Home Health and Hospice RN
Iron Mountain, MI
Care Career
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Position Details

• Position: Registered Nurse (RN)
• Specialty: Home Health & Hospice
• Department: Home Health & Hospice
• Facility: Marshfield (facility name/location not fully specified in the posting)
• Care Setting: Post-Acute
• Guaranteed Hours: 40 hours/week
• BSN Required: No
• License to Submit: Yes
• Local Radius: Candidates living within 80 miles of the facility.

2. Shift & Schedule

• Shift: Day shift
• Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM
• Schedule: 5 days per week
• Guaranteed Hours: 40 hours/week
• Weekend Requirement: Rotating weekends, typically every 4th or 5th weekend.
• Weekend Schedule: When scheduled for a rotating weekend, the nurse receives one day off before and after.
• Holiday Requirement: Typically up to 2 holidays per year.
• On-Call: Required.
  • One weekend on-call rotation per month (as listed in shift notes).
  • One evening on-call requirement.
  • Usually no more than one night of call per week.
  • Nurse participates in the night and weekend on-call rotation.

Important: The posting mentions both a rotating weekend every 4th or 5th weekend and one weekend on-call per month. Confirm the exact rotation.

3. Experience Requirements

Mandatory:

• Recent Home Health experience within the last 2 years.
• Proficiency in OASIS documentation.
• Wound care experience.
• Excellent infection control practices in the home environment.

Important: Candidates without recent Home Health experience and OASIS proficiency will not meet the stated requirements.

4. Required Certification

• BLS – AHA required.

5. Patient Population & Common Diagnoses

The nurse will care for Home Health and Hospice patients.

Common diagnoses include:

• Congestive Heart Failure (CHF).
• Diabetes.
• Renal disease.
• Wound care patients.
• Patients requiring IV therapy.
• Patients with drains and other medical devices.

Note: Ventilator support is not provided for Home Health patients at this facility.

6. Daily Patient Workload

• Typical workload: 6 points per day.
• Usually includes:
  • One admission.
  • 3–4 additional patient visits.
• Travel RNs are required to perform:
  • Start of Care (SOC).
  • Recertifications.
  • Resumptions of Care (ROC).

7. Required Clinical Skills & Responsibilities

The candidate should have experience with:

• Home Health patient assessments.
• OASIS documentation.
• Start of Care (SOC) assessments.
• Recertification assessments.
• Resumption of Care (ROC).
• Wound care and dressing changes.
• IV therapy.
• CHF and diabetes management.
• Renal disease patient care.
• Managing drains and other medical devices.
• Infection control in the home environment.
• Patient and family education.
• Home Health and Hospice patient care.

8. Hospice Responsibilities

• All nurses work in both Home Health and Hospice.
• Primary Hospice patients are generally not assigned to travel nurses.
• However, travel nurses may need to visit Hospice patients while on call.
• The facility can provide training on Hospice protocols.

9. Staffing & Support

• CNAs are employed by the facility to support patient care.
• After-hours support is available through:
  • Administrator.
  • RN Coordinator.
  • Office Support Supervisor.

10. Floating Requirements

• Nurses will work in both Home Health and Hospice.
• Primary Hospice assignments are generally not given to travel nurses.
• May need to see Hospice patients during on-call shifts.

11. Charting System

• Charting System: Other computerized system not listed.
• Specific EMR name is not provided.

12. Dress Code

• Any solid-color scrubs.
• Clothing must be clean and professional.

13. Compliance & Facility Requirements

• All clinicians must clock in and clock out at the facility.
• Candidate submission must mention whether the clinician has previously worked for Marshfield.
• If the candidate previously worked for Marshfield, their employment must have ended at least 6 months before the submission date.
• Cancellation policy: Facility may cancel up to 12 hours per 13-week assignment.