Employer: Fresenius Medical Care Partner Location: Cleveland, OH Pay: Competitive (rate info on posting; potential hire-on bonus for experienced candidates) Type: Full-time (home-therapy / home-health RN; shifts/PRN may be available)
What You’ll Do
Provide nursing care for patients in home-therapy/home-health settings (assessments, medication management, patient education).
Coordinate care and update care plans with interdisciplinary teams and clinical supervisors.
Complete required documentation and maintain regulatory standards for home care.
Participate in training and ongoing clinical development.
Why It Stands Out
Paid training and potential hire-on bonus for experienced candidates.
Autonomy and continuity caring for patients in their homes.
Tuition reimbursement and supportive onboarding reported in the posting.
Potential Trade-offs
Field visits require reliable transportation and travel within the service area.
Variable caseloads and paperwork associated with home-care documentation.
Home-based care can include complex social/environmental challenges not seen in-hospital.
Qualifications / Requirements
Active RN license in the relevant state (or compact RN as allowed).
BLS required; additional certifications (e.g., ACLS) may be preferred.
Prior home-health or dialysis/home-therapy experience helpful but not always required.
Perks / Benefits
Tuition reimbursement, paid training, healthcare benefits after hire, PTO accrual, 401(k) with match (see posting for details).
Here is the link to view more job details or apply.
Would You Take This Job? — How do you feel about field/home-based nursing vs an inpatient floor — would travel and autonomy be a plus or a dealbreaker?
I’ve done “home-therapy/home-health” around Cleveland, and the best thing I learned is to route visits by zip and track mileage in an app (I use MileIQ) so winter traffic doesn’t wreck your schedule and you don’t leave reimbursement on the table. If you’re eyeing the hire-on bonus, just ask @FreseniusCare about on-call expectations with full-time vs PRN because that’s where the work-life balance can shift.
Building on @eevans55, I keep a small ‘backup kit’ in the trunk — extra dressings, gloves, alcohol pads, spare batteries, and a hotspot — so supply hiccups or a dead BP cuff don’t sink a visit. Small caveat: block 10–15 minutes after each stop to finish charting in the car so your evening doesn’t become the documentation night shift.
But i’d take it, but my non-negotiable is a quick pre-call to confirm access details and whether there’s a “no-parking Tuesday” on their street. For home dialysis visits I also ask about pets/smoking and bring shoe covers; pairs well with @eevans55’s trunk kit plus some traction cleats in Cleveland winters. Caveat: make sure the EMR works offline or keep a paper cheat sheet, because dead zones will have you charting by candlelight.