Registered Nurse Home Health

Location: Smyrna, DE
Profession: Registered Nurse

Posted: 9/21/2026
Salary: $0.00/weekly

Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Days

Job Details

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Home Health

Location

Sussex County, DE | Home Health

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Full-Time | Days | Monday–Friday, 8-hour shifts | 13-Week Assignment | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide skilled home health nursing care to patients within the Sussex County, DE coverage area, including the Lewes, DE region
  • Conduct and complete OASIS assessments in accordance with home health regulatory requirements
  • Participate in on-call rotation approximately 2 times per month (maximum 3 per month), responding to true clinical issues during designated on-call hours
  • Perform phone triage and patient home visits as needed during on-call shifts
  • Participate in a weekend rotation of approximately 1 weekend every 4 weeks, with scheduling flexibility available
  • Adhere to a blackout period for system transition from September 8, 2026 through October 31, 2026

Required Qualifications

  • Active Delaware (DE) Registered Nurse (RN) license required
  • Prior home health nursing experience required
  • OASIS proficiency required
  • Non-resident DE applicants should anticipate approximately 5 weeks for credentialing, including in-person fingerprinting in Delaware
  • Must live at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible for travel rates

Preferred Experience / Skills

  • Experience with Epic EMR
  • Familiarity with home health regulatory and documentation standards
  • Comfort with independent patient management across a broad geographic coverage area

Why Join Us

  • On-call shifts are supported by a non-clinical intake person who handles all initial calls, so the RN only receives true clinical escalations
  • Weekend scheduling is flexible, with options to split into two Saturdays per four-week period and an alternate weekday off to avoid extended consecutive workdays

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