Home Health RN
Portland, Oregon
Amedisys Home Health Care - Portland

Registered Nurse - Home Health

• Location: Portland, Oregon (NE/SE Portland territory)
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Reason for opening: Covering a medical leave of absence
• Schedule: Standard 5x8, Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 17:00 (40 hours/week). Some western-territory locations use a 4x10 schedule, Friday to Monday. No guaranteed hours. No weekend rotation or on-call required.
• Dress code: Scrubs
• Local candidates: Accepted

Role Responsibilities

• Provide home visits and attend periodic office meetings.
• Case types: start of care, wound care, follow-up visits, and other adult home health or hospice services.
• Average daily caseload of 5 to 8 patients. Contractors typically see 5 to 10 patients per day, totaling about 6 to 8 points.
• Weekly productivity expectation: 30 points. Visit types, documentation, travel, and other activities carry different point values.
• If patient census is low, contact the Account Manager about floating to a nearby clinic for additional hours.
• Estimated travel of about 100 miles per week.

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license in hand (pending licenses are not accepted)
• Minimum of one full year of recent adult home health or hospice experience, depending on specialty
• Prior travel experience required (first-time travelers are not accepted), and recent specialty experience required
• CPR and BLS certification. Current BLS required. AHA, National CPR Foundation, or ARC accepted.
• Must be willing to travel up to 75 miles from the home clinic
• Reliable transportation, current driver's license, and agency-required liability insurance
• Personal or auto insurance under the candidate's name or listing them as a driver, up to date and not expired

Documentation and Systems

• Clinicians must be proficient in the agency's EMR and have used it within the past six months. Clinicians with prior EMR experience outside that window may be considered but must complete retraining during compliance.
• RNs must be proficient in OASIS.

Onboarding and Compliance

• Training: OASIS E course is required for RNs who have not used OASIS in the last six months (passing score 80%). Home health core policy acknowledgement, core care policy quiz, home health scenarios, and confidentiality covenant must be completed before start. Compliance and code of conduct reviews are also required.
• Background: Standard background check covering the last 7 years, including SS trace, county and nationwide searches, sex offender search, state search, and MVR. EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks are required within 14 days of start. Education verification is required, with transcript or diploma accepted if the degree cannot be verified. State-specific background checks and fingerprinting vary by placement state.
• Health: Physical within 12 months of start. TB test or chest X-ray within 12 months, with results on file before start. Measles, mumps, and rubella titer or two MMR doses required for candidates born in 1957 or later. Hepatitis B titer, declination, or three-dose series. Varicella titer, two vaccines, or documented history of chickenpox. Tdap within 10 years. 10-panel drug screen. Seasonal flu documentation or declination. COVID series or declination.
• References and history: Two professional references required. Work history verification of the two most recent employers (or the last 7 years if only one employer).