<p>A full-time Home Health Registered Nurse opportunity is open in The Villages, Florida — one of the nation's fastest-growing active-adult 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 LPNs and home health aides. The compensation structure 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 (subject to eligibility)</li> <li>401(k) with company contribution (subject to eligibility)</li> <li>Employee stock purchase plan (equity participation through UnitedHealth Group)</li> <li>Recognition and performance reward programs</li> <li>Compliance with all applicable minimum wage laws; pay may increase over time based on productivity and performance</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>Field-based home health practice serving patients in their private residences across The Villages, FL catchment 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 — including medication reconciliation — completed accurately and submitted per LHC policy timelines</li> <li>Supervisory responsibility over home health aides and LPN/LVNs, including task assignment per state and federal regulations and required supervisory visits</li> <li>Documentation and visit syncing conducted per payer requirements and agency policy; role requires timely electronic charting in the field</li> <li>Active participation in on-call and weekend rotation as needed to meet patient needs</li> <li>Involvement in survey readiness, performance improvement initiatives, and utilization management to reduce avoidable hospitalizations and improve patient safety outcomes</li> <li>Preceptorship and orientation support for new agency staff and students — a meaningful teaching component for experienced RNs</li> <li>Coordination hub role: communicates OASIS data sets, coding requests, schedule changes, and clinical updates across physicians, agency staff, patients, and families</li> <li>Part of a nationally scaled post-acute care network (LHC Group / Optum) with structured clinical support and development pathways</li> </ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>Current, active, and unrestricted RN licensure in the state of Florida (required)</li> <li>Current valid driver's license, personal vehicle insurance, and access to a reliable personal vehicle (required — field-based role)</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; OASIS competency and familiarity with home health eligibility and medical necessity criteria is a strong asset</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to work independently in unstructured field environments across a diverse patient population regardless of age, diagnosis, or socioeconomic background</li> <li>Strong written and verbal communication skills; solid organizational and time-management capabilities essential for managing a visit-based caseload</li> <li>Must pass a pre-employment drug screen</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 outdoor amenities, and a patient population that is engaged and health-conscious. Clinicians who enjoy building lasting relationships with an active senior population and value the pace and lifestyle of a purpose-built community will find The Villages a genuinely distinctive place to practice.</p>