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Registered Nurse, Home Health
Healthcare
Scranton, PA
Location: Scranton / Dickson City, PA | Schedule: Full-time, field-based with on-call rotation
Overview
A home health care provider is seeking a compassionate and skilled Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care. This role involves conducting assessments, managing individualized care plans, and providing direct skilled nursing care in coordination with an interdisciplinary team, playing a critical part in supporting patients and their families through various stages of care.
What you'll do
- Perform comprehensive physical, emotional, and psychosocial assessments
- Deliver skilled interventions including wound care, IV therapy, medication administration, and symptom/pain management (hospice/palliative care)
- Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized care plans in collaboration with physicians, therapists, social workers, and care aides
- Respond promptly to changes in patient condition
- Educate patients and caregivers on care management, disease progression, and health maintenance while offering emotional support
- Oversee and delegate tasks to LPNs/LVNs, Home Health Aides (HHAs), and nursing support personnel
- Participate in scheduled on-call rotations, patient admissions, and urgent clinical responses as needed
- Maintain accurate, timely clinical records in full compliance with state/federal regulations, agency policies, and professional standards
Required qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing (ASN or BSN)
- Minimum of 1 year of clinical RN experience required
- Current, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license in Pennsylvania
- Active CPR/BLS certification required
- Valid driver's license with an insured, reliable vehicle and willingness to travel within the service area
Preferred qualifications
- Home Health or Hospice experience preferred
Why this role
This position offers the opportunity to deliver direct, meaningful clinical care while coordinating closely with an interdisciplinary team to support patients and families through all stages of their health journey.
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