Location: Portland, OR

Start Date: 01-19-2026

End Date: 04-20-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Day

Hours per Week: 40

Candidate Pay Rate: $47 per hour

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide skilled home health nursing care during in-home visits, delivering compassionate, patient-centered services
• Administer medications and perform medication assessment/management across multiple routes (oral, IM/SQ, ear/eye, NG/G-tube)
• Perform wound care and Wound Vac management with attention to documentation and healing goals
• Document thoroughly and accurately in EPIC (remote), Rover (mobile) and OASIS to ensure continuity of care
• Implement and model infection control precautions to keep patients and communities safe
• Educate patients and caregivers on disease management, ostomy/catheter care, wound care and safe home practices
• Coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team and communicate changes in condition promptly
• Manage your own schedule and travel between patient homes — reliable transportation required
• Meet productivity expectations (may visit up to 6 patients per day; 30 productivity points standard)

Qualifications

• Active LPN license in Oregon — pending licenses considered (pending license accepted)
• Minimum 1 year of skilled Home Health experience required
• BCLS (BLS) certification required
• Comfortable and experienced with EPIC, Rover and OASIS charting systems
• Able to pass facility immunization requirements: primary COVID series plus one booster
• Reliable personal transportation and willingness to travel up to roughly 60 miles total drive time on occasional days
• Able to complete a 40-hour orientation and integrate into home health workflows

Education

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) diploma/certificate or equivalent program completion

Knowledge & Skills

• Medication administration and management (oral, IM, SQ, ear/eye drops, NG/G-tube)
• Wound care, including wound vac experience
• Ostomy care and catheter care education
• Disease management principles for adults and geriatric patients
• Infection control precautions and safe home-based care practices
• Proficiency with EPIC, Rover and OASIS charting
• Strong patient education, communication and care coordination skills
• Comfort working independently in patients' homes and managing time effectively

Benefits

• Free parking on site and IRS-standard mileage reimbursement for patient visits
• Supportive 40-hour orientation to get you confident and comfortable
• Travel-friendly assignment with organized routes to minimize drive time
• A collaborative interdisciplinary team that values your clinical judgment
• Work-life balance with day shifts and no required weekends
• Opportunities to grow your home health skills — wound care, ostomy, catheter care and more
• Locals welcomed — flexibility for clinicians within a 50–75 mile radius
• Professional charting experience using Epic, Rover and OASIS to build your résumé

Travel Perks: Explore Portland, OR

Explore Portland’s vibrant culture during your time off: stroll the aisles of Powell’s City of Books, wander the Portland Japanese Garden and Washington Park, and sample the city’s famous food cart scene and breweries. Outdoor lovers can hike Forest Park, take scenic drives to the Columbia River Gorge and Multnomah Falls, or make a day trip to Mount Hood for skiing/snowshoeing. The Oregon Coast (Cannon Beach, Seaside) is an easy weekend escape. Beaverton and West Portland offer cozy neighborhoods, local coffee shops, and easy access to city amenities.

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