Travel Nurse RN - Home Health - $1,700 to $1,900 per week in Elizabethtown, KY

Registered Nurse – Home Health | Elizabethtown, KY | 13 Weeks Contract

Home health nursing is where clinical expertise meets genuine human connection. Instead of patients coming to you, you bring skilled nursing care right to their doorstep—helping them recover, manage chronic conditions, and stay independent at home.

We’re seeking an experienced Registered Nurse – Home Health to join a dedicated home healthcare team in Elizabethtown, KY.

Job Details

• Position: Registered Nurse – Home Health
• Location: Elizabethtown, KY
• Contract Length: 13 Weeks
• Shift: Day Shift
• Schedule: 5×8
• Experience Required: 1 Year
• Weekly Pay:$1,700 to $1,900

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide skilled nursing care to patients in their homes based on individualized care plans and physician orders
• Perform comprehensive initial and ongoing patient assessments
• Monitor patients' health status and identify changes that require intervention or escalation
• Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized home health care plans
• Administer medications, injections, IV therapies, wound care, and other treatments within scope of practice
• Provide wound care and monitor healing progress, including surgical wounds, pressure injuries, and chronic wounds
• Educate patients and caregivers on medications, disease management, treatment plans, and self-care techniques
• Assess patients' home environments and identify potential safety risks
• Coordinate care with physicians, therapists, social workers, case managers, and other members of the healthcare team
• Communicate changes in patient condition promptly to physicians and appropriate clinical leadership
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the EMR in accordance with home health requirements
• Participate in care coordination, case conferences, and discharge planning
• Provide education on fall prevention, infection prevention, medication management, and disease-specific care
• Follow Medicare, state, agency, HIPAA, infection-control, and patient-safety requirements
• Build trusting relationships with patients and families while maintaining professional boundaries

Qualifications

• Active Kentucky Registered Nurse (RN) License
• Minimum 1 year of recent Home Health nursing experience
• Current BLS Certification required
• Home Health or OASIS experience preferred
• Strong knowledge of skilled nursing, wound care, medication management, and chronic disease management
• Familiarity with home health EMR systems and clinical documentation
• Excellent assessment, communication, organizational, and critical-thinking skills
• Ability to work independently and manage a daily patient schedule effectively
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation may be required for home visits
• Strong commitment to patient-centered care and clinical excellence

Knowledge and Skills

• Home health nursing and comprehensive patient assessment
• Medication administration and disease management
• Wound and post-operative care
• Chronic condition management
• Patient and caregiver education
• OASIS and home health documentation
• Care coordination and interdisciplinary collaboration
• Home safety and fall prevention
• Infection prevention
• EMR documentation
• Strong clinical judgment and time management