
Homecare | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Kingwood, WV
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 28, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $54.38
- Weekly
- $2,175
- Yearly (full-time)
- $113,100
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
This job pays about $54.38/hour — 41% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in West Virginia ($38.52/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.
Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 40 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in West Virginia right now
- 548 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in West Virginia from 6 agencies, 7 of them in Kingwood.
- Pay in these listings: $30.82 – $116/hour, median $57.64/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in West Virginia: $38.52/hour ($80,122/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: AHS Staffing ($61.53/hour across 153 jobs).
Job description
Home Health Registered Nurse (RN) – 13-Week Travel Nursing Contract in Kingwood, WV
Join a 13-week travel nursing assignment as a Home Health Registered Nurse (RN) serving patients throughout Preston, Taylor, and Barbour counties in West Virginia. Make a meaningful difference through individualized skilled nursing care delivered in patients’ homes while working autonomously and partnering closely with patients, caregivers, and providers. Based in Kingwood, a welcoming Appalachian community surrounded by the natural beauty of north-central West Virginia, this home health RN job is ideal for an organized, compassionate nurse who enjoys variety and community-based care.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,120–$2,230
- Assignment Duration: 13 weeks, from October 26, 2026 through January 25, 2027
- Healthcare Setting: Home health
- Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Guaranteed Hours: 40 hours per week
- On-Call Requirements: Every other weekend and 3–4 weeknights
- Coverage Area: Preston, Taylor, and Barbour counties, West Virginia
- Shift Duration: 8-hour shifts
- Additional Information: Mileage between patient visits is reimbursed; flexible dress code
Home Health RN Job Requirements
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in West Virginia
- At least 1 year of professional nursing experience; home health nursing experience strongly preferred
- Associate degree in nursing or higher
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Experience with HomeCare HomeBase (HCHB) electronic medical record systems preferred
- Experience completing OASIS assessments preferred
- Strong clinical assessment, communication, organization, and time-management skills
- Ability to make sound clinical decisions independently while providing care in patients’ homes
- Reliable transportation and the ability to travel throughout the assigned West Virginia service area
Home Health Registered Nurse Responsibilities
- Complete comprehensive nursing assessments, including start-of-care, recertification, resumption-of-care, and routine home health visits
- Develop and provide individualized skilled nursing care based on each patient’s clinical needs and plan of care
- Provide medication management, medication education, and instruction regarding disease processes and symptom management
- Perform wound care, catheter care, PICC care and management, injections, and IV administration as ordered
- Educate patients and caregivers on disease management, treatment plans, medication use, safety, and symptom changes
- Document patient assessments, interventions, progress, and outcomes accurately in the home health medical record
- Communicate changes in patient condition with providers and members of the interdisciplinary care team
- Manage a scheduled home visit workload while meeting productivity and quality expectations
Apply now for this rewarding Home Health Registered Nurse travel contract in Kingwood and north-central West Virginia.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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