Paragon Home Care
PRN/Contract Nurse - In Home Client Assessments
Independent Contractor • Caregiver
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Flexible schedule
- Training & development
Flexible Schedule | Independent Contractor (1099) | Northern Virginia
About the Role:
About the Role:
Paragon Home Care is a non-medical home care agency serving older adults throughout Northern Virginia. We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to conduct in-home client assessments and develop individualized plans of care for our caregiving team. This is not a hands-on or bedside nursing position. Visits primarily involve assessing the client's needs, home environment, and safety. Most assessments take approximately 60 minutes, plus documentation.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct comprehensive per-visit nursing assessments including ADLs/IADLs, cognition, mobility, fall risk, home safety, medication self-administration, and dietary needs
- Develop, review, and update individualized plans of care that our caregivers will follow
- Develop, review, and update individualized care plans based on assessment findings
- Complete visits at required intervals and reassess clients when their needs or condition change
- Document assessments and care plans in AxisCare (training provided)
- Communicate relevant client needs or changes with our office team
Schedule & Pay:
- Set your own schedule and choose which assessments you accept.
- Visits are typically completed on weekdays during business hours.
- Flat fee per completed assessment.
- Independent Contractor (1099) position.
Requirements:
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Virginia
- Prior experience assessing older adults: home health, home care, or community nursing preferred
- Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills
- Excellent documentation skills
- Reliable transportation, valid driver's license, current auto insurance
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with patients, families, and care teams
- Able to clear a Virginia criminal background check (required by state law for home care organizations)
- Must provide TB screening documentation
About Us:
Paragon Home Care is a trusted provider of in-home care services dedicated to helping clients maintain their independence and quality of life in the comfort of their own homes. Our clients choose us for our compassionate, personalized approach to care and our commitment to excellence.
Becoming a Caregiver
Professional caregivers go by many names: homemakers, home care aides, home health aides, certified nursing assistants, personal care assistants, direct care workers. No matter the name, what they all have in common is a calling to care for people in the comfort of their own homes.
As our population ages, the demand for caregivers is growing every day! Is this career right for you?
Member businesses are independently owned and operated. Your application will go directly to the member business, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of that business. All inquiries about employment at these businesses should be made directly to the business location, and not to Home Care Association of America.
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Flexible work schedule
In 2014, there were nearly 1.8 million caregivers working in the U.S., with the potential to create 500,000 more jobs by 2024. (Source: Value of Home Care Report)
Being part of the family
Over the last five years, the home care industry has grown by more than 50%, and is projected to increase as demand grows. (Source: Value of Home Care Report)
Career advancement in a growing field
Job growth for caregivers is projected to increase by 26% through 2024, compared to just 6.5% on average for all occupations. (Source: Value of Home Care Report)
Opportunity to help seniors and people with disabilities stay at home
In a recent survey of more than 72,000 caregivers, the overall job satisfaction rating was 9.03 out of 10 – higher than previous years. (Source: Home Care Pulse)