Home Health RN
Atlanta, Georgia
Amedisys Central Home Health Care

RN Home Health, Atlanta, Georgia

Employment type: Travel/Contract Contract length: 13 weeks

Schedule and Assignment

• Shift: Day, 5x8 hours, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday (40 hours per week)
• Typical schedules: Standard 5x8s Monday through Friday. Some western-territory locations use a 4x10 schedule, Friday through Monday.
• Weekend and on-call requirements: Vary by location and profession. Discussed during the interview.
• On call: 7 days per month
• Hours: No guaranteed hours. If patient census is low, the clinician may float to a nearby clinic for additional hours.
• Dress code: Scrubs

Patients, Caseload, and Productivity

• Settings: Visits both in care facilities and in patients' homes
• Case types: Start of care, wound care, follow-up visits, and other adult home health or hospice services
• Average daily caseload: 5 to 8 patients (contractors typically see 5 to 10 patients per day)
• Weekly productivity expectation: 30 points (about 6 to 8 points per day). Visit types, documentation, and other activities carry different point values.
• Travel: 50 to 80 miles per week. Must be willing to travel up to 75 miles from the home clinic.
• Client intent: The client wants to hire the contractor at the end of the contract.

Required Qualifications

• Licensure: Valid Georgia RN license
• Home health experience: At least one full year of home health experience, with recent home health experience within the last year
• Travel experience: One completed travel assignment
• Certifications: Current BLS issued by the American Heart Association, National CPR Foundation, or American Red Cross
• Education: Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Patient population: Experience working with adult patients
• Driving: Valid driver's license
• Software: Experience with Homecare Homebase (HCHB)
• OASIS: Experience with OASIS

Software

• Home health charting software (HCHB) and OASIS. Clinicians must be proficient in HCHB and have used it within the past six months. Clinicians with prior HCHB experience outside that window may be considered but must complete retraining during compliance.
• Also used: Outlook and Microsoft Teams

Software familiarity is not a credential.

Pre-Start Requirements

• Background and screening: Standard background check covering the last 7 years, with all aliases. Includes SSN trace, county and nationwide criminal searches, sex offender search, state criminal search, and motor vehicle record. Also includes EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks (both within 14 days of start, run monthly), education verification (or transcript or diploma if the degree cannot be verified), and work history verification of the last 2 employers (or the last 7 years if only one employer).
• References: Two required
• Health: Physical within 12 months of start. TB test or chest X-ray within 12 months. Tdap within 10 years. Hepatitis B titer, declination, or 3-dose series. Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella documentation (titer, vaccines, or declination). COVID series completed or declination on file. Current-season flu vaccination or declination. 10-panel drug screen.
• Compliance and onboarding: Confidentiality, HIPAA, compliance training, and home health policy documents reviewed or signed before start. These must be renewed annually for contractors working more than one year consecutively, and after any break in service.