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Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
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Hours: 40 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Jun 15, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Home Health position requiring at least 1 year of home care experience and orthopedic experience, serving a multi-county territory in the Alton, IL area.
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Home health setting covering a territory with a driving range of roughly 40–80 miles from first to last patient visit
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Clinicians are assigned to a POD (group of zip codes) and work with a multidisciplinary team to manage patients, with occasional support to other PODs as needed
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Average caseload of 5–20 visits per day using a daily point productivity system (5.2 points per day)
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Point-of-care visits include wound care, wound vac, IV therapy (antibiotics, TPN), post-ortho/joint recovery, incision and post-surgical assessments, post-stroke and pneumonia care, trach care, G-tube feedings, and ADL assessments
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Equipment used includes wound vac, glucometer, pro-time/PT-INR machine, IV pumps, and central lines/ports
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Charting via Epic; prior Epic experience required
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Day shift, 5x8-hour shifts (8:00–17:00)
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On-call required after hours and on weekends, approximately every 3rd to 4th weekend
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Mileage reimbursed at $0.55/mile
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Active IL RN license required; MO state RN license also required
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Current BLS and phlebotomy certifications required
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Minimum 1–2 years of med/surg or acute care experience required
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Minimum 1 year of home health experience required
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Orthopedic nursing experience required
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Prior experience with OASIS documentation required
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Epic EMR experience required
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Must reside more than 75 miles from the facility; local candidates are not accepted
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Ability to drive 40–80 miles per day across assigned territory
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Responsibilities include patient education on medications and wound care, trach care teaching, G-tube feeding instruction, and ADL assessments
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Royal blue scrubs required
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RTO is limited to no more than 7 days per 13-week contract; no RTO is permitted during the first week of orientation
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Travelers may remain at BJC facilities for up to 18 months, after which a 3-month break in service is required
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Former permanent BJC employees must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
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First-time travelers are welcome to apply
