<p>A full-time Registered Nurse opportunity in home health is open in Gainesville, Florida, serving patients in their homes across the surrounding community. This role sits within a nationally recognized post-acute care network and offers a dual compensation model — per-visit point pay plus an hourly rate — that rewards clinical productivity directly. Nurses who thrive working autonomously, building genuine patient relationships, and coordinating complex care plans across disciplines will find this a strong fit.</p>
<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3> <ul> <li>Annual total cash target pay range: $67,905 – $101,857 (based on full-time, 40-hour week at full productivity)</li> <li>Per-visit point rate: $32.65 – $48.97 per visit point; hourly rate for non-visit activities: $39.18 – $58.76</li> <li>Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision coverage</li> <li>401(k) with company contribution</li> <li>Employee stock purchase plan (equity participation)</li> <li>Recognition and performance reward programs</li> <li>Orientation and non-visit administrative time compensated at the hourly rate</li> <li>Access to professional development pathways and internal role advancement</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>Home-based nursing practice — all patient care delivered in the patient's home environment across a range of ages, acuity levels, and socioeconomic backgrounds</li> <li>Dual compensation structure: per-visit point pay for direct and indirect patient care activities, plus hourly pay for orientation and designated non-visit work</li> <li>Weekly visit volume varies based on individual productivity targets and the point values assigned to visit types; full-time productivity is benchmarked at 40 hours per week</li> <li>Responsible for initiating, developing, implementing, and revising individualized plans of care in collaboration with the ordering physician and interdisciplinary team</li> <li>Completes comprehensive OASIS assessments, including medication reconciliation, with accuracy and timeliness per payer and agency requirements</li> <li>Supervises home health aides and LPN/LVNs, assigns tasks per state and federal regulations, and conducts required supervisory visits</li> <li>Coordinates care continuity through timely communication with physicians, agency staff, patients, families, and community resources — including OASIS data sets, coding requests, and schedule changes</li> <li>Participates in on-call and weekend rotation as needed to meet patient needs</li> <li>Actively contributes to survey readiness, performance improvement initiatives, and efforts to reduce avoidable hospitalizations and improve patient safety outcomes</li> <li>Serves as preceptor for new agency personnel and students; supports orientation of incoming staff</li> <li>Participates in the agency's utilization management model</li> </ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>Current, unrestricted RN licensure in the state of Florida (required)</li> <li>Valid driver's license, personal vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation (required — role involves travel to patient homes)</li> <li>Current CPR certification, or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire (preferred)</li> <li>One or more years of home health nursing experience (preferred)</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage a caseload with minimal direct supervision</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>Gainesville is a mid-sized university city in north-central Florida, home to the University of Florida and a vibrant, educated population that keeps the cultural and dining scene well above what its size might suggest. The cost of living is moderate relative to Florida's coastal markets, and the area offers year-round warm weather, proximity to both Gulf and Atlantic beaches within two hours, and access to natural springs, state parks, and outdoor recreation throughout the region. Families benefit from strong public schools and the academic resources of a major research university community.</p>