Travel Nurse RN - Home Health in St. Louis, MO

Perform skilled nursing tasks including phlebotomy, lab draws, IV/antibiotic infusion, port access and maintenance, PleurX management, catheter care, ostomy care, and tube feeding. Mileage reimbursement is provided for field travel, and on-call scheduling is structured to respect work-life balance - clinicians are not assigned on-call on days they are not scheduled to work.

Job ID: 903726
Job Title

Registered Nurse - Home Health
Location

Saint Louis, MO | Home Health
Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Days, 5×8 (8:00-16:30) | Onsite/Field-Based | Expected 40 hours/week
Key Responsibilities

• Conduct home visits averaging 5-20 per day using a daily point productivity system, performing assessments, treatments, and patient education across a diverse, high-acuity population
• Perform skilled nursing tasks including phlebotomy, lab draws, IV/antibiotic infusion, port access and maintenance, PleurX management, catheter care, ostomy care, and tube feeding
• Provide wound care including wound vac application and maintenance, compression wraps, and layered compression therapy
• Support cardiac patients with infusion therapy (inotropes, dobutamine, milrinone), IVP Lasix administration, CADD pump management, and ECG/telemetry monitoring and interpretation
• Complete OASIS assessments and document all clinical encounters using EPIC; assess socioeconomic and medical needs and coordinate disease management and patient education
• Participate in an every-4th-weekend rotation (Saturday and Sunday) and an overnight on-call rotation for up to 5 nights per month - on-call nights are only scheduled on days the clinician is also scheduled to work

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license in MO or a qualifying compact state (MO license may be pending at time of submittal; IL license must be in hand at time of submittal)
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 1 year of home health experience, OR minimum 1-2 years of medical-surgical or acute care experience
• OASIS experience required
• Home health experience is required for this position
• Must live outside a 75-mile radius of the facility to be eligible

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience with ventilator management and cardiac monitoring equipment
• Familiarity with EPIC electronic health records
• Experience working with high-acuity patients in resource-limited community settings
• Proficiency with PT/INR finger sticks and handheld ECG devices

Why Join Us

• Mileage reimbursement is provided for field travel, and on-call scheduling is structured to respect work-life balance - clinicians are not assigned on-call on days they are not scheduled to work
• Opportunity to work with a clinically diverse patient population across a broad range of skilled nursing services in a well-supported home health program