RN/LPN - Home Health (Per Diem)

Pathways Healthcare, Llc; Westwood (MA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage Reimbursement

401(k) Match

Reduced Electronic Documentation Time!

Free CEU’s and professional dev.

Job summary

Pathways Healthcare in Westwood, MA is seeking a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse for home health. The role includes patient assessments, care planning, and delivering skilled nursing services in patients' homes with a focus on geriatrics.

Candidates should have a nursing degree, 2+ years of experience, CPR/BLS, and a valid driver's license. Per-visit rates apply; flexible schedule and mileage reimbursement offered to support compassionate, patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Degree in Nursing from an accredited institution.
• 2+ years' nursing experience, preferably in geriatrics.
• Proficient with electronic medical records.
• Excellent bedside manner and communication skills.
• Working knowledge of health care laws and regulations.
• Maintain current BLS CPR certification.
• Possess a valid driver's license and own a reliable, insured vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and evaluates patient’s status by writing and initiating plan of care.
• Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs.
• Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary.
• Develops a care plan that establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis.
• Includes the patient and family in the planning process.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures and administers medications.
• Completes and maintains clinical notes and records.
• Communicates with the physician regarding patient needs and orders.
• Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient.
• Attends interdisciplinary group meetings.
• Active on-call duties.

Skills

RN License

LPN License

Electronic Medical Records

CPR/BLS

Communication skills

Healthcare laws knowledge

Driver's license

Education

Nursing degree

Tools

EMR Software

Job description

Registered Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse - Home Health

About Us:

Pathways Healthcare is a leading, physician- and nurse practitioner-led home health and hospice organization, committed to redefining recovery through comprehensive, patient-centered care. Our innovative Medical Rehabilitation Program offers a meaningful alternative to institutional rehab, helping people heal at home, with dignity and purpose.

As one of the first home health agencies to adopt AI-assisted documentation, we're investing in tools that give our clinicians time back – saving 5 to 10 hours per week! We have made a deliberate decision not to raise our productivity expectations, so the patients and clinicians win in the end. Technology handles the paperwork and your clinical judgment stays at the center of every note!

We are proud to have ranked in Boston Globe's Top Places to Work in Massachusetts and USA Today's Best Places to Work in the United States since 2023!

Job Description

• Role: Registered Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse - Home Health
• Rate: Per visit rates apply
• Main Office location: Westwood, MA
• Service Area: Roxbury and Surrounding Areas
• Schedule: Flexible

Qualifications

• Degree in Nursing from an accredited institution.
• 2+ years' nursing experience, preferably in geriatrics is desirable.
• Proficient with electronic medical records.
• Excellent bedside manner and communication skills.
• Working knowledge of health care laws and regulations.
• Maintain current BLS CPR certification.
• Possess a valid driver's license and own a reliable, insured vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and evaluates patient’s status by:
• Writing and initiating plan of care.
• Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs.
• Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary.
• Develops a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician’s plan of care.
• Completes, maintains and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient’s condition and care given. Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate.
• Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physicians’ orders as required.
• Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient.
• Attends interdisciplinary group meetings.

Additional Duties

• Participates in on-call duties.
• Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
• Supervises ancillary personnel and delegates responsibilities when required.
• Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and in-service classes.
• Fulfills the obligation of requested and/or accepted case assignments.
• Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.

What We Offer

• Mileage Reimbursement
• 401(k) Match
• Reduced Electronic Documentation Time!
• Free CEU’s and professional development