What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel RN - Home Health position at American Traveler?
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
- Hours: 40 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Sep 8, 2026
- Length: 13 weeks
- Openings: 1
Description
American Traveler is hiring an RN for a Home Health/Hospice position requiring an active SC or compact RN license and personal transportation for home visits.
Details
- Home health and hospice clinical setting covering the Tri-County Area with specific zip code coverage to be determined
- Provides skilled nursing services to patients in their homes
- Schedule is 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday, with no weekends or after-hours call required
- 40 hours per week across 5 days
- Uses Cerner EMR for charting
- Must have own reliable transportation to travel to patient homes in the community
Requirements
- Active SC RN license or current compact/multi-state RN license from a recognized NCSBN Compact State (must not be a permanent resident of SC)
- Current AHA BLS for Healthcare Provider certification
- Valid driver's license required
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- One year of professional nursing experience in an acute care setting preferred
- Home health experience desired
- Comprehensive physical assessment skills and ability to implement the nursing process and teaching/learning principles
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Ability to work with minimal daily supervision while performing interdependent practice in the field
Additional Information
- Plan, provide, supervise, and coordinate care for patients with a variety of injuries, diseases, and compromised health states
- Collaborate with patients, families, other healthcare professionals, community agencies, and agency personnel
- Work involves frequent standing, walking, and lifting/moving patients, with intermittent lifting or carrying up to 50 lbs
- Requires frequent driving and physical demands including reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and hand/finger dexterity
- Exposure to blood, body fluids, tissue, infectious materials, and other conditions common to community healthcare delivery
- Must be able to work under stressful conditions, deadlines, or irregular hours as needed
- Travelers may float to a sister hospital nearby
- Candidates must reside outside a 50-mile radius from the facility to be eligible
- Travelers may remain on assignment for up to one calendar year from the initial start date, after which a 30-60 day break is required before returning to a new assignment