Home Health RN
Dallas, Georgia
Amedisys Central Home Health Care #3351

Registered Nurse I - Home Health

Location: Dallas, GA Positions: 1 Contract Length: 10 weeks Employment Type: Travel/Contract Conversion: Open to hiring the contractor at the end of the assignment

Schedule and Scope

• Shift: Day, 5x8 hours (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM), Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week
• On call: Weekend call rotation, every 5th weekend
• Hours: No guaranteed hours. If patient census is low, may float to a nearby clinic for additional hours.
• Work setting: Home visits to patients' homes
• Daily caseload: 5 to 8 patients on average (contractors typically see 5 to 10 per day)
• Productivity: 30 points minimum per week (visit types carry different point values)
• Case types: Start of care, wound care, follow-up visits, and other adult home health or hospice services
• Driving: Approximately 30 to 40 miles per day, varying weekly; must be willing to travel up to 75 miles from the home clinic
• Dress code: Scrubs

Required Qualifications

• Valid, active Georgia RN license in hand; pending licenses are not accepted
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Minimum of one full year of home health experience with adult patients, including home health or hospice experience within the last year; recent specialty experience is required
• One completed travel assignment (prior travel experience required; first-time travelers are not accepted)
• Current BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association, National CPR Foundation, or American Red Cross
• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and agency-required liability insurance
• Personal or auto insurance under the candidate's name (or listed as a driver), kept current
• Experience with OASIS (OASIS proficiency for RNs); an OASIS E course is required for RNs who have not used OASIS in the past 6 months, with a passing score of 80%
• Proficiency in Homecare Homebase (HCHB), with use within the past six months; prior HCHB experience outside that window may be considered, but retraining is required during compliance

Onboarding and Compliance

• Background: Standard background check covering the last 7 years, education verification, sex offender search, HHS/OIG and EPLS/SAM checks (within 14 days of start, run monthly), Georgia statewide release (must be signed within 48 hours), and a 10-panel drug screen
• Health: Physical within 12 months of start, updated annually; TB negative test or chest X-ray within 12 months, updated annually; hepatitis B titer, declination, or 3-dose series; measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella documentation (titer or vaccines, or declination); tetanus/diphtheria/Tdap per policy; COVID series or declination; current flu vaccination or declination
• References and work history: Two references; verification of the 2 most recent employers (or the last 7 years if only one employer)
• Policies and forms: Confidentiality, privacy, HIPAA, compliance, code of conduct, home health core policy, inventory control, and employee responsibility documents, reviewed or signed before start, with annual renewal for contractors working more than one year consecutively