum 2 years of home health experience with high-volume caseloads. No exceptions.
• Travel experience: Required. First-time travelers are not accepted, but any recent travel experience is accepted.
• OASIS experience: Recent OASIS experience is required.
• OASIS exam: Must take and pass the OASIS exam to be eligible for an interview. Review OASIS-E1/E11 materials as directed in the posting, particularly mobility sections G, GG, and M18.
• California RN license: Must have an active California nursing license in hand at submission. Pending or temporary licenses are not accepted.
• BLS certification: Required.
• References: Two references from within the past year of employment, both from a supervisor or higher. Charge RN references are not accepted.
• Driver's license: Must be current and up to date.
• Supervisory references: Updated supervisory-level or higher references must be submitted with the application.

2. Required clinical skills

The position requires strong home health assessment and documentation skills, including:

• Start of Care (SOC), Resumption of Care (ROC), admission assessments, and routine visits.
• OASIS documentation and assessment.
• Wound care, wound staging, pressure ulcer prevention, and wound VAC management.
• PICC line dressing changes — specifically required.
• IV therapy and management of peripheral IVs, central lines, and ports.
• Heart failure assessment and management.
• Diabetes care and blood glucose monitoring.
• Medication reconciliation and anticoagulant management.
• Urinary catheter management and insertion.
• Colostomy/ileostomy, feeding tube, G-tube, and drain care.
• Vital signs, pain assessment, oxygen safety, infection control, and patient education.

Some listed skills have asterisks, indicating specialized procedures, but the posting explicitly identifies PICC dressing changes and wound care as required.

3. Work schedule and caseload expectations

Requirement

Details

Shift

Days, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Schedule

5 days per week, 8-hour shifts

Daily caseload

5–6 patients

Weekend coverage

One full weekend plus one additional weekend shift per 6-week period

Territory

Los Angeles County

Travel radius

Approximately 5–20 miles

Mileage

Reimbursed at the IRS standard rate

On-call

Not required

Orientation

40 hours

Pay model

Hourly, not per visit