Think of what you could achieve if providing the best possible care was all that mattered.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is embarking on an exciting new endeavor, expanding our opportunity to provide exemplary care to patients and families through our Home Health Program, and we’d like to invite you to join us. As a nurse with our Home Health team, you’ll help shape the program by building processes, streamlining efficiencies, and creating policies that will drive us forward, bringing the magic of St. Jude to the doorsteps of our patients.
This role will begin with boots on the ground, serving our patients while coordinating with internal St. Jude support partners to ensure a seamless continuity of care from hospital to home. As the program grows, so will the team and your place on it, and you’ll serve as leader and guide for a tight-knit cohort of dedicated home-health nurses.
Here at St. Jude, we set the standard in patient care, and we encourage applicants whose aspirations match the caliber of our work. If you thrive in environments of creative collaboration, believe in mission-driven work, and have the vision, the passion, and the courage to strike new ground, we’d love to hear from you.
Position: Home Health Registered Nurse
The Home Health Registered Nurse administers skilled, quality nursing care to patients on an intermittent basis in their place of residence. This position coordinates and directs the home health patient's care based on individual patient needs. This requires the use of advanced pediatric assessment, teaching and decision-making skills. This is performed in accordance with physician orders and plan of care under the direction of the Administrator or designee.
The Home Health RN provides comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation for a caseload of home health patients in accordance with the plan of care. Makes the initial evaluation visit and regularly reevaluates the patient’s nursing needs by assessing physical, functional, psychosocial and cognitive status of the home health patient utilizing interview observations and physical exam techniques. Completes and submits OASIS assessments, reassessments, transfers, resumptions of care, discharges and significant change in condition in accordance with Agency defined time frames for applicable patients. Based on evaluations, determines the amount and type of nursing needed by each individual patient. Establishes individualized, measurable goals in consultation with the patient, family and other health care providers.
Typical hours are 0730-4pm. On-Call and holiday coverage required.
Minimum Education and/or Training:
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing. RN required. BSN preferred.
Minimum Experience:
- Four (4) years of nursing experience required. Pediatric experience preferred.
Licensure, Registration and/or Certification Required by Law:
- (LC: RN-TN) Must possess a current Tennessee State Board of Nursing license if primary residence is Tennessee or a Nurse Licensure non-Compact state.
- If operating a motor vehicle for St. Jude business, must have a valid driver's license from the employee’s state of residence and a valid personal insurance policy on the vehicle which meets the requirements for the state of Tennessee.
Compensation: A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $70,720 - $126,880 per year for the role of Home Health RN.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has a diverse, global patient population and workforce, built on the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our founder Danny Thomas envisioned a hospital that would treat children of the world—regardless of race, religion or a family’s ability to pay.
Today, we continue the mission to advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. We believe our legacy of diversity, equity and inclusion is foundational to success.
St. Jude is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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