Home Health Registered Nurse

Vetted Solutions; Simsbury (CT); On-site; USD 69,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Vetted Solutions is seeking a Weekend On-Call Visiting Nurse to provide after-hours and weekend home health nursing in Connecticut. You will assess patients in their homes, triage urgent needs by phone, manage medications, and coordinate care with physicians and the care team.

The role emphasizes wound care, IV therapy monitoring, and thorough documentation in the EHR and caregiver education to support safe transitions.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills.
• Experience with home health care, wound care, and IV therapy preferred.
• Ability to triage by phone and handle urgent situations professionally.
• Strong communication skills for patient/family education and team coordination.
• Comfort with EHR documentation and care coordination.

Responsibilities

• Perform nursing assessments during urgent and routine home visits.
• Conduct phone triage and respond to urgent patient needs.
• Manage medications and coordinate care plans.
• Provide wound care and administer/monitor IV therapies.
• Coordinate with physicians and the interdisciplinary care team.
• Document all care and observations in the EHR.
• Educate patients and caregivers to support safe, effective transitions.

Skills

RN with clinical assessment

Home health care

Wound care

IV therapy

Phone triage

Communication

EHR documentation

Education

RN license

Job description

Weekend On-Call Visiting Nurse

provides after-hours and weekend home health nursing visits across a Connecticut service area.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform nursing assessments during urgent and routine home visits
• Conduct phone triage and respond to urgent patient needs
• Manage medications and coordinate care plans
• Provide wound care and administer/monitor IV therapies
• Coordinate with physicians and the interdisciplinary care team
• Document all care and observations in the EHREducate patients and caregivers to support safe, effective transitions

Qualifications & Skills

• Registered nurse with strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills
• Experience with home health care, wound care, and IV therapy preferred
• Ability to triage by phone and handle urgent situations professionally
• Strong communication skills for patient/family education and team coordination
• Comfort with EHR documentation and care coordination