Home Health RN
Dunedin, Florida
BayCare HomeCare Inc

Registered Nurse - Home Health

Location: Dunedin, Florida Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day, 5 x 8 hours (8:00 to 17:00); 40 hours per week

Role Overview

• Skilled home care visits, 6 to 8 per day
• Services for Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and commercial insurance patients
• Visits and hours are self-scheduled based on the needs of the home care office
• Skilled home care experience is required. Private duty nursing experience alone is not accepted.

Schedule

• Monday to Friday, 8a to 5p, or Monday to Friday, 9a to 6p
• Thursday to Monday or Friday to Tuesday shifts
• Alternating weekend shifts
• Hours can vary to meet office needs

Patient Care Duties

• Cardiopulmonary assessment and basic wound care
• ABI compression dressing and wound vac dressing
• Pleurx/Aseptdrain care
• Foley catheter change and care
• Staple and suture removal
• Glucometer and pro-time machine use
• SQ and IM injections, lab draw venipuncture
• IV skills and PICC or midline care and dressing changes
• SQ port access and deaccess
• Post-op care
• General medical diagnoses and high-risk diagnoses (HF, COPD, MI, pneumonia, stroke)

Equipment and Systems

• Laptop, MiFi for internet access, and portable printers
• Facility forms, scheduling, and timesheet documentation systems

Required Qualifications

Experience and Skills

• 1 year of experience required
• Home health experience with OASIS training and experience required
• Skilled home care experience required (private duty nursing experience only is not accepted)
• IV skills and wound care

Certifications and Licenses

• BCLS required
• Nursys verification required for RNs
• State license primary source verification required

Driving and Transportation

• Valid driver's license required, active and current for the entire assignment
• Personal or auto insurance required, current and active for the entire assignment
• Must have a car to make home visits

Health and Immunizations

• Physical required within 6 months of start (not required to be updated annually)
• TB test (PPD, Qgold, or T-spot) within 10 weeks of start. If previously positive, a chest X-ray within the past year and a TB questionnaire are required. TB questionnaire required annually.
• Rubeola, mumps, rubella, and varicella: titer or 2 vaccines (booster required for low or equivocal titers)
• Hepatitis B: titer, series, or declination
• COVID vaccination or exemption form on file (medical and religious exemptions accepted)
• Flu vaccine or declination required (medical and religious exemptions accepted). Mask must be worn at all times at work if the flu shot is declined.
• Respirator medical clearance annually, if using a respirator

Background and Screening

• Standard background check within 1 year of start, covering the last 7 years of locations lived, worked, or attended school. Includes SSN trace, county searches, nationwide search, sex offender registry, and education verification.
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks required
• Florida Level II fingerprint clearance required before start. Results must be dated within 30 days of start and resubmitted every 5 years.
• Standard 9-panel drug test including THC, within 30 days. Instant tests are not accepted.
• Education verification required (transcript or diploma may be used in its place)
• Foreign education evaluation required if education was completed outside the US or Puerto Rico

Documents and Competencies

• 2 references from the past 2 years, uploaded
• Employment application, uploaded
• Skills checklist required
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam, score of 80% or higher
• Competency exam (Home Health RN), score of 80% or higher
• Color blind test (online) required before start
• Signature request form required for home health candidates, due the Friday before start
• Photo for badge (clear, professional, solid background)
• Dress code and tobacco policy acknowledgment; scrubs in any solid color
• Fit mask acknowledgment
• Hurricane exemption survey required for assignments from June 1 to November 30
• Facility online modules must be completed before start, taking about 4 to 8 hours, with the transcript uploaded