Casual Weekday/Weekend Home Health RN – Hillcrest Home Health
Location: Omaha Metro Area
Service Line: Hillcrest Home Health
Schedule: Regular Casual | Weekday and Weekend Availability | Flexible Scheduling
Hillcrest Health & Living is looking for an experienced, compassionate, and dependable Home Health Registered Nurse to join our Hillcrest Home Health team in a regular casual weekday and weekend role.
This flexible position is ideal for an RN who enjoys working independently, building one-on-one relationships with patients, and providing skilled nursing care in the comfort of the patient’s home. The schedule includes a mix of planned and PRN daytime visits, primarily as part of a weekend rotation, with the opportunity to pick up additional weekday or after-hours on-call work based on interest and availability.
At Hillcrest, our mission is simple: Inspiring people to live their best lives. As a Home Health RN, you will help patients safely manage their health needs, maintain independence, and remain supported in their home environment.
What You’ll Do
As a Home Health Registered Nurse, you will provide direct skilled nursing services in patients’ homes as part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary care team.
You will:
- Complete skilled nursing visits throughout the Omaha metro area.
- Assess patients’ health status, clinical needs, home environment, and progress toward established goals.
- Provide catheter management, wound care, IV therapy, medication support, and disease-process education.
- Educate patients and family members on care plans, medications, symptoms, safety, and strategies that support independence at home.
- Develop trusted relationships with patients and families through compassionate, respectful, and dependable care.
- Communicate changes in condition, concerns, and recommendations to providers and interdisciplinary team members.
- Collaborate with physicians, therapists, social workers, caregivers, and other clinical partners to coordinate care.
- Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance with agency standards and regulatory requirements.
- Support scheduled and PRN daytime visits as part of the weekend rotation.
- Pick up additional weekday or after-hours on-call visits based on interest and availability.
- Use sound clinical judgment and problem-solving skills while working independently in the field.
- Promote Hillcrest Home Health and its mission through professional interactions with patients, families, providers, and community partners.
What We’re Looking For
We are looking for a Home Health RN who is clinically strong, organized, and comfortable providing care independently in a variety of home environments.
The right candidate will have strong assessment skills, dependable follow-through, and the ability to educate patients and families in a clear and supportive manner. This position is a strong fit for an RN who values flexibility, autonomy, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact through one-on-one care.
Ideal candidates will have:
- At least one year of nursing experience.
- Previous home health or home care nursing experience preferred.
- Experience with catheter management, wound care, IV therapy, and disease-process education.
- Previous OASIS experience preferred.
- Strong clinical assessment and critical-thinking skills.
- Ability to solve practical problems and respond appropriately to changing patient needs.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills with patients, families, providers, and team members.
- Ability to work independently while remaining connected with the interdisciplinary care team.
- Strong organizational, time-management, and documentation skills.
- A calm, flexible, and professional approach in changing or stressful situations.
- Comfort using computers, laptops, electronic medical records, and clinical documentation systems.
- Reliable follow-through and a strong commitment to patient-centered care.
Education & Credentials
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program required.
- Active Registered Nurse license in Nebraska or another Nurse Licensure Compact state required.
- Minimum of one year of nursing experience required.
- One year of nursing experience in a home care or home health setting preferred.
- Current Basic Life Support certification required.
- Valid driver’s license required.
- Current automobile insurance coverage required.
- Reliable transportation required.
Why Hillcrest?
Hillcrest Home Health gives nurses the opportunity to provide personalized care in the setting where patients are often most comfortable—their own homes.
As a Home Health RN, you will be able to focus on each patient’s individual needs, educate families, support safe care at home, and build relationships that are difficult to create in a more traditional clinical setting.
This regular casual role also provides schedule flexibility. The position primarily supports weekend daytime visits, with opportunities to work additional weekday or after-hours visits when desired.
What Hillcrest Offers
- Competitive compensation.
- Flexible scheduling.
- Primarily daytime hours.
- Opportunities to pick up additional weekday or after-hours visits.
- Supportive and collaborative interdisciplinary team.
- Autonomy in managing patient visits and daily responsibilities.
- 401(k) with company match for eligible team members.
- Multiple compensation-growth opportunities.
- Professional development and career-growth support.
- Opportunities to grow within a mission-driven senior care organization.
Physical & Other Requirements
- Must be able to speak, read, and write English.
- Must be able to safely provide nursing care in a variety of home environments.
- Must be able to perform repetitive sitting, bending, standing, walking, reaching, lifting, and movement as needed.
- Must be flexible, calm, and professional in stressful or changing situations.
- Must be able to work independently and make sound clinical decisions in the field.
- Must be able to manage a mix of scheduled and PRN visits.
- Must be able to utilize technology, electronic documentation systems, and clinical resources efficiently and effectively.
- Must be able to travel throughout the Omaha metro area.
- Possible exposure to communicable diseases and bodily fluids.
- Other duties as assigned.
Ready to Make a Difference in Patients’ Homes?
If you are an experienced RN who values flexibility, independence, and meaningful one-on-one patient care, we invite you to apply for the Casual Weekday/Weekend Home Health RN – Hillcrest Home Health role.
Join Hillcrest Health & Living and help us continue inspiring people to live their best lives through compassionate care, clinical excellence, and dependable support in the home.
