What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse - Home Health & Hospice position at Pride Health?
A leading healthcare organization is actively hiring a Home Health RN in their home health program to join its growing care team serving patients.
Location: Metairie, Louisiana
Contract Duration: 27 Weeks (Extension possible based on business needs)
Schedule: Monday - Friday | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Weekly Guarantee: 40 Hours
Coverage Area: New Orleans and surrounding area s
On-Call/Weekend Requirement: None
Compensation: (Mileage reimbursement between patient-to-patient visit: $0.48/Mile)
- Local Pay: $53.00 - $57.00 per hour
- Travel Package: $2,618.46 Weekly
- Lodging: $1,018.46/week
- M&IE: $560.00/week
We are seeking an experienced Travel Registered Nurse (RN) for a Home Health assignment supporting patients throughout the New Orleans area. The RN will provide skilled nursing care to patients in their homes while ensuring high-quality patient outcomes and compliance with agency standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver skilled nursing care in a home health setting
- Conduct patient assessments and develop care plans
- Administer medications and treatments as prescribed
- Monitor patient progress and document visits accurately
- Coordinate care with physicians, therapists, and interdisciplinary teams
- Educate patients and caregivers on treatment plans and disease management
- Maintain timely and compliant clinical documentation
- Active RN License
- Home Health experience required
- HCHB (Homecare Homebase) experience required
- Strong clinical assessment and patient care skills
- Ability to work independently and manage travel within coverage territory
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Strong time management and organizational abilities
- Compassionate and patient-focused approach to care
- Mileage reimbursement provided between patient visits
- Scrub Color: Royal Blue or White
Pride Health is Pride Global's healthcare staffing branch, providing recruitment solutions for healthcare professionals and the industry at large since 2010. As a minority-owned business that delivers exceptional service to its clients and candidates by capitalizing on diverse recruiting, account management, and staffing backgrounds, Pride Health's expert team provides tailored and swift sourcing solutions to help connect healthcare talent with their dream jobs.
Pride Global and its affiliates, including Russell Tobin, Pride Health, Pride Now, and Pride One, offer eligible employees comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), a 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with some preferred vendors.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Pride-Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Fair Chance Employment
Pride-Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.
Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.
Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates:
Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.
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