<p>A full-time Home Health Registered Nurse opportunity is open in The Villages, Florida — one of the nation's fastest-growing retirement communities — with a well-established post-acute care organization operating as part of the Optum/UnitedHealth Group family. This field-based RN role carries genuine clinical autonomy: you will own the full episode of care from initial OASIS assessment through plan-of-care development, physician coordination, and supervisory oversight of aides and LPNs. The compensation model is transparent and performance-linked, with total annual cash target pay ranging from $75,450 to $113,174.</p>
<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3> <ul> <li>Annual total cash target pay: $75,450 – $113,174 (full-time, full-productivity basis)</li> <li>Per-visit point rate: $36.27 – $54.41 per visit point, calculated by multiplying your rate by productivity points accrued across visit types</li> <li>Hourly rate for non-visit activities (orientation, administrative time): $43.53 – $65.29/hr</li> <li>Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage (eligibility requirements apply)</li> <li>401(k) with company contribution (eligibility requirements apply)</li> <li>Employee stock purchase plan (equity participation)</li> <li>Recognition and performance reward programs</li> <li>Clear development pathways for advancement into other clinical or leadership roles</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>Field-based home health model — patients seen in their private residences across The Villages, FL service area</li> <li>Full episode ownership: initiate, develop, implement, and revise individualized plans of care in collaboration with the ordering physician and interdisciplinary team</li> <li>Comprehensive OASIS assessments completed accurately and on time, including medication reconciliation</li> <li>Responsible for determining home health eligibility and medical necessity on initial and comprehensive evaluation visits</li> <li>Supervisory scope includes home health aides and licensed practical/vocational nurses — task assignment and instruction per state and federal regulations, with required supervisory visits</li> <li>Documentation synced per organizational policy; coding requests and OASIS data sets communicated to appropriate agency staff in a timely manner</li> <li>Participates in on-call and weekend rotation as needed to meet patient needs</li> <li>Active role in survey readiness, performance improvement initiatives, and utilization management — with a focus on reducing avoidable hospitalizations and improving patient safety outcomes</li> <li>Preceptor and orientation responsibilities for new agency personnel and students</li> <li>Serves a diverse patient population regardless of age, background, or financial condition</li> </ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>Current, active, and unrestricted RN licensure in the state of Florida</li> <li>Current driver's license, personal vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle (field travel required)</li> <li>Current CPR certification, or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire</li> <li>One or more years of home health experience preferred</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to work independently in a field-based, self-directed environment</li> <li>Strong written and verbal communication skills; solid organizational and documentation habits</li> <li>Must pass a pre-employment drug screening</li> </ul>
<h3>About the Community</h3> <p>The Villages is a master-planned retirement community in north-central Florida — one of the largest and most rapidly growing communities of its kind in the United States — situated between Ocala and Orlando with easy access to both. The area offers a low cost of living relative to Florida's coastal markets, a warm year-round climate, abundant golf, recreation, and an exceptionally active patient population that values in-home care. Clinicians who prefer a community-oriented, relationship-driven practice environment over a high-acuity hospital setting will find The Villages a genuinely rewarding place to build a career.</p>